united nations economic and social council

The Economics and Social Council (ECOSOC) Adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) to grant special consultative status to Rising Out Of The Ashes (ROOTA).  Consultative status for an organization enables it to engage in a number of ways with  ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, the HumanRightrs Council, and under specific conditions, some meetings of the  General Assembly and other intergovernmental bodies, as well as with the United Nations Secretariat.