CONGO's primary function is to facilitate the participation of NGOs in the UN System. Making sure that NGOs have adequate access to UN meetings, conferences, special events, and documentation is a vital part of our work.[more]
Documents and response by civil societyIn his report to the 57th General Assembly (A/57/387), the Secretary-General highlighted the engagement of civil society as an aspect of the UN Reform.[more]
Report on UN-NGO relationships and comments by CONGO (1998)This document has been posted online by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).[more]
NGO Section, ECOSOC link: http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo[more]
As called for in the Consensus, a follow-up intergovernmental process has been sent in motion and a standing secretariat - The Financing for Development Office - has been established in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) to support the process. The Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus will be held in Doha, Qatar, from 29 November to 2 December 2008.[more]
| Background information on WSIS and its follow up and implementation process The statement from civil society on the World Summit on the Information Society entitled "Much More Could Have Been Achieved" is now available in English (Word and html versions) and French (Word and html versions.)[more]
CONGO follow-up to HR multilateral bodiesAs main counterpart of NGOs interacting with the UN, CoNGO is strongly committed to defending human rights worlwide. The input of NGOs is more needed than ever now since over the years, and thanks to their extensive lobby and advocacy, the Human Rights Council and its subsidiary bodies have become a fora where NGOs have the possibility to participate.[more]
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) form a plan agreed to by all the world's countries and leading development institutions, aimed at mobilizing unprecedented efforts to meet the need of the world's poorest by 2015.[more]
Meeting every four years to set the organization's mandate and work priorities, Ministerial conferences are UNCTAD's highest decision-making body. UNCTAD Ministerial conferences also serve an important political function: allowing intergovernmental consensus building regarding the state of the world economy and development policies. UNCTAD XII was held in Accra, Ghana, 20-25 April 2008 and will focus on the following general theme: "Addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalization for development".[more]
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Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
Human Rights
MDGs / Millennium + 5
12th Conference of the UNCTAD (20-25 April 2008) and its Civil Society Forum (17-19 April 2008) - Accra, Ghana