WUNRN
Eligibility
NGOs that are accredited to and in good
standing with the Economic
and Social Council, may send representatives to annual sessions of CSW at
United Nations Headquarters.
NGOs with or without consultative status with the Economic and Social Council,
may organize and attend parallel events held outside United Nations premises,
for example in the Church Center. To do so, they should contact the NGO Committee on the Status of
Women (http://www.ngocsw.org/), which is a group of New York-based women’s
NGOs in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.
Invitation letters are sent to the e-mail addresses registered in
the integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System of the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) by NGOs in
consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. They are encouraged
to make sure that their profile and contact information on the iCSO system includes the latest correct information about
their organizations.
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Because
of increasing demands on limited space, it has become necessary to reduce the
numbers of attendees from civil society. This number should be kept to a
minimum and should not exceed 20 representatives per organization.
Please note that, should the session
take place in the North Lawn Building, participants will need a secondary pass
to gain access. One or two such secondary passes per/organization will be
distributed at or near the registration site. Organizations should also be
aware that, in this context, entry into official meetings can still not be
guaranteed to all who wish to attend.
How to pre-register
Online pre-registration will run from 5 November 2012
to 13 January 2013.
Instructions for changing
/ editing names of representatives who have been pre-registered
Names and contact details of representatives can be edited by clicking on the
relevant name on the CSO net.
While logged-in to the CSO net, organizations can also cancel the pre-registration
of a representative by clicking on the unlist icon button. The name will
continue to appear in the system, but the person will no longer be
pre-registered.
Please note that an Organization’s login ID and passwords are
strictly confidential.
NGOs should not give their organization’s login ID or password to any other
organization.
Pre-registration
questions
All pre-registration-related questions should be sent to the official CSW
e-mail address. The subject line should read “CSW pre-registration”.
Confirmation of
pre-registration
Once an NGO representative has been pre-registered, a confirmation letter can be downloaded and printed for her/him from the same webpage.
Application for a United
Nations Grounds Pass
Before arriving at on-site registration at United Nations Headquarters, all participants need to fill out and print an application form for a UN grounds pass which will be available in the organization’s account on CSO net. Participants will be required to show this form at on-site registration in order to obtain a grounds pass.
On-site registration
Upon arrival at the United Nations, each
pre-registered NGO representative must register on site in order to obtain a grounds pass. Specifics regarding
on-site registration and issuance of grounds passes are provided in the
confirmation letter and in NGO advisories in the period preceding CSW.