World Children's Relief

WCR’s Consultative Status with the United Nations is “Special”. I have included a description below.

This is the email I just received from the United Nations
“Dear Organization,

The profile for “ World Children’s Relief and Volunteer Organization, 501c3 ” has been accepted on the UN-DESA Civil Society System and UN-DESA Events Management System.

To manage your organizational profile, please go to http://esango.un.org/civilsociety and click on the “Login” link on the left menu. Once logged in, you can update your profile”

For information and registration to United Nations conferences and meetings related to economic and social development, please visit the UN-DESA Event Management System at: http://esango.un.org/event/ngo.html?page=calendar.”

Consultative Status has its foundation in Article 71 of Chapter 10 of the United Nations Charter:[1]

“The Economic and Social Council may make suitable arrangements for consultation with non-governmental organizations which are concerned with matters within its competence. Such arrangements may be made with international organizations and, where appropriate, with national organizations after consultation with the Member of the United Nations concerned.”
In 1948, shortly after the founding of the United Nations, there were 45 NGOs in Consultative Status, mostly large international organizations. Currently there are 2719 NGOs in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and some 400 NGOs accredited to the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD).[2]

Special
“23. Organisations that have a special competence in, and are concerned specifically with, only a few of the fields of activity covered by the Council and its subsidiary bodies, and that are known within the fields for which they have or seek consultative status shall be known as organizations in special consultative status.”
Here is the Caledar of Events

http://esango.un.org/event/ngo.html?page=calendar

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