NGO information and coordination for the

Commission on Human Rights / Human Rights Council 2006

 

Background 

 

During 2006, the United Nations Commission for Human Rights will meet for the last time, and will be replaced by the new Human Rights Council. Coordination among non-governmental organizations is always desirable in the interests of increasing the effectiveness of their advocacy, but in this complex transitional moment enhanced NGO coordination may prove to be especially necessary.

 

An NGO information and coordination (NGOIC) mechanism has been established through the joint efforts of the under-mentioned organizations, and is offered as a free service to NGOs planning to participate in the 62^nd session of the Commission and/or in the first session of the Human Rights Council when it is established.

 

Participation in this mechanism is voluntary, and it does not replace the official accreditation process that all NGOs wishing to attend the Commission/Council sessions will still have to complete.

 

NGOs interested in taking advantage of this service are invited to respond

 

E-Mail: ngoic2006@gmail.com  

FAX : +41 22 3012000

 

with the information requested below as soon as possible, and at the latest by 13 February 2006.

 

Based upon responses received by that date, web-based ‘virtual interest groups’ will be established to facilitate information-sharing and coordination among NGOs having similar interests/priorities in the context of the Commission/Council sessions, particularly with regard to (i) joint statements, (ii) joint parallel events, (iii) lobbying strategies, and (iv) follow-up on those shared interests/priorities.

 

A further information note on modalities for using this mechanism will be issued also by  13 February 2006, and the ‘virtual interest groups’, and associated email list serves, will be established by 20 February 2006. In the meantime, we encourage you to respond with the requested information by the indicated deadline.

 

NGOIC steering group

January 2006

 

 

 

The NGOIC steering group consists of the following members:

 

Amnesty International (Ms Patrizia Scanella); Franciscans International (Ms Alessandra Aula); International Service for Human Rights (Mr Chris Sidoti); Pax Romana (Mr Budi Tjahjono); Special Committee of NGOs on Human Rights/Lutheran World Federation (Mr Peter N. Prove).

 

The following additional organizations endorse and support NGOIC:

 

Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture; Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; World Vision International.

 

NGOIC is hosted by the Conference of NGOs in consultative relations with the United Nations (CONGO).

 

NGO information and coordination for the

Commission on Human Rights / Human Rights Council 2006

 

Response form

 

 

Please reply to ngoic2006@gmail.com or fax number +41 22 3012000 by 13 February 2006

 

 

 

Organization details

Organization name:

 NGO with general consultative status  NGO with special consultative status  NGO on the Roster

 

Address of organization:

 

Telephone and fax numbers:

 

Email address for contact person:

 

Website address (if any):

 

We will be represented at the 62^nd session of the Commission on Human Rights and/or the first session of the new Human Rights Council

 

We will be focusing on the following issues during the Commission/Council sessions:

Focus issues:

 

We have submitted or plan to submit written statements on the following topics:

Written statements on:

 

We expect to make, or would be interested in contributing to, oral statements on the following topics:

Oral statements on:

 

We anticipate organizing parallel events on the following topics:

Parallel events on:

 

The other UN languages in which our representatives can function are:

Other languages: