[Chapter-delegates] ISOC accredited Consultative Status with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

[Khaled KOUBAA]

Thank you Constance.
What real implication on chapter level by obtaining such status ?
In another hand as Chapters are almost all of them established national 
organizations since many years now and are also eligible to apply for 
the same status. What will be the good strategy that we should put in 
place ? could we encourage chapters to apply ? or this will be up to the 
chapter leaders ?
Khaled


Le 20/07/2010 13:53, Constance Bommelaer a écrit :
>
> Dear Members,
>
> This is to inform you that the Internet Society now has an official 
> "Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social 
> Council".  We had applied for this status in 2007 and our 
> accreditation was approved yesterday, in New York, by ECOSOC Member 
> States.
>
> This is an important step for ISOC as it gives the organization the 
> opportunity to become an even more important player on all the issues 
> of interest to us in the UN context, such as current discussions about 
> the future of the IGF and enhanced cooperation, and the many possible 
> discussions of Internet topics that may come up in the UN and its 
> agencies in future.
>
> ECOSOC is the **central forum for discussing international economic 
> and social issues** and for formulating policy recommendations 
> addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. ECOSOC is 
> responsible for promoting higher standards of living, full employment, 
> and economic and social progress; identifying solutions to 
> international economic, social and health problems; facilitating 
> international cultural and educational cooperation; and encouraging 
> universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. NGOs that 
> are formally recognized with consultative status are entitled to 
> accreditation which allows them to participate in relevant United 
> Nations conferences and preparatory meetings.
>
> Read more about ECOSOC: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/
>
> PS: A report will follow shortly on recent developments regarding the 
> IGF and enhanced cooperation processes which were both discussed by 
> ECOSOC last week as well as yesterday.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Constance Bommelaer
>
> Senior Manager
>
> Strategic Global Engagement
>
> Internet Society (ISOC)
>
> www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>
>
>
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