List of new non-governmental organizations
accredited to the special session (5-9 June 2000)
The accreditation of non-governmental organizations listed below to the special session
has been approved on a no objection basis by memebers of the preparatory committee of the
special session, in accordance with the procedure laid down in General Assembly decision
54/467.
Name of Organization |
City |
Country |
| Albanian Family Planning Association | Tirana | Albania |
| Women's Jurist Association/women Advocacy Center | Tirana | Albania |
| Coalition for Grassroots Women Organizations | Dubai | Arab Emirates |
| Asociacion Argentina de Cultura | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Asociacion Civil Mujeres en Accion | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Asociacion de Mujeres de Negocios y Profesionales Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Asociacion Diagonal | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Asociacion Mutual , Siglo XXI | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Camara de Mujers Pymes | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| El Colegio de Graduados en Ciencias Econimocas | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Foro de Mujeres del MERCOSUR | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Fundacion Filovitae | Bernal | Argentina |
| Fundacion Mujer, Paz y Desarrollo | Cordoba | Argentina |
| Fundacion Mujeres en Igualidad | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Instituto Social y Politico de la Mujer | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Integacion Joven | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Manos Creativas | Castelar | Argentina |
| Mujeres en Accion | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Servicio a la Accion Popular | Cordaba | Argentina |
| Armenian Association of Women with University Education | Yerevan | Armenia |
| National Baha'I Office for the Advancement of Women | Camberra | Australia |
| The Australian National Committee on Refugee Women | Auburn | Australia |
| UNIFEM Australia, Inc. | Victoria | Australia |
| Women Against Violence Europe | Vienna | Austria |
| Bangladesh National Women Lawyer Association | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
| NGO Committee on Beijing plus five | Danka | Bangladesh |
| Women for Women | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
| European Disability Forum | Brussels | Belgium |
| Femmes Prevoyantes Socialistes | Brussels | Belgium |
| Solidarite des Mamans Manianga en sigle SOLIMAN | Brussels | Belgium |
| Vrouwen Overleg Komitee | Brussels | Belgium |
| Vrouw-en-maatschappij | Brussels | Belgium |
| Catolicas Por El Derecho a Decidir | La Paz | Bolivia |
| Coordinadora de la Mujer | La Paz | Bolivia |
| Agende Actions on Gender Citizenship and Development | Brasila | Brazil |
| Communication, Education and Information on Gender | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| Grupo de Trabacho e Pesquisa em Orientacao Sexual | Sau Paulo | Brazil |
| Rede de Desenvoluemento Humano | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| Bulgarian Association of Women in Legal Profession | Sofia | Bulgaria |
| Gender Project for Bulgaria Foundation | Sofia | Bulgaria |
| Woman's Alliance for Development | Sofia | Bulgaria |
| Youth Resource Development Program | Phnom Penh | Cambodia |
| Collectif des ong pour la Securite Alimentaire et le Developpement Rural du Cameroun | Cameroon | |
| Action Canada For Population and Development | Ottawa | Canada |
| Assembly of First Nations | Ottawa | Canada |
| Association Feminine d'education et d'action Sociale | Montreal | Canada |
| Association Quebecoise des Organismes de Cooperation Internationale | Montreal | Canada |
| Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action | Ottawa | Canada |
| Canadian Women’s Foundation | Toronto | Canada |
| Centre de documentation sur l’education des adultes et la condition feminine | Montreal | Canada |
| Federation des Femmes du Quebec | Montreal | Canada |
| Federation des Infirmieres et Infirmiers du Quebec | Montreal | Canada |
| Reseau des Chercheuses Africaines de la Diaspora | Montreal | Canada |
| South African Women for Women | Toronto | Canada |
| The Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas | Quebec | Canada |
