This presentation:

was given at:• RC Batroun on 31 November 2006 with the

participation of 40 Rotarians from 8 Lebanese Clubs and guests.

• Lebanon Awareness Seminar on 11 November 2006 with the participation of 69 Lebanese Rotarians from 21 Clubs, Rotarians from Egypt and Cyprus.

• RC Zgharta-Zawié on 18 November 2006 for 15 attendees.

You have to be proud that…

Lebanon was one of the UN charter’s countries.

Rotary International is a worldwide NGO’s leader.

Rotary in Lebanon is at the top list of effective NGO’s.

But… why and how to ACT by leading the way!

To be only proud … is not enough!

RI & International Organizations.Role of the RI Representative

to UN-ESCWA.

RI Representative to UNESCWA 2006-2007Michel P. Jazzar

RC Zgharta-Zawié [Lebanon - RI D. 2450]

RC Tripoli – 6 February 2007

Public Relationscommunication

Information

This presentation is divided into 5 parts:

1st part: RI & International Organizations

2nd part: RI & UN [ECOSOC]

3rd part: The ESCWA

4th part: R.I Representative’s ESCWA Mission

5th part: Rotary & ESCWA Session

RIO

Non-UN UN

ESCWA

RI Rep to ESCWA

Session at ESCWA

1st part: RI & International Organizations

Rotary International

appoints 17 main representatives to: • United Nations (New York Office)

• United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)

• United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)

• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

and Francophonie

• UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

• UN World Food Programme (WFP)

• United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

African Union (AU)

World Bank

Organization of American States (OAS)

Council of Europe (CoE)

Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)

+ 8 Alternates

Non UN OrganizationsWorld Bank

Council of Europe

L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie

African Union

Organization of American States

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Education Health Environment

Human rights

RI and Arab World Organizations

League of Arab States. العربية الجامعةThe Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Role of Rotarians: Club/District/Zone/International ranks. [Rotary & Non-Rotary levels]

Role of the RI Representative to UN-ESCWA & 13 States members.

Role of the District Governor.

Role of the Rotary Clubs.

Role of the RI and TRF Senior Officers.

2nd part: R.I and U.N

R.I & U.N

• Rotary International's relationship with the United Nations dates back to 1945, when 49 Rotarians were members of the 29 delegations to the UN Charter Conference in San Francisco, California, USA.

• During the UN's first decade, Rotary actively participated in UN sessions by sending observers to major meetings and promoting the United Nations in Rotary publications.

In 1945

49 Rotary members served in 29

delegations to the United Nations

Charter Conference.

R.I & UNESCO

• Rotary also has a special historical relationship with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

• In fact, it was a 1942 London Rotary conference on international cultural and educational exchanges that provided a key impetus to establish UNESCO.

In 1942, British Rotarians

convened a conference to plan a world at peace. Attended by ministers of education and observers from around the world, and chaired by Past RI President Sydney W. Pascall, the conference led to the establishment of UNESCO in 1946.

Rotary, UNICEF & WHO

• Are the spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.   The Initiative is the world’s largest ever public health endeavor, and has slashed polio cases by more than 99 per cent since its launch in 1988. 

• With only FOUR countries yet to stop the virus, polio is tantalizingly close to becoming the first disease of the 21st century to be eradicated.

• Rotarians around the world have also donated over $500 million to polio eradication and advocated with governments to give more.  Never before have individuals and the influence of the private sector played such a core role in a global public health effort.

Rotary and UNICEF, along with the World Health Organization

األستثمار في التنميةخطة عملية لتحقيق الغايات االءنمائية لأللفية

1990-2015

Investir dans le développementRéaliser l’objectif du millénaire

pour le développement 1990-2015

The Millennium Development Goals

By the year 2015,

all the 191 UN Member State pledged to meet these goals.

R.I and the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs]

R.I & Millennium Development Goals

By the year 2015, all the 191 UN Member State pledged to meet these goals.

• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger• Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education• Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women• Goal 4: Reduce child mortality• Goal 5: Improve maternal health• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases• Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability• Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/index.htm

R.I & ECOSOC

• In addition, Rotary has maintained relations with the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) — a principle organ of the United Nations that oversees many specialized UN agencies, commissions, and other bodies — since ECOSOC’s founding in 1945.

