An internship program has been launched to help build a website and carry out important research for the still under-development project “ISKCON at the United Nations.”
After applying and going through a rigorous approval process, The Office of Communications for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) received ECOSOC status with the UN in 2016, the highest level at which an NGO can be associated with the UN.
ECOSOC (The United Nations Economic and Social Council) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and formulating policy recommendations. Over 1,600 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been granted consultative status to the Council to participate in the work of the UN, including, recently, ISKCON Communications.
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