ZONTA INTERNATIONAL - NGOs and Cooperation with UN Barbara Devin ZC Fünf Seen Land D 14 UN...

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL - NGOs and Cooperation with UN

Barbara DevinZC Fünf Seen Land

D 14 UN Committee Chair [email protected]

D14 UN Committee 2014-2016

mailto:[email protected]

Why should Zontians be interested in UN?

• UN Charter and Universal Declaration Of Human Rights 1948: Article 1, Article 2... comply with Objectives of Zonta International

• Zonta International Bylaws Article II: all four objects – to improve the status of women, to promote justice , to foster ethical standards - can be sustainably fulfilled with cooperation with UN.

• ZI one of the most important international NGOs, who supports the target group women and girls worldwide and one of the very few NGOs that provides financial support to the UN!


Why should Zontians be interested in UN?... in addition

• ZI highly accepted and respected by UN since foundation in 1946• ZI focus on women and girls worldwide who are in the footlight of UN goals and

projects • ZI knows what women need, feel, miss – the UN is dependant on advice and

support of such expert NGOs!• ZI width and depth of professional competence qualifies to effective support and

help ADVOCACY represents ZI key competence ADVOCACY is the name of the game!


NGO – Definition

• Independant – from governments• Voluntary organisation• Non profit – Organisation

• Engagement, care, dedication ADVOCACY• Expertise and competence• Decisive in order to anchor unswervingly the Human Rights

• Definition according to Worldbank: Operational - Advocacy


UNITED NATIONS

• Foundation 1945• Original 51 Member States• Actual 193• Goals Peace, Diplomacy, solution of social problem like hunger,

poverty, analphabetism, eradication of deadly diseases, support and protection of human rights


UNITED NATIONS UNStructure

Six main bodies(1) General Assembly (New York) with 193 Member States(2) Security Council (New York)

5 Veto Countries (standing) (USA, UK, F, Rus, Chin), + 10 States 2 ys. (3) General Secretariat (New York) (Ban Ki Mun)(4) ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) (New York)(5) Trusteeship Council (New York)(6) International Court of Justice (Den Haag)


ECOSOC

... Coordinates the independent Committees/organisation which co-operate with the UN – the UN System - u.a.:

- ILO - International Labor Organisation ZI- FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation- UNESCO - educational, scientific, cultural organisation ZI- WHO - World Health Organisation- IFC – International Finance- IMF – International Monetary Fund- UNICEF - UN International Children’s Emergency Fund - UNHCR – UN High Commission of Refugees - UNIDO – Industrial Development Organization ZIIn addition ZI• UNFPA UN Population Fund, UN Trust Fund


ECOSOC ...

..... Handles the Accreditation of NGOs at UN – the prerequisite for consultative status

Official acknowledgement by UN Invitation to cooperate with UN

... Responsible for more than on third of all projects of UN independent committees


ACCREDITATION of NGOs (ECOSOC)

Criteria for NGO •Independent of governmental influence•Voluntary•Non profit - Organisation

International – additional: •Financial resources from at least three different countries/nations•Activities in at least three different countries/nations•Democratic values•Physical headquarter with employees


CONSULTATIV STATUS

General Consultative StatusNGO active in most UN working areas and programmes of ECOSOC

Special Consultative StatusNGO with special Competences in several categories

RosterNGOs useful expertise and contribution for defines events/topics; not regularly


CONSULTATIVE STATUS ... (UN)

Total of accredited NGOs (2014) > 7600With consultative status 4045

Special Consultative Status 2.926Roster 977General Consultative Status 142 ZI


RECHTE UND PFLICHTEN General Special Roster

Importance and relevance for ECOSOC All areas Selected areas Limited

Consultative Status ECOSOC x x xParticipation at UN conferences X x xAppointment of UN Representatives X x xInvitation to UN International Conferences X x xSuggestions of topics for ECOSOC Agenda XDissemination of statements at ECOSOC Meetings

2000 words

500 words

Written contribution at ECOSOC meetings xDistribution of statements at meetings of ECOSOC Sub Organisations

2000 words

1500 words

Written contribution at meetings of sub organisations of ECOSOC x xDelivery of quarterly reports x x


ZONTA INTERNATIONAL – NGO - UN

OVERVIEW: ZI affinty as NGO with UN and different Unities/organisations, resp.

General Consultative Status with ECOSOCConsultative Status with ILO (International Labour Organisation)Affinity to Department of Public Information DPIMember of the conference of NGOs CoNGO with consultative relation to UN; ZI participates in numerous CoNGO Standing Committees in NY, Geneva and ViennaOperational Relations with UNESCO Paris

Accredited representative (on application) at the sessions of working groups of the Human Rights Committee according to general consultative status with ECOSOC Geneva

IN ADDITION: ZI with participatory Status with Council of Europe

http://www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalAdvocacy.aspx




Activities of Zonta International UN Committee

Zonta Representatives (no.) at European/USA UN locations

•Vienna (4): Trafficking (Palermo Protocol); Human Rights; UNIDO (sustainable development); Drugs (HIV); OECD

•Geneva (4): Human Rights Council and Status of Women, CEDAW, ECOSOC, ILO•New York (5): Trafficking, Human Rights, Post 2015, Migration, CSW, ECOSOC,

General Assembly, WEPs (needs Board approval for this collaboration with UN Women and the UN Global Compact), follow up with UN