| UN Platform for Action Committee (Manitoba) | Winnipeg | Canada |
| Cellule de Liaison et d'information des Associations feminines | Moursal | Chad |
| Instituto de la Mujer de Concepcion | Concepcion | Chile |
| Equal Opportunity Commission | Hong Kong | China |
| Eveil de la Femme | Gombe | Congo |
| Projet Communautaire Integre pour le Developpement | Kinshasa | Congo |
| Reseau Action Femme | Kinshasa | Congo |
| Colectiva Feminista Pancha Cagraso | San Jose | Costa Rica |
| Turkish Cypriot Association of University Women | Lefkosa | Cyprus |
| Tolerance | Prague | Czech Republic |
| General Workers Union in Denmark | Kobenhavn | Denmark |
| The Danish Council of Organizations of Disabled People | Hvidovre | Denmark |
| Colectiva Mujer y Salud | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic |
| Nucleo de Apoyo a la Mujer | Santiago | Dominican Republic |
| Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones de la Mujer Ecuatoriana | Quito | Ecuador |
| Confederacion de Nacionalidades Indigenas del Ecuador | Quito | Ecuador |
| Confederacion de Pueblos de la Nacionalidad Kichua | Quito | Ecuador |
| Coordinadora Politica de Mujeres Ecuatorianas | Quito | Ecuador |
| Corporacian Mujer a Mujer | Cuenca | Ecuador |
| Heinrich Boll Foundation (Horn of Africa) | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia |
| Comite international de liaison des Associations Feminines | Neuilly-sur-Seine | France |
| Council of European Municipalities and Region | Paris | France |
| Pro-Choix | Paris | France |
| The Georgian Association of Women in Business | Tbilisi | Georgia |
| Kok | Potsdam | Germany |
| Africa Legal Aid | Accra | Ghana |
| Grupo Femenino Pro Mejoramiento Familiar | City of Guatemala | Guatemala |
| Solidarite Fanm Ayisyen | Port-au-Prince | Haiti |
| Colectiva Feminista "Mujeres Universitarias" | Honduras | |
| Action Institute for Literacy and Human Resource Development | New Delhi | India |
| Centre for Advocacy and Research | New Delhi | India |
| Centre for Development Studies and Action | New Delhi | India |
| Centre for Research and Rehabilitation of Infants and Females | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Development of Humane Action foundation | Madurai | India |
| Ghumusara Mahila Sangathan | Orissa | India |
| Indian Federation of United Nations Associations | Delhi | India |
| Institute for Development of Youth, Women and Child | Chhindwara | India |
| Phoenix Organisation for Woman and Child | Hyderabad | India |
| Priyadarshini Shanti Samiti | Lucknow | India |
| Rajiv Gandhi Foundation | New Delhi | India |
| Spandana | New Delhi | India |
| Sri Avinashilingam Education Trust Institutions | Coimbatore | India |
| Stree Atyachar Virodhi Parishad | Nagpur | India |
| Swablamban Shiksha Kendra | Bihar | India |
| Talking About Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues | New Delhi | India |
| The British Council | New Delhi | India |
| Women association Follower of Ahlol-Bait | Iran | |
| Women's Population of Islamic Revolution | Tehran | Iran |
| Women in the HomeDublin | Dublin | Ireland |
| Women of the North west Limited | County Mayo | Ireland |
| Arcidonna | Palermo | Italy |
| Associazione No Di "I Nostri Diritti" | Rome | Italy |
| Centro Antiviolenza | Parma | Italy |
| Nosotras | Firenze | Italy |
| Volontariato Internazionale Donna Educazione Sviluppo | Rome | Italy |
| The Association of Women's Organizations in Jamaica | Kingston | Jamaica |
| Asia Japan Womens Resource Center | Tokyo | Japan |
| Fukuoka Women’s Center AMIKAS | Fukuoka | Japan |
| Fukuoka Womens Association | Fukuoka | Japan |
| Japan Accountability Caucus Beijing | Tokyo | Japan |
| Japan Society for Gender Studies | Kobe | Japan |
| The Fukuoka International Ms. Association | Fukuoka City | Japan |
| The Society for the Study of Working Women | Tokyo | Japan |
| The World Conference on Women Network in Kansai | Osaka | Japan |
| Working Women’s International Network | Osaka | Japan |
| Jordanian Women's Union | Hussain Amman | Jordan |
| Coalition on Violence Against Women | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Kangemi Women Empowerment Centre | Nairobi | Kenya |
| The League of Kenya Women Voters | Nairobi | Kenya |
