Abstract
This article profiles nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and describes their legal foundation definition and importance in addressing world population issues. In the 71st article of the Charter of the UN it is stated that the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) may negotiate with international and national organizations concerning issues in the Councils field of activity. The NGOs can be granted consultative status with ECOSOC if they can fulfill certain conditions. A substantial precondition is that they have special expertise and they represent a special group in several countries not based on an intergovernmental agreement. In the context of definition an ECOSOC report states that NGOs are nonprofit independent associations. Members are citizens or civic organizations from one or several countries and activities are determined by its membership to satisfy the needs of the members or those of one or more fields of activity. There are two nongovernmental organizations being recognized internationally. These are the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). The significance of NGOs particularly IUSSP and IPPF on population issues it is noted that NGOs have had an important role in every continent of the world and special emphasis is placed on the leading role of IPPF and womens NGOs in the activities of the civil society.
Highlights
ECOSOC had already granted consultative status to these organizations in 1946, and the most recent re-evaluation o f the situation occurred on May 23, 1968 (Resolution 1296)
A substantial precondition is that the NGO has special expertise beneficial to the activities of ECOSOC or to an organ con nected to these activities
The second group (Special Consultative Status, Category II) includes organizations internationally recognized in their field and representing special ex pertise focusing on a few of ECOSOC’s areas of responsibility
Summary
ECOSOC had already granted consultative status to these organizations in 1946, and the most recent re-evaluation o f the situation occurred on May 23, 1968 (Resolution 1296). After the Bucharest Conference the activities o f the NGOs had developed and they began to criticize the World Population Plan o f Action.
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