List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is granted by the United Nations to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to allow them to participate in the work of the United Nations. Consultative status is divided into three categories:
- General Consultative Status (formerly Consultative Status 1), the highest level, which May Be granted to organizations that are concerned with most of the activities of the council, that are making substantive and sustained contributions in many fields, with a considerable membership, and that are broadly representative of major segments of society in a large number of countries. These organizations are entitled to deliver oral presentations during the council's meetings.
- Special Consultative Status (formerly Consultative Status 2), which may be granted to organizations concerned with only a few of the fields of activity covered by the Council.
- Roster, which are "other organizations that do not have general or special consultative status but that the Council, or the Secretary-General of the United Nations in consultation with the Council or its Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, considers can make occasional and useful contributions to the work of the Council."
Twice a year, the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations reviews new applications for consultative status and makes recommendations to the ECOSOC, which reviews and decides to approve or deny the recommendations. Consultative status, depending on level, gives the organizations a number of rights to participate in the work of the UN, to present their views and deliver testimony.
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946, when 41 organizations were chosen. By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050.
As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC. There are 141 organizations in general consultative status, 4,483 in special consultative status and 967 on the Roster.
The UN also maintains a database through which the current set of organizations in consultative status can be accessed. A list of all of the organizations, in pdf format, is also available.
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General Consultative Status
Year of admission |
Organization |
|---|---|
1946 |
International Chamber of Commerce |
1946 |
International Cooperative Alliance |
1946 |
World Federation of Trade Unions |
1947 |
International Alliance of Women |
1947 |
International Federation of Agricultural Producers |
1947 |
International Federation of Business and Professional Women |
1947 |
International Organisation of Employers |
1947 |
International Organization for Standardization |
1947 |
International Union of Local Authorities |
1947 |
Inter-Parliamentary Union |
1947 |
World Confederation of Labour |
1947 |
World Federation of Democratic Youth |
1947 |
World Federation of United Nations Associations |
1947 |
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
1947 |
World Organization of the Scout Movement |
1947 |
International Council of Women |
1947 |
United cities and Local Governments |
1948 |
World Family Organization |
1950 |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
1950 |
World Assembly of Youth |
1952 |
World Veterans Federation |
1966 |
Association de Volontaires pour le Service International |
1966 |
World Federation of United and Twinned Towns |
1967 |
World Muslim Congress |
1969 |
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches |
1969 |
Women's International Democratic Federation |
1969 |
Zonta International |
1972 |
Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE) |
1972 |
International Council on Social Welfare |
1973 |
International Council of Environmental Law |
1973 |
International Inner Wheel |
1973 |
International Planned Parenthood Federation |
1973 |
International Youth & Student Movement for the United Nations |
1973 |
World Association for Christian Communication |
1974 |
International Council of Voluntary Agencies |
1975 |
Organization of African Trade Union Unity |
1977 |
Consumers International |
1979 |
International Social Security Association |
1979 |
Muslim World League |
1980 |
Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie |
1981 |
Society for International Development |
1984 |
Soroptimist International |
1985 |
Covenant House |
1985 |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America |
1988 |
Greenpeace International |
1989 |
Lucis Trust |
1991 |
Asia Crime Prevention Foundation |
1991 |
CARE International |
1993 |
Agence internationale pour le développement |
1993 |
International Association Znanie |
1993 |
Médecins Sans Frontières (International) |
1993 |
Save the Children International (formerly known as "Save the Children Alliance") |
1995 |
AARP |
1995 |
Africa-America Institute |
1995 |
Association for Progressive Communications |
1995 |
Association of Medical Doctors of Asia |
1995 |
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha |
1995 |
Colombian Confederation of NGOs |
1995 |
Confederación Latinoamericana de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (COLAC) |
1995 |
DEVNET Association |
1995 |
Franciscans International |
1995 |
Global 2000 |
1995 |
Temple of Understanding |
1996 |
AVSI Foundation |
1996 |
Academic Council on the United Nations System |
1996 |
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development |
1996 |
Association tunisienne des mères |
1996 |
Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA) |
1996 |
Foundation for the Support of the United Nations |
1996 |
Good Neighbors |
1997 |
Adventist Development and Relief Agency |
1997 |
Association for Women's Rights in Development |
1997 |
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation |
1997 |
Comité Directeur International sur la Promotion Economique des Femmes Rurales |
