NGO COMMITTEES
Social Development
The NGO Committee for Social Development is dedicated to raising awareness and holding discussions on social development issues taken up by the United Nations (UN) System and in particular the UN Commission for Social Development. (French or Spanish) The Committee also advocates on social development issues in other forums such as the Commission for Sustainable Development, Commission on the Status of Women, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the General Assembly. Committee members keep one another informed and deliver group statements to the UN voicing ideas and positions on key social development issues. In addition, the Committee isfocused on reviewing the outcomes of the World Summit on Social Development.
The NGO Committee for Social Development is dedicated to raising awareness and holding discussions on social development issues taken up by the United Nations (UN) System and in particular the UN Commission for Social Development. (French or Spanish) The Committee also advocates on social development issues in other forums such as the Commission for Sustainable Development, Commission on the Status of Women, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the General Assembly. Committee members keep one another informed and deliver group statements to the UN voicing ideas and positions on key social development issues. In addition, the Committee isfocused on reviewing the outcomes of the World Summit on Social Development.
Sustainable Development
The NGO Committee on Sustainable Development advocates for Sustainable Development as defined in Agenda 21,(French or Spanish) which integrates the social, economic and environmental aspects of development as the way forward for the planet and its people. The Committee is part of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.(French or Spanish).
The NGO Committee on Sustainable Development advocates for Sustainable Development as defined in Agenda 21,(French or Spanish) which integrates the social, economic and environmental aspects of development as the way forward for the planet and its people. The Committee is part of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.(French or Spanish).
Poverty Eradication
With the majority of the world’s people living in poverty and hunger, the crisis of poverty is high on the agenda of the international community. The central pillar of the international community’s poverty alleviation efforts has been the transfer of financial resources. Over the past five decades, approximately $2.3 trillion have been spent on foreign aid. Tragically, the aid, far from ushering in greater self-sufficiency, has often had a detrimental effect on recipient communities: increased dependency on foreign assistance, subservience to externally dictated priorities, misappropriation of funds and decreased pressure for governance reform. In a resolute push for change, the United Nations has sought to expand the mechanisms for assistance and to galvanize support for poverty alleviation through its Millennium Development Goals. (French or Spanish) The Subcommittee for Poverty Eradication, a subcommittee of the NGO Committee for Social Development, has as its primary focus the alleviation of global poverty by education and advocacy. In this effort it is guided by the Mandate on the Second Decade for the Eradication of Poverty and by the Draft Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. (French or Spanish)
With the majority of the world’s people living in poverty and hunger, the crisis of poverty is high on the agenda of the international community. The central pillar of the international community’s poverty alleviation efforts has been the transfer of financial resources. Over the past five decades, approximately $2.3 trillion have been spent on foreign aid. Tragically, the aid, far from ushering in greater self-sufficiency, has often had a detrimental effect on recipient communities: increased dependency on foreign assistance, subservience to externally dictated priorities, misappropriation of funds and decreased pressure for governance reform. In a resolute push for change, the United Nations has sought to expand the mechanisms for assistance and to galvanize support for poverty alleviation through its Millennium Development Goals. (French or Spanish) The Subcommittee for Poverty Eradication, a subcommittee of the NGO Committee for Social Development, has as its primary focus the alleviation of global poverty by education and advocacy. In this effort it is guided by the Mandate on the Second Decade for the Eradication of Poverty and by the Draft Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. (French or Spanish)
International Migration
The purpose of the NGO Committee on Migration is to encourage the promotion and protection of migrants and their human rights, in accordance with the United Nations Charter by: facilitating cooperation among our member organizations in areas of mutual interest in the exercise of the consultative function and in activities supportive of migration-related United Nations objectives; acting as a forum to receive and share information on migration norms and standards and raise awareness of migration in a human rights framework; encouraging UN bodies and agencies to include migration policies and issues in their planning and social policy considerations; cooperating with UN Departments, bodies, organizations and agencies to raise public awareness about the frameworks on migration in order to protect, promote, and defend the human rights of migrants; and recommending appropriate policies for migration issues, in cooperation and consistent with UN frameworks. See the following sites for migration information: Migration Information Source and International Organization for Migration.
The purpose of the NGO Committee on Migration is to encourage the promotion and protection of migrants and their human rights, in accordance with the United Nations Charter by: facilitating cooperation among our member organizations in areas of mutual interest in the exercise of the consultative function and in activities supportive of migration-related United Nations objectives; acting as a forum to receive and share information on migration norms and standards and raise awareness of migration in a human rights framework; encouraging UN bodies and agencies to include migration policies and issues in their planning and social policy considerations; cooperating with UN Departments, bodies, organizations and agencies to raise public awareness about the frameworks on migration in order to protect, promote, and defend the human rights of migrants; and recommending appropriate policies for migration issues, in cooperation and consistent with UN frameworks. See the following sites for migration information: Migration Information Source and International Organization for Migration.
Human Rights
The NGO Special Committee on Human Rights provides space for infomraiton exchange and collective relfection among its members, in particular in relation to the recent institution building process of the UN Human Rights Council. (French or Spanish) It also organizes and co-sponsors information and orientation sessions during the sessions of the Council. It finally initiated the reflection on improving NGO infomraiton sharing and strategic collaboration on substantive issues, notabley thorugh promoting an online collaboration platform.
The NGO Special Committee on Human Rights provides space for infomraiton exchange and collective relfection among its members, in particular in relation to the recent institution building process of the UN Human Rights Council. (French or Spanish) It also organizes and co-sponsors information and orientation sessions during the sessions of the Council. It finally initiated the reflection on improving NGO infomraiton sharing and strategic collaboration on substantive issues, notabley thorugh promoting an online collaboration platform.
