NGOs

The importance of working with and through Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as an integral part of the United Nations information activities was recognized when the Department of Public Information was first established in 1946. Today, over 1500 NGOs with strong information programmes on issues of concern to the United Nations are associated with the Department of Public Information (DPI) giving the United Nations valuable links to people around the world.
For more information: http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/index.html

Many NGOs active in the field of economic and social development have consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.
More at: http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo

CONGO, The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council, serves as a representative voice of NGOs in consultative status before ECOSOC.
More information under: http://www.ngocongo.org

The NGO liaison service of UNIS Vienna maintains a distribution list of approximately 400 local NGO representatives, research institutes, political think tanks and initiatives of civil society. Information on issues relevant to the respective NGOs is distributed to them on a regular basis and NGO representatives are invited to Press/Information Briefings held by UNIS.

The NGO Liaison Service of UNIS also cooperates with local NGOs in the organization of special United Nations observances (i.e. International Peace Day, Human Rights Day, etc.)

Any requests for documentation and information, as well as for inclusion in the mailing/invitation lists, should be addressed to:

Renate Henke
Vienna International Centre
UN Information Service
P.O. Box 500
A-1400 Vienna

Tel.: (+43-1) 26060-3324
Fax: (+43-1) 260607-3324
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