DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Human
Rights Council (AHRC-USA) is
gratified and truly honored to receive the United Nations- ECOSOC
Consultative Status approved in its session held on July 24, 2018. This recognition is
important to the work of AHRC. The Consultative Status will enable
AHRC to actively engage with the ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies.
This honor will advance the mission on human rights within the
nonprofit 501(C)(3) status of AHRC.
The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main
organs of the United Nations. The United Nations Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the
United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic, social,
and related work of 15 UN specialized agencies, their functional
commissions and five regional commissions. ECOSOC serves as the
central forum for discussing international economic and social
issues and formulating policy recommendations addressed to member
states and the United Nations system.
The United Nations ECOSOC consultative status granted to the
American Human Rights Council (AHRC) will enable AHRC to attend
international conferences and events, submit written and oral
testimony at the UN, organize side events at UN gatherings, and
allow access to all UN sites in the world.
"Congratulations to our friends at AHRC. This ECOSOC status at
the UN seeks to promote and protect human rights within the
UN framework by allowing AHRC to advocate local, nationally, and
internationally," said Dr. Kay
McGowan.
"AHRC extends its sincere appreciation to the team members who
worked diligently through this process, especially to attorney
London Bell for her leading efforts during her service with AHRC,"
said Dr. Ihsan Alkhatib, associate
professor of political science at Murray State
University and AHRC advisory board member.
"The mission of the AHRC is human rights; we take all steps
needed to advance our mission and our getting the United Nations
NGO ECOSOC consultative status will help us greatly in making a
difference on a global stage," said Imad
Hamad, AHRC Executive Director. "As we promised our friends
and supporters, although we are a Michigan-based organization, our aim is
national and international," added Hamad. "This UN-affiliated
status is a point of pride for us and we thank our friends,
supporters and donors that have enabled us to further our mission
and we promise them to continue to make them proud of AHRC and its
work," concluded Hamad.
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SOURCE American Human Rights Council