Committee on Non-Governmental Organization Recommends Special Consultative Status for 35 Groups, Defers Action on 46 Applications
(WorldNews Health)

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended 35 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council today, the fifth day of its resumed session, while deferring action on the status of 46 others. It postponed action on a number of applications as Committee members sought additional information from the candidate organizations concerning such issues as funding, project status and partnerships. This afternoon, the Committee held a question-and-answer session, during which it heard from four non-governmental organizations, deferred action on two of them - pending written responses to delegates` questions - while recommending special consultative status...