UN Committee Should Promote, Not Oppose, Civil Society via Human Rights Watch News — Click to expand Image United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, July 16, 2024. © 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo The United Nations will hold elections in April for the 19 members of the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, which controls UN accreditation for nongovernmental groups. The election to the UN’s gatekeeper for civil society comes at a difficult time for human rights and civil society groups around the world, with governments defunding these groups, blocki

The UN should support civil society by promoting, not opposing, non-governmental organizations. Elections for the NGO Committee are in April.

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