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How can non-governmental organizations be admitted to sessions?
Article 7, paragraph 6, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change provides for the
admission of non-governmental organizations to sessions of the Convention bodies as observers. New
applicant organizations are formally admitted by the Conference of the Parties following the
successful completion of the admission process.
Non-governmental organizations interested in being admitted to sessions of Convention bodies may
follow the links below for further information:
Which non-governmental organizations are already admitted as observers?
List of admitted
non-governmental organizations
How can representatives of non-governmental organizations attend sessions?
Only admitted non-governmental organizations may be represented at sessions of the Convention bodies.
Admitted non-governmental organizations are notified of the date and venue of sessions by the
secretariat. Following the procedures outlined in this notification, they should communicate the
names of their representatives, through the designated contact point of the organization, to the
secretariat. Any change in the designated contact point or the contact information of the
organization, should be communicated to the secretariat to enable a smooth registering of the names
of the representatives for sessions. (See contact information form above.) Upon registration at the
sessions, these representatives will be issued with a badge allowing access to the conference
facilities.
How can representatives of non-governmental organizations participate?
The participation of representatives of non-governmental organizations in the proceedings of meetings
and of open-ended contact groups is governed by rules 7 and 30 of the draft rules of procedure of the
Conference of the Parties being applied, contained in: FCCC/CP/1996/2, and by decision 18/CP.4.
FCCC/CP/1996/2
Decision
18/CP.4
Is there a code of conduct for non-governmental organizations at sessions?
The secretariat has prepared informal guidelines for participation of representatives of
non-governmental organizations at sessions which may be particularly useful for newly admitted
organizations. These guidelines reflect current practice and seek to encourage interaction between
non-governmental organizations and the secretariat during sessions, as well as intersessionally.
These guidelines may be accessed by following the link below:
 Guidelines for the participation of
representatives of non-governmental organizations at meetings of the bodies of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (29 kB) (version as of March 2004)
How do non-governmental organizations organize themselves?
Over time similar interest groups of admitted organizations have worked together to increase the
effectiveness of their participation. These loose groupings are known as constituencies. For more
information follow the link below:
Non-governmental organization observer constituencies English (8 kB) Español Français(version as of
April 2004)
Can non-governmental organizations participate in workshops?
Workshops are normally small and informal, with limited attendance. Participation is decided by the
chairs of the subsidiary bodies with the advice of the chair of the relevant workshop. The
constituency focal points play an important role in assisting the secretariat in defining demand for
attendance, circulating information, and communicating the names of qualified individuals, and
thereby promoting a balanced representation from admitted non-governmental organizations at
workshops. For more information on attendance at workshops follow the link below:
Constituencies and observer participation at workshops English (5 kB) Español Français (version as of
April 2004)
Can NGOs provide submissions?
The Subsidiary Body for Implementation, at its twentieth session, “agreed that requests for
submission of information and views could be extended to NGOs where appropriate and on the
understanding that such submissions would not be issued as official documents, in order not to expand
the volume of documentation, but would be made available on the secretariat web site.”
NGOs may provide submissions on any agenda item/topic where submissions from Parties have been
requested as notified to Parties following sessions. Submissions from NGOs should conform to
the following parameters:
- be submitted before the deadline;
- be submitted by admitted observer organizations through the organization’s designated
contact point to the secretariat;
- be concise and focused on the item;
- conform with the principles embodied in the “Guidelines for the participation of
representatives of non-governmental organizations at meetings of the bodies of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change”;
- be submitted in electronic versions only and with a printer-friendly format.
All submissions which conform to the parameters will be posted on the Convention web site under
Documentation as well as being linked from the NGO pages.
The assistance of the constituencies in channelling submissions to the secretariat would be
appreciated.
Follow the link below to view any NGO submissions.
NGO submissions
How can I contact the constituency focal points?
Constituency
focal points contact information (87 kB) (version as of March 2006)
Who should I contact at the secretariat for information on non-governmental
organizations?
Observer Organization Liaison Officer
Megumi Endo
Climate Change secretariat
P.O. Box 260 124
D 53153 Bonn, Germany
Tel. +49 228 815 1523
Fax. +49 228 815 1999
mendo@unfccc.int
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