Further to the opportunity provided by NGLS to gather NGO comments and observations on the Secretary-General's Report "In Larger Freedom: towards freedom, security and human rights for all" (A/59/2005) - (fra - spa), NGLS received an important number of submissions from the members of the NGO community. We read and digested the content of the submissions, and produced an overview report in time for the 23-24 June General Assembly Hearings with Civil Society.

Download The NGLS Overview Report (PDF file, 752Kb) - (Word version, 292Kb)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in these comments/materials are those of the respective authors. They do not represent those of the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service, or any other part of the United Nations System. The designations used do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsover on the part of NGLS or any part of the United Nations system concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers.

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• Citizens' Movement for Environmental Justice
• Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
• African Movement of Working CHildren and Youth to the CSOs
• The Forum for Development, Culture and Dialogue

The following report is of a meeting held on 10 June 2005 in Geneva, organized by NGLS and co-sponsored by UBUNTU, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the World Confederation of Labour, and CONGO, to discuss the issues at stake in the Secretary-General's report to the Millennium Summit+5, and at the Summit itself in September. Download the Report:
(Part 1 - Part 2)

"We Will Spare No Effort", A Civil Society Call to Action for the Five Year Review of the UN Millennium Summit and the Millennium Development Goals. A joint initiative of CONGO and the NGO/DPI Executive Committee.

Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly
with NGOs, civil society organizations and the private sector.
New York, 23-24 June 2005. more