| The African Centre for Empowerment Gender and Advocacy | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Women Educational Researchers of Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Womens Resource Centre | Nairobi | Kenya |
| Center for Women and Public Policy | Korea | |
| Won Buddhism Women's Association | Korea | |
| Association of Social Workers | Adailiya | Kuwait |
| The Kuwaiti Graduates Society | Kuwait | |
| Women’s court: The Permanent Arab Court to Resist Violence against Women | Beirut | Lebanon |
| Eltern Kind Forum | Sohaan | Liechtenstein |
| Women’s Issues Information Centre | Vilnius | Lithuania |
| International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia Pacific | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| Women's Candidacy Initiative | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| S.O.S Femmes | Rose-Hill | Mauritius |
| Alternativas de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Comunitario | Chihuahua | Mexico |
| Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir/Mexico | Coyoacan | Mexico |
| ELIGE Red de Jovenes por los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos | Cuahtemoc | Mexico |
| Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida | Coyoacan | Mexico |
| Unasse | Mexico | |
| Women's Organization of Moldova "Civic Initative" | Chisinau | Moldova |
| The National CEDAW Watch Network Center | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia |
| Woman for Social Progress | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia |
| Association Democratique des Femmes du Maroc | Rabat | Morocco |
| Elhuda Association for Feminine Action | Casablanca | Morocco |
| The Rainbow Project | Windhock | Namibia |
| Beyond Beijing Committee | Lalitput | Nepal |
| Feminist Dalit Organization | Lalitpur | Nepal |
| Forum for Women, Law and Development | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Maitidevi Women Saving and Credit co-operative | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| National Federation of the Disabled | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| National Network Against Girl’s Trafficking | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Nepal Disabled Women Association | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Nepal Institute of Mass Communication | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| SAATHI | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Sancharika Samuha/Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Skill Development and Research Center | Dharan | Nepal |
| Sushma Koirala Memorial Trust | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Women Development Self-Employment Training Centre | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Women for Women Forum | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| Women’s Forum | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| World Federalist National Association of Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepal |
| World Population Foundation | Hilversum | Netherlands |
| Woman Heart of the Pacific | Auckland | New Zealand |
| Amica | Bilwi | Nicaragua |
| Fundacion Wangki Luhpia | Managua | Nicaragua |
| Universidad de las regiones Autonomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaraguense | Managua | Nicaragua |
| African Women Empowerment Guild | Benin City | Nigeria |
| BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights | Lagos | Nigeria |
| Grassroots Women Foundation | Enugu | Nigeria |
| Nigeria Association of Women Journalists | Enugu | Nigeria |
| Women Law and Development Centre | Lagos State | Nigeria |
| Women Society and Progress | Lagos | Nigeria |
| Women’s Aid Collective | Enugu | Nigeria |
| Women’s Rights and Development Centre | Enugu | Nigeria |
| Women's Consortium of Nigeria | Lagos | Nigeria |
| Association of Health and Social Care Personnel | Oslo | Norway |
| Likestillingsenteret | Oslo | Norway |
| Network North Against Prostitution and Violence | Tana | Norway |
| Norsk Kommuneforbund | Oslo | Norway |
| The Secretariat of the Shelter Movement | Oslo | Norway |
| Aasthan Latif Welfare Society | Karachi | Pakistan |
| Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan | Baluchistan | Pakistan |
| Coordinadora Nacional de Mujeres Indigenas de Panama | Panama | Panama |
| Chirapaq-Centro de Culturas Indias | Peru | |
