CARMELITE NGO STRUCTURE


COORDINATING TEAM  |  REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEES  | AFFILIATION TO THE UN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
INTENT TO SEEK ECOSOC STATUS
 
Coordinating Team

Jane Remson, O. Carm.
 Main Representative

Annah Theresa Nyadombo, HOLMC
 Affiliated Congregations and Institutes

Joseph Chalmers, O. Carm.
 Representative for the Carmelite General Council

Míceál O’Neill, O. Carm.
 Spirituality Reflection Team

Gilbert Sabado, O. Carm.
 International Commission for Justice, Peace
& the Integrity of Creation

William J. Harry, O. Carm.
Communications
 

  

Regional Representatives

Hariawan Adji, O. Carm.
 Asian Region

Helen Aricaya Ojario, O. Carm.
 North American Region

Norbert Fokisa, O. Carm.
 African Region

Anna Marie Reverand, O. Carm.
 Central America and the Caribbean Region

Arie Kuil, O. Carm.
 European Union Region

 

Committees

North America Climate Change Project
      Blaise Fernando, O. Carm.  (Coordinator)

Child Soldiers
      Chelo Dhebbi, O. Carm.  (Coordinator)

Spirituality Reflection Team
     Miceal O'Neill, O. Carm.  (Coordinator)
     Barbara Breaud, O. Carm.
     Camille Anne Campbell, O. Carm.
     Alexander Vella, O. Carm.
     Craig Morrison, O. Carm.
     Dionysius Kosasih, O. Carm.
     Bartholomew de Rouen, O. Carm.
     Kees Waaijman, O. Carm.
     Christopher O'Donnell, O. Carm.
 
The Carmelite NGO was affiliated in December 2001 to the United Nations Department of Public Information. As such it is responsible for:
  • The NGO must support and respect the principles of the Charter of the UN and have a clear mission statement that is consistent with those principles;
  • The NGO must be recognized nationally or internationally;
  • The NGO should operate solely on a non-for-profit basis and have tax-exempt status;
  • The NGO must have the commitment and the means to conduct effective information programs, with its constituents and to a broader audience (about UN activities);
  • The NGO should have an established record of continuity of work for a minimum of three years and should show promise of sustained activity in the future;
  • The NGO should have a satisfactory record of collaboration with UN Information Centers/Services or other parts of the UN System prior to association;
  • The NGO should provide an audited annual financial statement, conducted by a qualified, independent accountant;
  • The NGO should have statutes/by-laws providing for a transparent process of making decisions, elections of officers and members of the Board of Directors.

(from the UN NGO website)
UPDATE:
 Carmelite NGO Tells UN It Intends to Request ECOSOC Status

   The Carmelite NGO submitted a “letter of intent” to apply for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) on February 14, 2007. In her letter, Sr. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, President of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, outlined the participation of members since becoming an NGO affiliated with the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) in December of 2001.
   The exact responsibilities of an NGO with ECOSOC status are detailed in ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. Such status provides more opportunity for involvement in discussion of issues and policy within the ECOSOC framework than is allowed for at the DPI status level.

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