The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of multilateral institutions 2014, para. 40
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The Special Rapporteur is also concerned that the various United Nations bodies, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) all require different and uncoordinated processes of registration of NGOs - the only commonality being that they are all burdensome. Furthermore, it has been brought to the Special Rapporteur's attention that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which deals with the whole information technology sector, is currently made up exclusively of States and private companies. ITU also charges exorbitant membership fees, meaning civil society is unlikely to gain access soon, unless they are exempted from payment.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Governance & Rule of Law
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N.A.
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/365, para. 40.