The 19-nation Committee on NGOs is a body that has the power to silence criticism by acting as the gatekeeper and overseer of all human rights groups that seek to work inside the United Nations ECOSOC. Yesterdays election for four-year terms beginning on 1 January 2015 and expiring on 31 December 2018 yielded this final line-up: Burundi, Guinea, Mauritania, South Africa and Sudan (African States); China, India, Iran and Pakistan (Asia-Pacific States); Azerbaijan and Russian Federation (Eastern European States); Cuba, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Venezuela (Latin American and Caribbean States); and Greece, Israel, Turkey and the United States (Western European and other States).
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:28:26 +0000
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