Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultatvive Status with the UN Economic and Social Council Records 1948-1985.

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Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultatvive Status with the UN Economic and Social Council Records 1948-1985.

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This collection contains correspondence, conference notes, studies, memoranda, documents, and related materials pertaining to the organization and operations of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations.

13 linear ft (ca. 14,000 items in 28 boxes).

eng,

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED The Non-governmental Organizations are related to the United Nations through the Economic and Social Council of the General Secretariat, either in terms of administrative/financial support given by the U.N. and/or their potential use in the U.N.. NGOs usually run complementary conferences along with the U.N. on pertinent subjects, and also present declarations or reports at the U.N. conferences. From the guide to the Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in C...

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...