• Rotary currently holds the highest consultative status offered to a nongovernmental organization (NGO) by ECOSOC.

Consultative Status with ECOSOC

• The first avenue by which non-governmental organizations took a role in formal UN deliberations was through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

• 41 NGOs were granted consultative status by the council in 1946.

• By 1992 more that 700 NGOs had attained consultative status.• The number has been steadily increasing ever since to 2,719

organizations today.

• Consultative status is granted by ECOSOC upon recommendation of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, which is comprised of 19 Member States.

Who is Eligible for Consultative Status?

• NGO must have been in existence for at least two years,• must have an established headquarters, • a democratically adopted constitution, • authority to speak for its members, • a representative structure, • appropriate mechanisms of accountability and democratic

and transparent decision-making processes. • The basic resources of the organization must be derived in

the main part from contributions of the national affiliates or other components or from individual members.

Organizations established by governments or intergovernmental agreements are not considered NGOs.

How to obtain Consultative Status with ECOSOC

• An organization must submit a letter • An application and questionnaire is then completed by the NGO

applying for status.• Invitation to send no more than two representatives to be present

during the session.• The Committee meets twice a year to decide which NGOs applying

for consultative status it will recommend to the ECOSOC Council.• The Committee recommendations are published in a report and

submitted to the next ECOSOC meeting for final approval.• NGOs must submit to the Committee on NGOs, every fourth year,

a brief report of their activities, in particular regarding their contribution to the work of the United Nations (Quadrennial Report).

There are three categories of status

• General consultative status is reserved for large international NGOs whose area of work covers most of the issues on the agenda of ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies. [Rotary International].

• Special consultative status is granted to NGOs which have a special competence in, and are concerned specifically with, only a few of the fields of activity covered by the ECOSOC.

• Organizations that apply for consultative status but do not fit in any of the other categories are usually included in the Roster. These NGOs tend to have a rather narrow and/or technical focus

For Rotary International:

ECOSOC General Consultative Status since 1993.

ECOSOC Resolution 1996/31   -   49th plenary meeting    -   25 July 1996

Consultative Relationship between the United Nations & NGOs

[…] Recalling also its resolution 1993/80 of 30 July 1993, in which it requested a general review of arrangements for consultation with NGOs […]

Quadrennial Reports

Non-governmental organizations in General and Special consultative status with ECOSOC must submit to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, every fourth year, a brief report of their activities, in particular regarding their contribution to the work of the United Nations.

Strategic Framework 2008-2009

Briefing by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commissionfor Africa (ECA) to Member States of the Commission on ECA’s

Strategic Framework 2008-2009Monday, 21 August 2006, from 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

Briefing by the Economic Commission for Latin America and theCaribbean (ECLAC) to Member States of the Commission on

ECLAC’s Strategic Framework 2008-2009Monday, 21 August 2006, from 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 8.

Briefing by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific (ESCAP) to Member States of the Commission on ESCAP’s

Strategic Framework 2008-2009Tuesday, 22 August 2006, from 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 1.

Briefing by the Economic and Social Commission for WesternAsia (ESCWA) to Members of the Arab Group on ESCWA’s

Strategic Framework 2008-2009Wednesday, 23 August 2006, from 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 6.

Débats ~ ECOSOC

1. Reprenant aujourd’hui l’examen des nouvelles demandes d’admission au statut consultatif auprès du Conseil économique et social (ECOSOC)*, le Comité chargé des organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) a recommandé l’octroi du statut consultatif spécial aux organisations…

2. Poursuivant l’examen des rapports quadriennaux soumis par les organisations dotées du statut consultatif spécial ou général auprès du Conseil économique et social (ECOSOC), le Comité chargé des ONG a pris note aujourd’hui des rapports des 15 ONG suivantes: […] RI […].

Débats ~ ECOSOC

3. Le Comité a décidé, au terme d’un long débat, de reporter l’examen du rapport quadriennal de «Human Rights Watch», soucieux de répondre aux préoccupations de certaines délégations. En effet, les représentants de l’Iran, de la Chine, de Cuba, du Zimbabwe, du Soudan et de l’Inde, tout en reconnaissant le travail remarquable en faveur des droits de l’homme réalisé par cette ONG, lui ont reproché parfois de manquer d’objectivité. Ils ont donc souhaité des informations sur les critères que cette ONG utilise pour choisir et sélectionner ses représentants, la nature de ses travaux ainsi que leur localisation.

