United Nations Department of Public Information

The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) helps non-governmental organizations gain access to and disseminate information about United Nations issues so the public can better understand the aims and objectives of the organizations. It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group with its Regional Commissions (ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA), rotating annually.^[1]

Membership as NGO

Any recognized national or international organization can apply if it meets certain minimal criteria.^[2]

See also

• Aarhus Convention
• Declaration of Rio (principle no. 10)
• Participation (decision making)

External links

• UNDPI.org [1] Created by the NGO's, not the UN.

References

1. ^ http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=13
2. ^ UN DPI site, Membership criteria