What benefits does a UN NGO recieve?

Pleasuredome

i know this subject has been spoken about for a while concerning the WTS, but does anyone know how an NGO benefits from its relationship with the UN?

The 19-member Committee considers, among other things, applications submitted by NGOs for consultative status and their requests for reclassification. Non-governmental, non-profit voluntary organizations can be admitted into consultative status with the Council if they meet the requirements detailed in Council resolution 1996/31, regarding matters which include the organization?s activities, decision-making processes and resources.

Non-governmental organizations with consultative status are classified under the "general", "special" or "roster" categories. Those in the general category must be "concerned with most of the activities of the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary bodies". The special category concerns those "which have a special competence in, and are concerned specifically with, only a few of the fields of activity covered by the Council". The roster category relates to NGOs which "can make occasional and useful contributions to the work of the Council or its subsidiary bodies".

Different privileges and obligations are accorded to each category. Non-governmental organizations with general status can propose items for the Council agenda, attend and speak at meetings and circulate statements. Those with special status can attend meetings and circulate statements, while those on the roster can only attend meetings. Organizations with general and special status must report every four years on their activities in support of the United Nations.

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/NGO431.doc.htm

...and the great conference they can no longer attend:

http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/57conf.htm