1997 |
Women's Federation for World Peace International |
1997 |
African American Islamic Institute |
1998 |
Al-khoei Foundation |
1998 |
Asian Legal Resource Centre |
1998 |
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University |
1998 |
Centre de Recherches et de Promotion pour la Sauvegarde des Sites et Monuments Historiques en Afrique |
1998 |
Centre Europe - Tiers Monde - Europe - Third World Centre |
1998 |
Universal Esperanto Association |
1999 |
Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) |
1999 |
Congregations of St. Joseph (See "Congregations of St. Joseph"" under Sisters of St. Joseph) |
1999 |
The National Council of Women of the United States |
2000 |
Femmes Africa Solidarité |
2001 |
Mind Freedom |
2001 |
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries |
2001 |
Foundation for the Social Promotion of Culture |
2002 |
Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione Febbraio 74 |
2002 |
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (Conference of NGOs) |
2002 |
Family Health International |
2002 |
World Information Transfer |
1948 |
Friends World Committee for Consultation |
2004 |
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo |
2005 |
Cultural Survival (CS) |
2005 |
Universal Peace Federation (UPF){{Cite web|url=http://www.upf.org/who-we-are |
2007 |
International Eurasia Press Fund |
2007 |
International Trade Union Confederation |
2008 |
China NGO Network for International Exchanges |
2009 |
Russian Peace Foundation |
2011 |
ONG Hope International |
2012 |
Biovision Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung |
2012 |
Gazeteciler ve Yazarlar Vakfi (GYV) |
2012 |
Islamic Relief USA |
2012 |
Voluntary Service Overseas |
2012 |
Convention of Independent Financial Advisors-CIFA |
1997 |
Green Cross International |
1995 |
HelpAge International |
1996 |
Humane Society of the United States |
2017 |
Imam Ali Popular Students Relief Society |
1991 |
Inter-Press Service International Association (IPS) |
1995 |
Interaction, American Council for Voluntary International Action |
1995 |
International Abolitionist Federation |
1995 |
International Association for Religious Freedom |
1998 |
International Association of Lions Clubs (Lions Clubs International) |
1999 |
International Association of Peace Foundations |
1995 |
International Association of Soldiers for Peace |
1998 |
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) |
1991 |
International Council for Adult Education |
1947 |
International Council of Women / Conseil International des Femmes |
2013 |
Lift Up Care Foundation (LUCAF) |
2014 |
International Council on Management of Population Programmes |
2011 |
International Federation for Family Development |
1991 |
International Federation of Associations of the Elderly |
1998 |
International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres |
1995 |
International Federation on Ageing |
2015 |
International Health Awareness Network, Inc. |
2002 |
International Higher Education Academy of Sciences (IHEAS) International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) |
2011 |
International Indian Treaty Council |
1995 |
International Informatization Academy |
1995 |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
1998 |
International Institute for Non-aligned Studies |
2013 |
International Institute of Administrative Sciences |
1991 |
International Movement ATD Fourth World |
2005 |
International Research Centre for Environmental Structures "Pio Manzù" |
2013 |
International Road Transport Union |
1999 |
International Trustee Fund of the Tsyolkovsky Moscow State Aviation Technological University |
1999 |
International Union of Economists |
2011 |
Junior Chamber International |
1999 |
Legião da Boa Vontade - Legion of Good Will |
1995 |
Liberal International (World Liberal Union) |
2004 |
Make Mothers Matter - MMM |
1996 |
Médecins du Monde - International |
2002 |
National Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (National Association of NGOs) |
1995 |
National Council of [...] Women |
1987 |
New Humanity |
2019 |
Lazarus Union |
2019 |
The Continents States University |
2013 |
World Animal Protection |
2023 |
Christian Solidarity International |
Special Consultative Status
Year of admission |
Organization |
|---|---|
1946 |
International League for Human Rights |
1947 |
Associated Country Women of the World |
1947 |
Howard League for Penal Reform |
1947 |
International Association of Schools of Social Work |
1947 |
International Bar Association |
1947 |
International Federation for Housing and Planning |
1947 |
International Federation of University Women |
1947 |
International Institute of Administrative Sciences |
1947 |
International Law Association |
1947 |
International Social Service |
1947 |
International Statistical Institute |
1947 |
The Salvation Army |
1947 |
World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations |
1947 |
World Jewish Congress |
1964 |
Amnesty International |
1967 |
Soroptimist International |
1970 |
Baha'i International Community |
1971 |
International Organization of Experts (ORDINEX) |
1974 |
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) |
1983 |
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences |
1985 |
Anglican Consultative Council |
1987 |
World Safety Organization |
1991 |
International Service for Human Rights |
1991 |
Special Olympics |
1995 |
United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation (UTA) |
1996 |
Hope Worldwide |
1996 |
Art of Living Foundation |
1997 |
World Evangelical Alliance |
1997 |
San Patrignano Foundation |
1997 |
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation |
1998 |
8th Day Center for Justice |
1998 |
Engender (Scotland) |
1998 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) |
1999 |
ABANTU for Development |
1999 |
