NR: Relazioni dell’ECOSOC con le ONG RELAZIONI DELL’ECOSOC CON LE ONG SOMMARIO: Il Partito radicale transnazionale in quanto ONG di categoria 1 con status consultivo può partecipare come osservatore ai lavori pubblici del Consiglio economico e sociale e può inoltre presentare documenti scritti (statements) al Consiglio a livello delle sue varie commissioni e sottocommissioni. ... Continua

ONU/RICONOSCIMENTO NGO DEL PARTITO RADICALE 21 giugno 1995 SOMMARIO: Si riportano qui di seguito (A, B, C) un messaggio di Marino Busdachin, da New York, e il suo comunicato stampa sul riconoscimento del Partito radicale Transnazionale come ONG delkle NU. Si inserisce anche, alla fine, la prima reazione della stampa internazionale, significativamente proveniente dalla Croazia. A) appunto di Marino Busdachin per la conferenza segreteria e per Marco Pannella Come avrete saputo Il Partito Radicale e’stato riconosciuto come Organizzazione Non Governativa con Status consultivo presso l’ONU al massimo livello possibile e cioe’ la Categoria I. Il Partito radicale e’ stato riconosciuto con la denominazione : TRANSNATIONAL RADICAL PARTY - A NONVIOLENT, TRANSDIVISIONAL CROSS-PARTY ORGANIZATION. Seguono 2 note esplicative su cio’ che comporta lo Status NGO dell’ONU e sul lavoro della Commissione Ecosoc preposta a valutare il nostro riconoscimento. Nota 1. ORGANIZZAZIONI NON GOVERNAMENTALI CON STATUS CONSULTIVO PRESSO IL CONSIGLIO ECONOMICO E SOCIALE (ECOSOC) DELLE NAZIONI UNITE. Nell’ ambito dello Statuto Ecosoc dell’ONU viene data la possibilita’di riconoscimento a 3 Categorie. a) Categoria I - Le 42 Organizzazioni riconosciute, oltre a poter essere sentite su convocazione del Segretario generale dell’ONU, hanno facoltà di presentare all’ECOSOC proposte di risoluzione particolari e generali, che possono, in ultima ipotesi, essere discusse nelle Commissioni dell’Assemblea Generale e financo essere affrontate dall’Assemblea stessa. Breve lista delle organizzazioni piu’ importanti della categoria I: Croce Rossa Internazionale, Care International, Caritas Internationalis, Camera Internazionale di Commercio, Unione Interparlamentare, Lega Islamica Mondiale, Assemblea Mondiale della Gioventu’, Confederazione Mondiale del Lavoro, Federazione Mondiale Sindacale, Federazione Mondiale della Gioventu’ Democratica, Federazione Mondiale delle Associazioni delle Nazioni Unite, Congresso del Mondo Islamico, Rotary International, Soroptimist International …e da oggi il Transnational Radical Party! b) Categoria II - (450 Organizzazioni) Il Segretario Generale puo’ chiamare a consulto le organizzazioni di questa categoria sui temi particolari seguiti dalle stesse, ma queste non possono presentare proposte di lavoro né di risoluzione. Breve lista delle organizzazioni piu’ importanti della categoria II: Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Congresso Mondiale Ebraico, Socialist International, Liberal International, Democratic-Christian International, Pugwash, Parliamentarians for Global Action, Food and Disarmament, American Ass. ... Continua

Resolution 1993/23 Resolution E93r023 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting International Year of the Family The Economic and Social Council Recommends to the General Assembly the adoption of the following draft resolution: “International Year of the Family “The General Assembly, “Reaffirming its resolutions 44/82 of 8 December 1989, 45/133 of 14 December 1990 and 46/92 of 16 December 1991 concerning the International Year of the Family, as expressions of the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, “Recalling that major United Nations instruments on human rights and social policy, as well as relevant global plans and programmes of action, call for the widest possible protection and assistance to be accorded to the family, “Convinced that equality between the sexes, women’s equal participation in employment and shared parental responsibility are essential elements of modern family policy, “Conscious of the existence of various concepts of the family in different social, cultural and political systems, “Aware, at the same time, that families are the fullest reflection, at the grass-roots level, of the strengths and weaknesses of the social and developmental welfare environment, and as such offer a uniquely comprehensive and synthesizing approach to social issues, “Realizing that families, as basic units of social life, are major agents of sustainable development at all levels of society, and that their contribution to that process is crucial for its success, “Stressing that the observance of the International Year of the Family in 1994 will immediately precede the celebration by the family of nations of the historic fiftieth anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, “Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the state of preparations for the International Year of the Family, “1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/24 Resolution E93r024 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting Tenth anniversary of International Youth Year and draft world programme of action for youth towards the year 2000 and beyond The Economic and Social Council, Considering all relevant General Assembly resolutions, particularly its resolutions 40/14 of 18 November 1985, 45/103 of 14 December 1990 and 47/85 of 16 December 1992, Recognizing the need to improve the situation of youth through concerted action aimed at more effective programming of youth activities and the implementation and evaluation of those programmes at all levels within the framework of the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace, in 1995, Noting the interlinkages between the fiftieth annniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, the World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Denmark in 1995, and the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General containing the draft calendar of activities to mark the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year and the draft world programme of action for youth towards the year 2000 and beyond, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/9 Resolution E93r009 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat The Economic and Social Council, Recalling Articles 1 and 101 of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling also Article 8 of the Charter, which provides that the United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs, Recalling further the relevant paragraphs of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, especially paragraphs 79, 306, 315, 356 and 358, Recalling the relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies that have continued to focus on this area since the adoption of Assembly resolution 