Recent international events, particularly those sponsored by the United Nations, have increasingly had 'alternate forums' organized for and by NGOs, with many of them integrated within the main events themselves. "NGO Wise Words" links users to various such conferences and events, highlighting their growing influence in international policy and programme making.

Documents and papers on NGOs

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Millenium Development Goals

Wise Words:

• NGOs at WSSD (Johannesburg 2002)
• The Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
• UNEP et al: Negotiating and Implementing MEAs: A Manual for NGOs

• NGOs at the Rio Conference -
  • NGOs in the Agenda 21
  • Rio Framework treaty on NGO Global Decision Making
  • Agenda 21 and the "Alternative Agenda"
  • Agenda 21: Chapter 27 on "Strengthening the Roles of NGOs"
  • Electronic Global Networking and the NGO Movement
  • INforSE: International Network for Sustainable Energy
  • NGONet UNCED Resources
  • Ro+5: NGO Networks
• NGOs at the Conference on Women in Beijing
  • The NGO Forum at Beijing
  • The NGO Beijing Declaration
  • The NGO Connection [UNDP]
  • Beijing: Reflections on the NGO Forum
• NGOs at Habitat II
  • A Guide for NGOs and CBOs to Habitat II
  • International NGO Facilitation Group
  • Istanbul NGO Declaration
  • Declaration of African NGOs
  • Australian NGO Secretariat for Habitat II
  • NGO Composite Suggestions to the Habitat Agenda
  • Review of Arrangements for Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations
• NGOs at other International Meetings
  • Key Issues for NGO Review - Ad Hoc NGO Committee - 1995
  • The Seattle WTO Meeting: The non-governmental order - Will NGOs democratise, or merely disrupt, global governance? - 1999
  • The International Year of Volunteers - 2001