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Official Mission. The purpose of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York is: 1. To provide a forum during CSW for the exchange of information and for substantive discussion on issues and policies related to women under UN consideration and other relevant women-related studies and programs; 2.
The Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan (FWNGO) was conceived in 1995. It was created to provide assistance to women's NGOs and establishing a network for mutual cooperation. [1] The Forum seeks to consolidate the country's network of women's organizations, activists, and leaders. The consolidation activities focus on strengthening the capacity ...
According to the UN, an NGO is a private, not-for-profit organization which is independent of government control and is not merely an opposition political party. [65] The rapid development of the non-governmental sector occurred in Western countries as a result of the restructuring of the welfare state.
By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050. [4] 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. [5]
1978. (1978) Founder. Md. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury. Type. Non-profit, self-sufficient microfinance institution. Purpose. ASA programs focused on awareness-raising and group formation for the poor aiming at integrated development through asserting rights of the poor, education, mini-irrigation, primary health, credit for income generation, etc.
Women's Action Forum (WAF) was established in Karachi in September, 1981 [3] by a group of 15 [4] women named Farida Sher, Samina Rehman, Najma Sadeque (1943- 2015) (Founder of Shirkat Gah), Rukhsana Rashid, Ghazala Rahman Rafiq, [5] Farida Shaheed (head of NGO named Shirkat Gah), Fareeha Zafar, Aban Marker Kabraji, Zohra Yusuf (member Shirkat Gah), Nighat Said Khan (founder of Applied Socio ...
Sustainable procurement. Sustainable procurement or green procurement is a process whereby organizations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a life-cycle basis while addressing equity principles for sustainable development, therefore benefiting societies and the environment across ...
The Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace was the name given for a conference convened by the United Nations during 4–15 September 1995 in Beijing, China. [1] At this conference, governments from around the world agreed on a comprehensive plan to achieve global legal equality, known as the Beijing ...