strategy
Facilitating NGO participation in international affairs
Synonyms:
Maintaining NGO working relations with United Nations bodies and specialized agenciesEncouraging participation of NGO's, including industry, business and scientific groups
Description:
Inviting and enabling NGOs to take part in the formulation of international policies and in the implementation of development programmes.
Implementation:
The International Council of Voluntary Agencies holds as a key strategy the maintaining and facilitating of members' close working relations and consultations with international organizations, including UN bodies and specialized agencies, the Bretton Woods institutions and regional bodies. The Executive Committee shall also consider and prioritize its involvement in UN and other international conferences and summits, and facilitate the involvement in all international events not only of its own members but that of other NGOs.
Claim:
The important role which NGOs and social movements play in international negotiations has been broadened through the UNCED process. UN procedures will never be the same again. The extent to which NGOs were able to move the UN and the world toward a more progressive and inclusive agenda is debatable, but it is beyond dispute that NGOs have shaken up the UN system, forcing change in the methods and modes of future NGO-UN interactions.
Broader:
Strengthening role of NGOsForming intentional external relationsMaking full use of the expertise of international organizations for sustainable developmentFostering access for civil society in multilateral processes Narrower:
Advancing role of non-governmental organizations in peacekeepingMaintaining neutral stance of non-governmental relief organizationsInvolving non-governmental organizations in arms limitation activitiesAdvancing role of non-governmental organizations in sustainable developmentDeveloping non-government organizations Constrains:
Depoliticizing international organization debate Facilitates:
Enabling cross-sectoral cooperationFostering cooperation between governments and non-governmental organizations Facilitated by:
Studying international relationshipsDeveloping non-government organizationsCoordinating non-governmental organizationsGovernment financing of nongovernmental organizationsDisseminating information on international organizationsEstablishing a high-level Commission on Sustainable DevelopmentFacilitating global partnership of non-governmental organizationsExpanding eligibility criteria for NGO accreditation to United NationsIncreasing regard for capabilities of international nongovernmental organizationsResearching role of non-governmental organizations in international environmental governance Problems:
Inadequate funding of international NGOsInadequate international nongovernmental organization response to intergovernmental calls for action
Inadequate relationship between international governmental and nongovernmental organizations and programmes
Inadequate relationship between international nongovernmental organizations and the specialized agencies of the United Nations
Over-centralization of global decision-making
Political ineffectiveness of international nongovernmental organizations
Stigmatization of international nongovernmental organizations as naive
Organizations:
International Council of Voluntary Agencies Conference of International Non-Governmental Organizations in Official Relations with UNESCO Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations NGO-World Bank Committee NGO Committee on Development, Geneva NGO Committee on Population and Development Interim International Liaison Group on the Biodiversity Convention Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on UNICEF Standing Committee of Presidents of International NGOs Concerned with Mental Health Issues Executive Committee of Non-Governmental Organizations Associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information Liaison Committee of Development NGOs to the European Union NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, New York NY International Coordinating Committee for NGOs on the Question of Palestine International South Group Network United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Union of International Associations NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee Citizens Network for Sustainable Development References:
United Nations Institute for Training and Research: Relations Between the UN and Non-UN Regional Inter-Governmental OrganizationsMartens, Jens: NGOs in the UN System: the participation of non-governmental organizations in environment and development institutions of the United NationsKakabadse, Yolanda and Bruns, Sarah: Movers and Shapers: NGOs in international affairs Subjects:
Social Activity → ParticipationSocial Activity → Nongovernmental
Social Activity → Agency
Amenities → Maintenance
Commerce → Business enterprises
Industry → Industry
Science → Science
International Relations → United nations
International Relations → International relations
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
