Nongovernmental Organizations in the United Nations System: The Emerging Role of International Civil Society

In Feb 1993, the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) established an open-ended working group (OEWG) to update its arrangements for consultation with nongovernment organizations and to introduce coherent rules to regulate the participation of NGOs in international conferences organized by...

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Published in:	Human rights quarterly 1996-02, Vol.18 (1), p.107-141
Main Author:	Otto, Dianne
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Civil Society Congresses and conventions Democracy GLOBALIZATION, ON A GLOBAL SCALE Human Rights International community International cooperation International human rights International nongovernmental organizations INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS International society Interorganizational Relations Liberalism Non-governmental advisory organizations NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Nongovernmental Organizations Organizations Participation Social movements SOCIETY AS A WHOLE Sustainable development UNITED NATIONS United Nations (UN)
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Summary:	In Feb 1993, the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) established an open-ended working group (OEWG) to update its arrangements for consultation with nongovernment organizations and to introduce coherent rules to regulate the participation of NGOs in international conferences organized by the UN. Otto examines the history and context of the ECOSOC review and its likely outcomes.
ISSN:	0275-0392 1085-794X 1085-794X