What does the United Nations do?
The United Nations was founded in 1945 in the aftermath of World War II to take action on transnational problems: peace and security, climate change, sustainable development, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, humanitarian and health emergencies, gender equality, governance, food production, and more. The UN provides a forum for its 193 Member States to express...
August 2017 marks 20 years since FAWCO was granted special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This status gives FAWCO members a voice at the global level with the UN and the community of UN-accredited international NGOs. Advocacy at the UN allows FAWCO the opportunity to influence global decision-makers.
FAWCO UN Representatives play leadership roles...
In 1993, then FAWCO President Barbara Johnson suggested that FAWCO apply for UN accreditation starting with the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) and pursued this goal together with FAWCO 1st Vice President, Peggy Rigaud. On June 15, 1995, FAWCO was approved for association with the UN DPI.
In August 1995, seven FAWCO delegates joined 30,000 women for the Fourth...
UN NGO Youth Coordinator
The UN NGO Youth coordinator would be a member of the UN NGO Team and would report directly to the UN NGO Director. The job is a new job and would entail among other duties:
Helping to design a NGO webpage for kids...
UN NGO Advocate
As a member of the UN NGO Team, the UN NGO Advocate will report to the UN NGO Director and will expected to fulfill the following role:UN NGO Representative
FAWCO is regularly invited to NGO events sponsored by the Department of Information (DPI) and ECOSOC. As a recognized NGO, FAWCO also gets invitations to attend UN conferences and outside symposiums that occur throughout the year in various locations around the world. FAWCO is also a member of several NGO committees like the CSW (Committee on the...
The United Nations is sometimes referred to as the planet’s town hall. Virtually all the world’s problems are studied, discussed, negotiated and acted upon here. FAWCO is excited to be a part of this organization as an accredited Non...
What is an NGO?
An NGO is a non-governmental organization which is permitted to participate in United Nations related activities as stated in Chapter 10, Article 71 of the United Nations Charter. NGO's can perform a variety of services and humanitarian functions, including information dissemination, awareness raising, policy advocacy and provide technical expertise and collaboration with UN agencies and programs.