2715 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, in which the question of the employment of women in the Professional category was first addressed, Noting with concern that the goal of a 30 per cent participation rate of women in posts subject to geographical distribution by the end of 1990 was not achieved, Noting also with concern that the participation rate of women in posts at the D-1 level and above remains unreasonably low, although some welcome improvements have been made in the form of recent appointments by the Secretary-General, Aware that a comprehensive policy aimed at preventing and combating sexual harassment should be an integral part of personnel policy, Commending the Secretary-General for his administrative instruction containing procedures for dealing with cases of sexual harassment, Recalling the goal set by the General Assembly in resolutions 45/125 of 14 December 1990, 45/239 C of 21 December 1990, 46/100 of 16 December 1991 and 47/93 of 16 December 1992 of a 35 per cent overall participation rate of women in posts subject to geographical distribution by 1995, Recalling also the goal set in General Assembly resolution 45/239 C of a 25 per cent participation rate of women in posts at the D-1 level and above by 1995, Bearing in mind that a visible commitment by the Secretary-General, especially during the continuing restructuring phase, is essential to the achievement of the targets set by the General Assembly, Welcoming the commitment of the Secretary-General, expressed in his statement to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on 6 November 1992 to bringing the gender balance in policy-level positions as close to 50:50 as possible, and his commitment, expressed in his message on the occasion of International Women’s Day, to ensuring that the number of women in Professional posts in the Secretariat reflected the world population as a whole by the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations in 1995, Welcoming also the evaluation and analysis of the main obstacles to the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat contained in the report of the Secretary-General, Welcoming further the action programme of the Secretary-General designed to remove the obstacles to the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat, Welcoming the development by the Secretary-General of a plan of action for 1993 and 1994 to improve the status of women in the Secretariat by 1995, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/25 Resolution E93r025 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting United Nations Research Institute for Social Development The Economic and Social Council, Recognizing the importance of research on social issues for the formulation and implementation of development policies and, in this context, the functions and important contribution of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Emphasizing the important role the Institute can play in the preparations for the World Summit for Social Development, to be held at Copenhagen in 1995, Stressing the need to provide the necessary financial and administrative resources to enable the Institute to play its role and to further enhance its capacity to undertake research on critical problems of social development, Having considered the report of the Board of the Institute on its activities during the period 1 November 1991 to 31 October 1992, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/10 Resolution E93r010 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting Draft declaration on the elimination of violence against women The Economic and Social Council, Recalling its previous resolutions on the elimination of violence against women, especially its resolutions 1991/18 of 30 May 1991 and 1992/18 of 30 July 1992 related to the elaboration of a United Nations declaration on the subject, Bearing in mind that the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women identify violence as a major obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Recognizing that the elimination of violence against women is essential to the achievement of equality for women and is a requirement for the full respect of human rights, Convinced that a United Nations declaration on the elimination of violence against women would make a positive contribution to the achievement of full equality for women, Recognizing that the effective implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, would contribute to the elimination of violence against women and that the declaration would strengthen and complement that process, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/26 Resolution E93r026 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting Violence Against Women In All Its Forms The Economic And Social council, Recalling the report of the Secretary-General on domestic violence, Recalling also General Assembly resolutions 45/114 of 14 December 1990 on domestic violence and 47/96 of 16 December 1992 on migrant women workers, Recalling further Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/46 of 8 March 1993, in which the Commission, inter alia, condemned acts of violence and violations of human rights directed specifically against women, Referring to the recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting on Violence against Women, held at Vienna from 11 to 15 November 1991, Reaffirming its resolution 1992/18 of 30 July 1992, Fully supporting the draft declaration on the elimination of violence against women, elaborated by the Expert Group Meeting on Violence against Women and by the Working Group on Violence against Women of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at Vienna from 31 August to 4 September 1992, Expressing deep concern about the continuing and endemic violence against women, Convinced of the necessity of substantially improving the situation of victims of violence, Calling attention to the fact that it is important for perpetrators of domestic violence to receive appropriate punishment, Noting that, unlike rape within the family or in the community, systematic rape used as a political strategy is not mentioned in the documents referred to above, Strongly condemning systematic rape during armed conflict, Recognizing the increased public attention that is being given to the issue of violence against women, and how women can be victimized by virtue of their gender, Recognizing also the work being done by non-governmental organizations in eliminating violence against women, in drawing attention to the nature, severity and magnitude of violence against women and in assisting women who are victims of violence, Appreciating international cooperation in efforts to combat violence against women, 1. ... Continua