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NGO Committee suspends 2004 session, defers action on applications of four organizations for consultative status with Economic and Social Council.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 31-MAY-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1342 words
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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2004-UN: NGO Committee suspends 2004 session, defers action on applications of four organizations for consultative status with Economic and Social Council(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Suspending its 2004 regular session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) today deferred action on the applications for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of four NGOs and took note of four quadrennial reports. It also adopted its report and took note of the report of the Committee's informal working group.

In closing remarks, Committee Chairperson Paimaneh Hasteh (Iran) said the Committee had covered quite a bit of ground.

It had recommended 114 organizations for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, decided to upgrade reclassification for seven organizations, and had taken note of 57 quadrennial reports. The Committee had decided not to recommend four organizations and had deferred action on 41 applications, as well as deferred taking note of six quadrennial reports.

She said consideration of special reports resulted in recommendations to suspend the consultative status of Indian Movement "Tupaj Amaru" for one year, and of Transnational Radical Party for three years. The case of one complaint brought by a Member State was closed. Nearly half of...

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