The United Nations (UN) Grants Save Our Needy Special Consultative Status

Great news! Christmas came early for us here at Save Our Needy. The UN has granted Save Our Needy special consultative status with the Economic and Social Commission (ECOSOC).

According to the Founder and CEO of the organization, Marvella Odili, "This privilege gives us the opportunity to continue working to improve the living conditions of marginalized women, youth and children in Africa through education, empowerment and awareness-raising campaigns."

Other non-governmental and non-profit organizations granted special consultative status include:

African Trade Centre LTD/GTE (Nigeria);

Asian Marine Conservation Association(India);

Asociación Cubana de Limitados Físico-Motores (Cuba);

Association Debout femmes autochtones du Congo (Congo);

Association Mauritanienne pour la Promotion de la Famille (Mauritania);

Association des relais communautaires d’Oshwé (Democratic Republic of the Congo);

Association for Protection of Maternity, Infancy and Family João e Maria (Brazil);

Association mauritanienne pour la transparence et le développement(Mauritania);

Associação Brasileira dos Organizadores de Festivais de Folclore e Artes Populares (Brazil);

Associação de Jovens Engajamundo(Brazil);

Center for Development Support Initiatives (Nigeria);

Centre for Disaster Risk and Crisis Reduction (Nigeria);

Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change Research (Nigeria);

Centre for Policy Dialogue (Bangladesh);

Centre for Youth and Literacy Development (Ghana);

Centre for the Sustainable use of Natural and Social Resources (India);

Centre international de recherche - Action pour un développement durable (Togo);

Chia-Funkuin Foundation (Cameroon);

China Academy of Culture Limited (China);

China-Africa Business Council (China);

Farmers Development Organization(Pakistan);

Fundación América Solidaria Internacional(Chile);

Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente (Brazil);

Geo-Environmental Resource Association(Cameroon);  

Health In Action Limited (China);

Hope for Women (Maldives);

Horizon d'échange et de lutte contre la pauvreté (Senegal);

Irene Menakaya School Onitsha (Nigeria);

Leadership for Environment and Development – Pakistan (Pakistan);

Les oeuvres sociales pour les actions de développement (Democratic Republic of the Congo);

Lokmanya Sewa Sangh Parle (India);

Nagorik Uddyog (Bangladesh);

Namaa Association of Social Development(Jordan);

NoBox Transitions Foundation, Inc(Philippines);

Pakistan Council for Social Welfare and Human Rights (Pakistan);

PathFinders Limited (China);

Peace Foundation Pakistan (Pakistan);

Public Organization “Public Advocacy”(Ukraine);

Samaj Kalyanka Lagi Yuwa Nepal (Nepal);

Sense International, India (India);

Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurship Fundamentals Foundation (Nigeria);

Sociedad Cubana para la Promoción de las Fuentes Renovables de Energía y el Respeto Ambiental (Cubasolar) (Cuba).

Read more here:
https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/ecosoc6835.doc.htm