4. Le Comité a décidé de reporter l’examen de la demande d ’admission au statut consultatif de l’ONG «Anti-violence Center» à la demande du Pakistan qui a souhaité des informations complémentaires.

* ECOSOC: Conseil économique et social

- cont.

Communiqué de presse - ONG/496 - Comité chargé des ONG - 4ème et 5ème séances matin et après-midi - 07/05/2003

Through ECOSOC

Relations with all UN Countries’ members:

Rotary & non-Rotary countriesConsultative status is granted by ECOSOC upon recommendation of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, which is comprised of 19 Member States.

November 2006 RI Board Meeting

Reports from 16 committees and recorded 105 decisions.

To help strengthen Rotary club and district health and hunger service opportunities, the Board agreed to pursue a cooperative relationship with World Food Programme (WFP), the food aid branch of the United Nations, and requested the general secretary to develop a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] to define the cooperative relationship between the two organizations, for review by the Board at its February 2007 meeting.

The Board also agreed to a cooperative Memorandum of Understanding with USAID.

How is define the cooperative relationship between RI & International organizations?

Promoting Rotary's cooperative relationships

Rotary's Representative

Network

Rotary & the United Nations

meetings

RI Representative’s

Resources

Relations between R.I

Representatives

RIP & Board

S.GStaff - ERD

1- Rotary's Representative Network

Rotary currently maintains and furthers its relationship with a number of UN bodies, programs, commissions, and agencies through Rotary's Representative Network.

Promoting Rotary's cooperative relationships

Rotary International's Public and External Relations Department was developed to help maintain and improve the collaboration that has fueled world-changing programs like PolioPlus. External Relations focuses on extending Rotary's outreach to the international community by:

• Supporting Rotary's Representative Network with the United Nations and other organizations

• Promoting Rotary programs and activities by organizing keynote speeches, panel presentations, and exhibits at major international events

• Educating the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) about community-level cooperative relationship opportunities with Rotary.

Role of the RI Representatives

Rotary International appoints representatives each year to increase awareness and recognition of Rotary's programs, policies, and activities within the international community. Representatives meet regularly with officers and staff from international organizations to:

• Discuss parallel concerns and potential areas for cooperation.

• Inform organizations about Rotary programs.

• Gather information about organizational. developments and opportunities for local-level cooperation.

2- RI Representative’s Resources:

1- RI President

2- RI General Secretary

3- RI UN-Liaison Staff

4- RI's Public and External Relations Department

3- Relations between R.I Representatives

Share the bi-annual meeting at RI headquarters.Connected to the Rotary Group’s email. Exchange of information and experience.

Give advices and suggestions.Are valuable resource at the UN or NGO.

on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:33 AMQ: Who are the nominees for WHO’s director other then Bernard Kouchner?

on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:53 PM

A: Mrs. Margaret Chan (China, vice-general director) is appointed by the Executive  Committee WHO as new General Director (trice) . The General Assembly will ratify the choice next Thursday the 9 November.Best regardsGilbert Coutau – RI Rep Geneva

Information given on the spot …

4- Rotary & UN meetings

Today, Rotary maintains close relationships with

many UN agencies. RI’s representatives to the UN in New

York host an annual Rotary Day at the United Nations to

celebrate this partnership for peace.

Rotary Day at the United Nations 2006 • Rotary members and their guests were invited to attend Rotary Day at the United

Nations 4 November in New York.• The theme is “The Unfinished Business of Rotary” and will involve presentations and

panel discussions addressing key humanitarian issues.

PDG Brad Jenkins, RI Representative to the United Nations in New York

Speakers include United Nations officials, representatives from key non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and Rotary International leaders.

The event is sponsored each year by the RI Representatives to the United Nations in New York.

For the third year running, there will be a separate youth program for students of high-school age.

Discussion topics include hunger, water, health, and literacy.

“INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS”

“DIALOGUES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS”

ILO – Geneva

20 & 21 November 2006

Gilbert Coutau – RI Representative to UN-Geneva

I read the document of Ambassadors Lovald and Jenie with interest. It holds very interesting information.But I was not able to find a concrete definition of the NGO that the UNO wanted to recognize as negociator, nor the necessary principles for this recognition. In my opinion, as I said it during our meeting in Evanston, such as a definition as well as principles are necessary to organize a profitable representation of the NGO in the UNO debates. These principles could be :1. representativeness2. independence3. transparency (statuts, management organs, financing)4. competence.

21 November, 2006 forum on

General Assembly and NGO Relations

The Office of the President of the 61st Session of the General Assembly and the United Nations Foundation are convening this forum to provide an opportunity for an informal dialogue between Member States and nongovernmental organizations on the future of the relationship between nongovernmental organizations and the General Assembly.

In the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document, World leaders welcomed the positive contributions of local authorities, the private sector and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to the work of the United Nations and encouraged the continued dialogue between these actors and Member States.

Nations Unies Communiqué de Presse - AG/770

- 3- AG/770 9 juin 1998 http://www.unodc.org/adhoc/gass/ag770.htm

LA COMMISSION ADOPTE SON PROJET DE RAPPORT ET ACHEVE SES TRAVAUX

19980609

La Commission spéciale plénière de la XXème session extraordinaire a achevé ce matin ses travaux entamés hier, sous la Présidence de M. Alvaro Mendosa e Moura (Portugal).

-- Drogue --• Le représentant du Rotary international, parlant aussi au nom du Lion's international,

a déclaré que les lois édictées par les gouvernements ne peuvent pas, à elles seules, éliminer les menaces sociales que fait peser l'abus de drogues. L'amélioration de la condition économique et sociale est le seul moyen par lequel on peut sortir les toxicomanes de leur détresse. En 1992, le Conseil des clubs de Rotary a adopté un Plan-programme pour fournir des alternatives aux jeunes et coopérer avec les programmes de l'ONU en vue de prévenir les abus de substances. Plus de 9000 clubs du Rotary sont aujourd'hui parties prenantes à ces programmes qui traitent aussi de la lutte contre la poliomyélite. L'expérience acquise dans la lutte contre la polio peut en effet être utile dans les initiatives de lutte contre les drogues.

Official meetingsThursday, 17 August 2006 [No. 2006/158]

Journal of the United Nations

Programme of meetings and agenda

3rd part: The UN-ESCWAاألجتماعية و األقتصادية اللجنة

اسيا لغرب

UN-ESCWA’s establishment• The Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA) was

established by Economic and Social Council resolution 1818 (LV) of 9 August 1973

• In 1985, the Commission was redesignated the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

• ESCWA is a part of the Secretariat of the United Nations and is one of the five regional commissions:the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE),

the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),

the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) • The administrative budget of ESCWA is funded from the financial resources of the

United Nations, the major portion of which comes from the contributions of member States. Additional financial resources from outside the regular budget, which are used to implement specific projects in accordance with agreements reached with governmental and non-governmental donors.

ESCWA: 13 Countries

RI District 2450: 5 countries out of 13

ESCWA Countries

• Bahrain• Egypt• Iraq• Syria• Yemen• Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait• Lebanon• Oman• Palestine• UAE• Jordan• Qatar

Underlined are countries belong to RI District 2450

Functions and organization

The secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia:(a) Promotes economic and social development through regional andsubregional cooperation and integration;(b) Serves as the main economic and social development forum within theUnited Nations system for the ESCWA region;(c) Supports the development by its member States of norms and standardsthat facilitate economic relations and integration within the region and into theworld economy;(d) Undertakes research and analysis and promotes policy measures for theeconomic and social development of member States;(e) Gathers and disseminates information and data relating to the economicand social development of the region;(f) Organizes conferences and intergovernmental and expert group meetingsand sponsors training workshops, symposia and seminars;

Functions and organization – cont.

(g) Formulates and promotes development assistance activities and projects commensurate with the needs and priorities of the region, acts as an executing agency for relevant operational projects and provides technical advisory services and project-specific consultations to Governments, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations;

(h) Coordinates ESCWA activities with those of the major departments/

offices of the United Nations at Headquarters, as well as specialized agencies and intergovernmental organizations, such as the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, with a view to ensuring maximum complementarity and synergy;

(i) Provides substantive and secretariat services and documentation for ESCWA and its subsidiary bodies.

