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'The conscience of the world' : the influence of non-governmental organisations in the UN system

Author: Peter Willetts
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, ©1996.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"NGO activity in the 1990s is often claimed to be unprecedented, yet it is not so new. The first victory by NGOs in the UN was fifty years ago, when they obtained provision in the UN Charter for their own participation with 'consultative status'. Since then their influence has grown steadily, to cover all the work of the Economic and Social Council, along with the operational programmes in developing countries, the  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Conscience of the world'
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c1996
(OCoLC)605185810
Online version:
Conscience of the world'
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c1996
(OCoLC)609050049
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Willetts
ISBN: 0815794207 9780815794202 0815794193 9780815794196
OCLC Number: 32969828
Notes: "A publication of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies, London."
Description: xiii, 333 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: The Early history: from the Congress of Vienna to the San Francisco Conference / Bill Seary --
Consultative status for NGOs at the United Nations / Peter Willetts --
The World Bank and NGOs / Seamus Cleary --
UNESCO and NGOs: a memoir / Richard Hoggart --
NGOs and the environment / Sally Morphet --
NGOs and the human rights of women at the United Nations / Jane Connors --
Amnesty International at the United Nations / Helena Cook --
NGOs and the rights of the child / Michael Longford --
The Save the Children Fund and nutrition for refugees / Angela Penrose and John Seaman.
Responsibility: edited by Peter Willetts.

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"NGO activity in the 1990s is often claimed to be unprecedented, yet it is not so new. The first victory by NGOs in the UN was fifty years ago, when they obtained provision in the UN Charter for their own participation with 'consultative status'. Since then their influence has grown steadily, to cover all the work of the Economic and Social Council, along with the operational programmes in developing countries, the specialised agencies and UN conferences. They have also been important in the fields of human rights, disaster relief, development and the environment." "But what is an NGO? What are the historical roots? How do NGOs gain recognition at the UN and at conferences? What rights of participation do NGOs have and how do they gain influence? All these questions are answered in this book, which should banish any idea that the UN system is simply a centre for professional diplomats. Global civil society, expressed through the NGOs, is as much a part of UN politics as pressure group activity is a part of the domestic politics of a democracy."--BOOK JACKET.

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