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  2. List of organizations with consultative status to the United ...

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    By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050. [4] As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC. There are 141 organizations in general consultative status, 4,483 in special consultative status and 967 on the Roster. [5]

  3. United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations

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    Although the decision of whether or not to grant consultative status to an NGO is theoretically a technical one, the Committee's decisions are sometimes quite politicized. Human rights groups and a number of governments have expressed concern that some member states—particularly those with poor human rights records—have sought to block or ...

  4. Nonprofit organization laws by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    Registration can be with either the Registrar of Companies (RoC) or the Registrar of Societies (RoS). The following laws or Constitutional Articles of the Republic of India are relevant to the NGOs: Articles 19(1)(c) and 30 of the Constitution of India; Income Tax Act, 1961; Public Trusts Acts of various states; Societies Registration Act, 1860

  5. Resident welfare association - Wikipedia

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    RWAs are not official organs of government, and even slums and illegal housing localities in India can form RWAs to represent citizen interests. [3] RWAs are typically registered under co-operative society acts, which require groups to have a minimum of fifteen members from a given area, or under the Apartment Owners Act of the state as "association of apartment owners", or under the Societies ...

  6. Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control. NGOs often focus on humanitarian or social issues but can also include clubs and associations offering services to members. Some NGOs, like the World Economic Forum, may also act as lobby groups for corporations.

  7. International non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    NGOs, in general, account for over 15% of total international development aid, which is linked to economic development. [14] As of 2007, aid (partly contributed to by INGOs) over the past thirty years is estimated to have increased the annual growth rate of the bottom billion by one percent.

  8. List of official business registers - Wikipedia

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    vehicle register (such as those for motor vehicles, rolling stock, boat or ships, or aircraft) — includes entries containing data on vehicle identification number, vehicle registration plate number, vehicle title, type approval, vehicle inspections, liability insurance, as well as vehicle liens, such as maritime liens, and which sometimes may ...

  9. .ngo and .ong - Wikipedia

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    Originally, registrants did not purchase an .ngo or .ong domain name separately, and a single registration was valid for two domain names which end in either .ngo or .ong but were otherwise identical. [12] This policy was relaxed in June 2022, and .ngo and .ong domain names can now be purchased independently of each other. [13]