Women, UNFPA, UNICEF re: MOUs•Paris (5): UNESCO


Activities of Zonta International UN Committee

• Participation (on application) an Committee conferences where ZI is accredited• Organisation of “Side Events” (parallel to plenary sessions) at the occasion of ZI

relevant conferences and UN- working groups• Regular report of ZU UN teams/members to chair of ZI UN Committee on

outcome of conferences, discussion forums at the relevant locations – read reports : www.zonta.org

• Preparation of statements, remarks to relevant topics concerning women see Beijing+20 and Platform of Action and SDGs 2030

• Creation of ZI information material ready for UN representatives• Regular contacts of /agreement with UN representatives within the ZI relevant

committees, contacts with the UN representatives of Member States via contact with their national embassies

• Leading functions of ZI representatives at UN locations Committee of NGO CoNGO


Millennium Development Goals 2015

To eradicate extreme poverty and hungerTo achieve universal primary educationTO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITYTo reduce child mortalityTo improve maternal healthTo combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseasesTo ensure environmental sustainabilityTo develop a global partnership for development


ZONTA INTERNATIONAL – consultative activitiesActual examples

Millennium Development Goals MDG 2000-2015

•Goal 3 (of 8) : To promote gender equality der Frauen

•Post 2015 Agenda – Activities and attendance at conference in New York in March2015

•ZI presented a statement at this New York Conference concerning equal treatment of men an women and prevention of violence of women via education


ZONTA INTERNATIONAL – consultative activitiesActual examples

Sustainable Development Goals SDG 2030

• Adoption at General Assembly in New York September 25, 2015• SDGs cover all countries – industrialized as well as developing countries• Goal 5 (of 17) : Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls • ... also goals 1 End poverty, 2 End hunger, 3 Health for all, 4 inclusive and

equitable quality education all, and 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all - realise that these five goals affect the great majority of women worldwide, therefore they fall under ZI mission as well!

• ZI presented together with like-wise minded NGOs critical remarks to the final draft of the SDGs http://www.zonta.org/ClubsLeadership/Tools/SustainableDevelopmentGoals.aspx


SDG 2030

1.End poverty in all its forms everywhere 2.End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 3.Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 4.Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 6.Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 7.Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 8.Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 10.Reduce inequality within and among countries 11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts* 14.Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 15.Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development


VICIOUS CIRCLE.... how the first goals 1-5 cause each other....

HEALT – POVERTY -– HUNGER - VIOLENCE

40 Mio. births per annum are not registered according to estimates of WHO; consequently serious lack of knowledge concerning the well being of mothers and children.This data gap renders improvement of women‘s health most difficult.The role of women in the areas of nursing and health care is greatly underestimated. In addition, women‘s work in particular in these areas is gravely underpaid.Consequently: The homes have not enough income leading to financial dependence and exploitation!


ZONTA INTERNATIONAL – PROJECTS with UN2014-2016

Elimination of Obstetric Fistula and Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality in Liberia UNFPA (UN Population Fund)

HIV-Free Generation Effective Prevention and Response to Gender Based Violence Rwanda UNICEF

Gender Responsive Schools to end violence against women and girls –– Vietnam UN Trust Fund (to end violence against women)

Delaying Early Marriage – Niger UNFPA Voices against Violence – prevention and discrimination of violence of women

and girls – in 12 countries –> UN Women (gender equality and the empowerment of women)


ZONTA INTERNATIONAL - UNITED NATIONENSActual practical example – Vienna and Geneva (selection)

Conference of several days UNODC - Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice CCPCJ in Vienna May 2015

• Attendance of plenary sessions UN representatives of Member States discuss measurements to prevent criminal activities

• Organisation of Side Event (parallel to plenary session) by ZI Vienna Team „Istanbul Convention“, key speaker: Karin Nordmeyer, ZI Council of Europe Committee

• Attendance at other Side Events• Reports on each attended topic/event – s. www.zonta.org

Conference of several days UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime UNODC Vienna October 2014 • Attendance of plenary sessions and different Side Events (parallel to plenary): Combat of transnational

illegal trafficking • Organisation of Side Event by ZI Vienna Team „Progress made in combatting trafficking in persons“ , Key Speaker: Helga Konrad Executive Director Anti-Trafficking-Institute Danube Region and Central Europe• Reports on each attended topic/event – s. www.zonta.org

Conference of several days NGO Forum – Beijing+20 and UN ECE Regional Review November in Geneva• Attendance of plenary sessions as well as of 12 “Round Table Discussions”• Presentation of ZIP Maria Jose Landeira Oestergaard• Reports on each attended topic/event – s. www.zonta.org


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Zonta International e-NewsletterSeptember 2015 | Issue No. 12

- Zonta International joins Girls Not Brides Partnership -> http://www.girlsnotbrides.org

As an organization empowering women through service and advocacy, Zonta International is proud to join the Girls Not Brides partnership to end child marriage and help girls realize their full potential.

- ZI Statement on women's rights and non-state terrorist groups The 2014-2016 Zonta International Board released a statement, calling for the United Nations and its Member States to commit to stopping violence against women in conflicts and to find effective short-term working methods to stop non-state terrorist groups. We encourage clubs to read statements from Zonta International and discuss them at the club level.

- Get to know the SDGs

http://www.zonta.org/ClubsLeadership/Tools/SustainableDevelopmentGoals.aspx

The "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" will be officially adopted by the General Assembly at the United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda in New York, 25-27 September 2015. Zonta International's focus is on Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Read more about Goal 5 and all the Sustainable Development Goals in the outcome document: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

While UN profits from ZI expertise and experience ZI profits from UN trustworthiness and thus gains VISIBILITY – the basis to accomplish Zonta Mission:

Empowering Women through Service and Advocacy worldwide


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