送交者: 田牛 于 2006-1-07, 14:46:59:
联合国世界人民委员会是个极普通的NGO。百忙之中高规格会见一个海外民间组织的头儿，还照相登报以示隆重，不算出格。鼓励外面儿的NGO和为辽宁省千万百姓服务同等重要，大家不应该有厚此薄彼的感觉。
有兴趣的人可以古狗一下联合国世界人民委员会主席薛若凯(Dr. Sherrill Kazan, President, World Council of Peoples for the UN)和她的组织。海峡两岸的人对“联合国”的敬畏程度绝对不亚于“诺贝尔”。
What is an NGO?
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a not-for-profit, voluntary citizens’ group, which is organized on a local, national or international level to address issues in support of the public good. Task-oriented and made up of people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of services and humanitarian functions, bring citizens’ concerns to Governments, monitor policy and programme implementation, and encourage participation of civil society stakeholders at the community level. They provide analysis and expertise, serve as early warning mechanisms and help monitor and implement international agreements. Some are organized around specific issues, such as human rights, the environment or health. Their relationship with offices and agencies of the United Nations (UN) system differs depending on their goals, their venue and their mandate.
About 1,500 NGOs with strong information programmes on issues of concern to the UN are associated with the Department of Public Information (DPI), giving the UN valuable links to people around the world. DPI helps these NGOs gain access to and disseminate information about the issues in which the United Nations is involved so that the public can better understand the aims and objectives of the world Organization and support its work.
How do NGOs and DPI cooperate?
NGOs have been partners of DPI since its establishment in 1947. The NGO Section of DPI is part of DPI’s Outreach Division, and acts as its liaison to the UN. It provides a range of information services to civil society and other partners, including the academic community, educational institutions and the public at large. The Division’s services include the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, the CyberschoolBus, the UN Publications Sales and Marketing Section, and the Guided Tours and Group Programmes Units. It also offers opportunities for views and ideas from these sectors to be considered by the United Nations.
The programme of the NGO Section include weekly NGO Briefings, the Annual DPI/NGO Conference, Communications Workshops, an Annual Orientation Programme, as well as the NGO association and evaluation processes, maintenance of the NGO Resource Centre, monthly mailings, a DPI/NGO Directory and website.
The DPI/NGO Section oversees partnerships with associated NGOs to better support the work of the UN. NGOs that have the commitment and the means to conduct effective information programmes with their constituents and to a broader audience about UN activities may apply for association with DPI. NGOs may disseminate information through newsletters, bulletins and pamphlets, radio or television programmes, or through public activities such as conferences, lectures, seminars or workshops.
Both UN-affiliated and non-affiliated NGOs can obtain UN public information materials from UN Information Centres around the world. They can also access UN information on the Internet at: http://www.un.org and http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection. There is also a website for the Annual DPI/Annual Conference in September.