Abstract
The primary purpose of consultations with NGOs is to enable governments to take advantage of the vast array of expertise that can be provided by these groups. A secondary purpose is to provide the necessary connection between the abstract deliberations of governments and the practical needs and wishes of their citizens. To carry out its Article 71 mandate the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) devised specific statutory requirements which must be met before an NGO can be granted one of three levels of consultative status.2 While each level carries with it specific privileges, all NGOs with consultative status are allowed to lobby freely among government delegations and to participate to some extent in various UN meetings.3
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