Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is granted by the United Nations to non-governmental organizations (NGO's) to allow them to participate in the work of the United Nations. Consultative Status is divided into three categories:[citation needed][1]
Twice a year, the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations reviews new applications for consultative status and makes recommendations to the ECOSOC, which reviews and decides to approve or deny the recommendations. Consultative Status, depending on level, gives the organizations a number of rights to participate in the work of the UN, to present their views and deliver testimony.[2]
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946, when 41 organizations were chosen.[3] By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050.[4]
As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC. There are 141 organizations in general consultative status, 4,483 in special consultative status and 967 on the Roster.[5]
The UN also maintains a database through which the current set of organizations in consultative status can be accessed.[6] A list of all of the organizations, in pdf format, is also available.[7]
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