| Taller Permanente de Mujeres Indigenas Andinas y Amazonicas del Petu | Lima | Peru |
| Angeles City women Coordinating Council | Panpanga | Philippines |
| Buhay Foundation for Women and the Girl Child | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Ing Makababaying Aksyon Foundation, Inc. | Angeles City | Philippines |
| International South Group Network | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Kababaihan Laban sa Karahasan Foundation | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Linangan ng Kababaihan | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Sentro ng Manggagawang Pilipina | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Tebtebba Foundation Inc (Indigenous Peoples International Centre for Policy Research and Education) | Baguio | Philippines |
| Women’s Health Care Foundation | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Women’s Rights Movement of the Philippines | Manila | Philippines |
| Women's Institute for Sustainable Economic Action | Quezon City | Philippines |
| Karat Coalition | Warsaw | Poland |
| Women’s Association for Gender Equal Status – Beijing 1995 | Warszawa | Poland |
| Organizacoes Nao Governamentais – Direitus das Mucheres | Lisbon | Portugal |
| Angolian Women Network | Luanda | Republic of Angola |
| Feminist League | Almaty | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Youth Information Service of Kazakstan | Republic of Kazakstan | |
| Consortium of Women's Non-governmental Associations | Moscow | Russia |
| Convercion and Women | Moscow | Russia |
| Femina | Tatarstan | Russia |
| Moscow Association of Chernobyl Liquidates Family Members "Chernobyl Widows" | Moscow | Russia |
| Aliancia Zien Slovenska | Bratislava | Slovakia |
| Prospecta | Kosice | Slovakia |
| African Information Society Working Group | Parklands | South Africa |
| Bridgebuilders | Bellville | South Africa |
| Operation Hunger | Johannesburg | South Africa |
| The Gender Advocacy Programme | Cape Town | South Africa |
| Amas de Hogar "La Amistad" | Barbate Cadiz | Spain |
| Amigos de la Fundacion Hispana de Osteoporosis y Enfermedades Metabolicas Oseas | Madrid | Spain |
| Arnasatu | Bilbao | Spain |
| Arte y Cultura Para La Mujer | Barcelona | Spain |
| Asociacion para la Cooperacion con el Sur –Las Segovias | Madrid | Spain |
| Asociacion "Clara Campoamor" | Bilbao | Spain |
| Asociacion de Mujeres "La Ladera" | Cadiz | Spain |
| Asociacion de Mujeres de la A. Cervan | Granada | Spain |
| Asociacion de Mujeres Progresistas "Victoria Kent" | Algeciras | Spain |
| Asociacion de Mujeres y Familias del Ambito Rural | Madrid | Spain |
| Asociacion Mujeres Progresistas "Mariana Pineda" | Cordoba | Spain |
| Associacio Dones no Estandards | Barcelona | Spain |
| Associacio Catalana de Llevadores | Barcelona | Spain |
| Associacio Catalana de Puntaires | Barcelona | Spain |
| Collectiv de Dones Sant Narus | Girona | Spain |
| Comision para la Investigacion de Malos Tratos a Mujeres | Madrid | Spain |
| Confederacion Sindical de Comisiones Obreras | Madrid | Spain |
| Conseil Comarcal de Dones del Pla d'Urgeli | Barbens | Spain |
| Consejo de las Mujeres de Barcelona | Barcelona | Spain |
| Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain |
| Dones per Europa | Barcelona | Spain |
| Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain |
| Federacio de Dones del Baix Camp | Reux | Spain |
| Forum de Politica Feminista | Madrid | Spain |
| Fundacion CIM-MED | Valencia | Spain |
| Fundacion Formacion y Empleo "Miguel Escalera | Madrid | Spain |
| Fundacion Mujeres | Madrid | Spain |
| Grup Dones Torredembarra | Torredembarra | Spain |
| Instituto Andaluz de la Mujer | Granada | Spain |
| Instituto Asturiano de la Mujer | Oviedo | Spain |
| Joventut Nationalista de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain |
| Mujeres Jovenes | Madrid | Spain |
| Mujeres Vecinales del Estado Espanol | Madrid | Spain |
| Red Europea de Mujeres Periodistas | Barcelona | Spain |
| Spanish Committee for UNICEF | Madrid | Spain |
| Unio de Dones de Unio Democratica de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain |
| Union General de Trabajadores | Madrid | Spain |
| Union de Asociaciones Familiares | Madrid | Spain |
| Sri Lanka Women’s NGO Forum | Colombo | Sri Lanka |