Armenian Assembly of America |
1999 |
Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia |
2000 |
Global Ecovillage Network |
2001 |
Abdul Momen Khan Memorial Foundation |
2001 |
International Council of Management Consulting Institutes |
2002 |
International Association for Human Values |
2002 |
American Society of Safety Engineers |
2002 |
Action Aide aux Familles Démunies (AAFD) |
2003 |
Academy for Future Science |
2003 |
NGO Delta Sigma Theta. |
2004 |
Academy of Mining Sciences |
2004 |
Action Canada for Population and Development |
2005 |
Universal Peace Federation (UPF) |
2005 |
Organizația Pentru Apărarea Drepturilor Omului (OADO), appointment of United Nations Department for Sport, Music, and The Arts (UNDSMA), 25 February 2022 |
2005 |
Pasumai Thaayagam |
2005 |
Academy for Mobilizing Rural Urban Action through Education |
2006 |
NSW Council for Civil Liberties |
2006 |
Aahung |
2006 |
International Relations Students' Association of McGill University |
2006 |
BADIL |
2007 |
Nonviolent Peaceforce |
2007 |
Islamic Human Rights Commission |
2007 |
Isha Foundation |
2007 |
United World Against Diabetes |
2007 |
Organisation Internationale Dianova |
2008 |
Instituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice (IIMA) Human Rights Office |
2008 |
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) |
2008 |
IT for Change |
2009 |
Global Helping to Advance Women and Children |
2009 |
The Blue Tree Foundation(Formerly Foundation for Preventing Youth Violence) |
2010 |
3D: Trade, Human Rights, Equitable Economy |
2010 |
Academy of Labour and Social Relations |
2011 |
5th Pillar |
2011 |
Abibimman Foundation |
2011 |
Humanity First |
2011 |
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia |
2011 |
International Action Network on Small Arms |
2011 |
ObjectiF Sciences International |
2012 |
Keystone Human Services International |
2012 |
Noble Institution for Environmental Peace Canada |
2012 |
Indian Development Foundation |
2012 |
Peacebuilding Solutions (PS) |
2012 |
IRESC International Radio Emergency Support Coalition |
2012 |
A. K. Munshi Yojana |
2012 |
A la Vista! Communication Sociale |
2012 |
Abiodun Adebayo Welfare Foundation |
2012 |
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine |
2012 |
ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together |
2012 |
Sigma Theta Tau International |
2012 |
Krityanand UNESCO Club |
2013 |
Social and Healthy Action for Rural Empowerment |
2013 |
Freann Financial Services Limited |
2013 |
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) |
2013 |
Binaytara Foundation (BTF) |
2013 |
Indian Dreams Foundation |
2013 |
Centro Panafricano |
2013 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service (Victoria) |
2013 |
Access Bangladesh Foundation |
2013 |
IVECA, Center for International Virtual Schooling |
2014 |
Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems (SACS) |
2014 |
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) |
2014 |
Lazarus Union – Union Corps Saint Lazarus International (CSLI) |
2014 |
Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute |
2014 |
International Prison Chaplains' Association |
2014 |
Sindhi Adhikar Manch Association India |
2014 |
Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute |
2015 |
Utah China Friendship Improvement Sharing Hands Development and Commerce |
2015 |
Canada's National Firearms Association |
2015 |
Connecting.nyc |
2015 |
Emergency- Life Support for Civilian War Victims |
2015 |
Feed the Children |
2015 |
Democratic Republic and Diplomatic Alliance of Kuki (DRADAOK) |
2015 |
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences |
2015 |
Noah's Arc Foundation |
2015 |
Palestinian Return Centre |
2015 |
Sahkar Social Welfare Association |
2015 |
Sambhali Trust |
2015 |
WASH United |
2015 |
Zamani Foundation |
2016 |
Martial Arts Academy |
2016 |
HackerNest |
2016 |
Access Now |
2016 |
International Association of Independent Journalists Inc. |
2016 |
International Human Rights Commission. |
2016 |
New Jersey Minority Educational Development |
2016 |
ABAAD - Resource Centre for Gender Equality |
2016 |
Kaushalya Gramodyog Sansthan (KGS) (Roorkee Haridwar Uttarakhand India) |
2017 |
The RINJ Foundation (Canada) |
2017 |
Foreningen for Human Narkotikapolitikk - Association for Humane Drug Policy (Norway) |
2017 |
Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) |
2017 |
Initiative: Eau |
2017 |
Youth Foundation For Development, Education And Leadership (Youthhubafrica) |
2017 |
Next Century Foundation |
2017 |
The Red Elephant Foundation |
2017 |
Rahi A Social & Cultural Upliftment Society |
2017 |
DESSI International |
2017 |
The Women and Media Collective |
2018 |
HaritaDhara Research Development and Education Foundation |
2018 |
The Bridge Foundation |
2018 |
British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) |
2018 |
28. Jun (NGO) |
2018 |
European Radio Amateurs' Organization (EURAO) |
2018 |
EcoHealth Alliance |
2018 |
Radha Soami Satsang Beas |
2018 |
World Protection For Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade (NoToDogMeat) |
2018 |
Trust for Youth Child Leadership (TYCL) |
2018 |
Sociedade Filantrópica Maria de Nazaré |
2018 |
Global Empowerment Movement Corporation |
2019 |
tyc |
2019 |
Silambam Asia |
2019 |
Vicar Hope Foundation |
2019 |
World Trade United Foundation |
2019 |
Cámara de Instituciones de Diagnostico Médico (CA.DI.ME) |
2019 |
Trauma Care International Foundation |
2019 |
Stolypin International Institute of Informatization and Public Administration |
2019 |
Investment Migration Council |
2019 |
Stolypin International Institute of Informatization and Public Administration |
2019 |
EARTH |
2019 |
Associação Jadir de Taekwondo |
2020 |
Jyothirgamaya Foundation |
2020 |
PEAC Institute |
2020 |
Edunet Foundation |
2020 |
Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust |
2020 |
Coptic Orphans |
2021 |
Centre de recherche sur l'anti-corruption |
2021 |
Center for Health and Development (CHD Group) - Headquarters - Mangaluru, India |
2021 |
Fields of Green for ALL (South Africa) / Dagga Couple |
2021 |
Pastoralist Child Foundation |
2021 |
Sustainable Development Council |
2022 |
Asosiasi Teknologi Informasi & Open Source (ATIOS) |
2022 |
News Network |
2022 |
International Association of Youth and Students for Peace, Inc. |
2022 |
World Silambam Association |
2023 |
InterPride |
2023 |
Human Rights Protection Group & MFP Federation |
2023 |
God's Arm Global Foundation |
2023 |
The VII Foundation |
2023 |
WOMENVAI - the International NGO of Women and Men Engineers and Scientists in Environment and ICTs/Artificial Intelligence |
2023 |
Christian Solidarity International |
2024 |
Awaq ONGD |
2024 |
Mission to the Elderlies Foundation |
2025 |
Virgin Islands Youth Advocacy Coalition |
2026 |
The Explorers Club |
Roster Status
- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
- Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
- Association of African Universities
- Association of Arab Universities
- Association of European Universities
- Association of Official Analytical Chemists
- Caribbean Food Crops Society
- Celtic League
- Conseil international des organisations de festivals de folklore et d'arts traditionnels
- Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
- European Association for Animal Production
- European Association for Research on Plant Breeding
- European Atomic Forum
- European Broadcasting Union
- European Chemical Industry Council
- European Computer Manufacturers Association
- General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries
- Institute of International Law
- International Academy of Pathology
- International Aeronautical Federation
- International Amateur Radio Union
- International Association for Cereal Science and Technology
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- International Association for [...] Prevention
- International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists
- International Association of Applied Linguistics
- International Association of Classification Societies
- International Association of Conference Interpreters
- International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners
- International Association of Horticultural Producers
- International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
- International Association of Universities
- International Board on Books for Young People
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
- International Commission of Agricultural Engineering
- International Commission on Illumination
- International Commission on Occupational Health
- International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
- International Commission on Radiological Protection
- International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
- International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences
- International Council of Graphic Design Associations
- International Council of Marine Industry Associations
- International Council of Management Consulting Institutes
- International Council of Museums
- International Council of Nurses
- International Council on Archives
- International Diabetes Federation
- International Epidemiological Association
- International Ergonomics Association
- International Federation for Documentation
- International Federation for Information Processing
- International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
- International Federation of Automatic Control
- International Federation of Catholic Universities
- International Federation of Consulting Engineers
- International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA)
- International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers
- International Federation of Translators
- International Federation of Workers' Education Associations
- International Fertilizer Industry Association
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- International Institute for Peace
- International Life Sciences Institute
- International Medical Society of Paraplegia
- International Music Council
- International Peace Research Association
- International Pharmaceutical Federation
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- International Political Science Association
- International Press Telecommunications Council
- International Publishers Association
- International Radiation Protection Association
- International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- International Society of City and Regional Planners
- International Sociological Association
- International Theatre Institute
- International Transport Workers' Federation
- International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
- International Union of Microbiological Societies
- International Union of Nutritional Sciences
- International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Licensing Executives Society International
- Medicus Mundi International
- Miners' International Federation
- Pacific Science Association
- Population Action International
- Saami Council
- Society of Chemical Industry
- Soka Gakkai International
- Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe
- World Association of Newspapers
- World Energy Conference
- World Federation for Medical Education
- World Federation of Engineering Organizations
- World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
- World Federation of Scientific Workers
- World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
- World Heart Federation
- World Islamic Call Society
- World Medical Association
- World Movement of Christian Workers
- World Peace Council
- World Press Freedom Committee