ESCWA Divisions

1. Statistics Coordination Unit2. Globalization and Regional Integration Division3. Information and Communication Technology

Division4. Sustainable Development and Productivity

Division5. Economic Analysis Division6. Social Development Division7. Programme Planning and Technical

Cooperation Division

ESCWA agreements - Cooperation with the ESCWA members is effected

through several mechanisms, among them general bilateral agreements such as:

-memorandums of understanding [MOU] -and letters of agreement, - specific agreements for funding or the joint

execution of projects and other activities in support of programmed activities, supplementary funding and substantive support for programmed activities to facilitate expansion in scope and coverage, joint position papers, joint task forces, joint units and inter-agency coordination.

ESCWA Organizational chart

Go to www.escwa.org.lb

Executive Secretary - Ms. Mervat M. Tallawy

On 22 November 2000, Ms. Mervat M. Tallawy, of Egypt, was appointed by past UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as ESCWA Executive Secretary at the level of Under Secretary-General.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Tallawy was Secretary-General of the National Council for Women in Egypt. She served as Minister for Insurance and Social Affairs of Egypt (1997-1999) after a long and distinguished career in foreign affairs and public service.

4th part: R.I Representative UNESCWA Mission

Look global…

Countries needs

Local communities

benefits

Reach local…

Role of the RI Representative? Rotary International appoints representatives each year to

increase awareness and recognition of Rotary's programs, policies, and activities within the international community. Representatives meet regularly with officers and staff from international organizations to:

• Discuss parallel concerns and potential areas for cooperation.

• Inform organizations about Rotary programs. • Gather information about organizational.

developments and opportunities for local-level cooperation.

RI representatives to ESCWA

Year 2004-2006: PDG Tawfiq Kawar [RC Amman – Jordan]

- Participation to Seminars & Meetings at ESCWA.- “Rotary and UN Day” – Lecture on 26 November

2004 [organized by the RLI Lebanon Division].

Year 2006-…: PAG Michel P. Jazzar [RC Zgharta-Zawié - Lebanon]

M = V+G+S

Mission = Vision + Goals + Strategy

Try this equation

RI Representative UN-ESCWA 2006-2007

Mission

Work to enhance Rotary’s visibility within the

international community.

RI Representative UN-ESCWA 2006-2007

Vision

Strengthen relations between RI, District 2450, Rotary Clubs, Rotarians

and ESCWA.

RI Representative UN-ESCWA 2006-2007

Goals

Rotary Clubs LevelDistrict level

International level

RI Representative UN-ESCWA 2006-2007

Strategy [Puzzle]

Goals cannot be implemented without the collaboration of:

- Teamwork [advisors],- RI & TRF senior officers,- Rotary District officers,- ICCs & Rotary Fellowships - Rotary officers on clubs’ level.

What it’s implemented till now?

Personal web page on RI & ESCWA

http://riescwa.hautetfort.com

Direct link to ESCWA on the RI website

http://www.rotary.org/aboutrotary/other_orgs/network.html

Subscription to “ The Rotarian”

A monthly issue of “The Rotarian” magazine is sent , starting November

2006, to the ESCWA Executive Officer .

Visit to the Executive Secretary

5 October 2006

Dr/Ms Mervat Tellawy

Approval for the 9 points of my mission statement

RI Representatives’ meeting at Evanston 17-18 October 2006

Approval to be the Convener of the

Rotary-ESCWA Peace Session

What’s next ?“Peace building”

• Year: 2007 • Venue: UN-House – ESCWA –Beirut• Program: Two panels• Eminent lecturers. • Participation: opened to District 2450 countries

And… through ESCWA

• Relations with countries representatives from District 2450 and

Non Rotary countries.• Image of Rotary.

• Access to all communities in needs.

What Clubs can do with ESCWA?

• Yearly session for common interests: “Rotary-ESCWA Session” – 2007: Peace building.

• Exchange of information.• Internet communication: Websites links.• Resources: human, surveys… • Inviting ESCWA’s staff as lecturers : Clubs, District

Conference, Zone Institute, International Convention.• Vocational projects: Micro Credits [Revolving Loan Funds].• Community projects: Poverty alleviation, Women concerns,

information technology [IT]…• International projects: Sending staff member to participate

in a short-term conflict resolution studies program and implement Matching Grants.