| The Socialdemocratic Women in Sweden | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Le Conseil Suisse des Activites de Jeunesse | Bern | Switzerland |
| Federation of Business and Professional Women Associations of Thailand | Bangkok | Thailand |
| Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women | Bangkok | Thailand |
| Thai Women Watch | Bangkok | Thailand |
| Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women | Skopje | The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Union of Women's Organizations of Macedonia | Skopie | The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| ANAKULTUR | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Kader | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Soroptimist Union of Turkey Istanbul Club | Istanbul | Turkey |
| The Flying Broom /Ukan Supurge | Ankara | Turkey |
| The Marmara Group Strategic and Social Researches Foundation | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Turkish Women Union | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Women for Women's Human Rights - New Ways | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Council of Economic Empowerment of women | Kampala | Uganda |
| Disabled Women Network and Resource Organisation in Uganda | Kampala | Uganda |
| Forum for Women in Democracy | Kampala | Uganda |
| Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda | Kampala | Uganda |
| National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda | Kampala | Uganda |
| Empowering Widows in Development | London | UK |
| Human Rights Centre | Colchester | UK |
| Institute of Education University of London | London | UK |
| Local Government International Bureau | London | UK |
| National Board of Catholic Women | Coventry | UK |
| The African Families Foundation | London | UK |
| International Renaissance Foundation | Kviv | Ukraine |
| Woman Health and Family Planning | Kiev | Ukraine |
| Mujer y Salud en Uruguay | Montevideo | Uruguay |
| African Women's Alliance | New York | USA |
| Alternative-Women in Development | New York | USA |
| American Jewish Congress | New York | USA |
| Center for Ethical Leadership | Seattle | USA |
| Communications Consortium Media Center | Washington, DC | USA |
| Family Action Council International | Charloville | USA |
| Global Helping to Advance Women and Children | Phoenix | USA |
| Heinrich Boll Foundation | Washington, DC | USA |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | Washington, DC | USA |
| International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights | San Francisco | USA |
| International Self-reliance Agency for Women | Minneapolis | USA |
| Jamaican Self-help Organization | Peterborough | USA |
| John Hopkins University-Center for Communications Programs | Batimore | USA |
| Lawyers without Borders | Connecticut | USA |
| Los Ninos | California | USA |
| Microcredit Summit Campaign | Washington DC | USA |
| National League of Cities | Washington, DC | USA |
| National Network for Immigrant and Refuge Rights | Oakland | USA |
| National Women’s Conference | Washington, DC | USA |
| Northwest Women’s Institute | Washington, DC | USA |
| Public Leadership Education Network | Washington, DC | USA |
| Refugee Women’s Network, Inc | Decatur | USA |
| Religion Counts | Washington, DC | USA |
| Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey | New Jersey | USA |
| Soroptimist International of the Americas | Philadelphia | USA |
| Sun Fountain Productions, Inc. | San Francisco | USA |
| The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. | New York | USA |
| U.S. Women Connect | Washington, DC | USA |
| Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | USA |
| Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program | Washington, DC | USA |
| Women's Health in Women's Hands | Toronto | USA |
| Women's Institute for Leadership Development | California | USA |
| Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice | New York | USA |
| World Learning | Washington, DC | USA |
| Worldspace Foundation | Washington D.C | USA |
| Youth Advocate Programe International | Washington, DC | USA |
| Crisis Center "Sabr" | Samarkand | Uzbekistan |
| Women's Committee of Uzbekistan | Tachkent | Uzbekistan |
| Association of Business Women | Belgrade | Yugoslavia |
| Southern Africa Research and Documentation Centre | Harare | Zimbabwe |