The Committee,

1. Having examined document LHE/21/16.COM/15, the requests for accreditation and the quadrennial reports submitted by the non-governmental organizations accredited by the General Assembly at its fourth and sixth sessions in 2012 and 2016, respectively,
2. Recalling Article 9 of the Convention and Chapter III.2.2 of the Operational Directives,
3. Further recalling Resolution GA 6, Resolution 6.GA 8 and Decision 12.COM 17,
4. Considers that the thirty-two organizations listed in Annex I below satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 91 of the Operational Directives and recommends to the General Assembly that they be accredited to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee;
5. Further considers that information is lacking to determine whether or not the two organizations listed in Annex I bis below satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 91 of the Operational Directives and recommends to the General Assembly that it examines the accreditation request of these two cases based on the additional information to be provided prior to its ninth session;
6. Also considers that the twelve organizations listed in Annex II below do not satisfy the criteria set out in paragraph 91 of the Operational Directives;
7. Considers furthermore that fifty-seven organizations listed in Annex III of document LHE/21/16.COM/15 satisfy the criteria set out in the Operational Directives and decides to maintain their accreditation to perform advisory functions for the Committee;
8. Further decides that the accreditation of the one organization listed in Annex IV a) and of the seven organizations listed in Annex IV b) of document LHE/21/16.COM/15be terminated since their contribution and commitment to the work of the Committee are deemed insufficient in relation to paragraphs 94 and 95 of the Operational Directives, or since they have not submitted a quadrennial report illustrating their contribution and commitment to the Committee’s work;
9. Also decides that the accreditation of the one organization listed in Annex IV c) of document LHE/21/16.COM/15 be terminated since it ceased to exist in its original form pursuant to its merger with another entity not accredited under the 2003 Convention;
10. Considers that the geographical distribution of the accredited NGOs still needs to be improved and invites States Parties from under-represented Electoral Groups to encourage NGOs operating within their territories and meeting the criteria for accreditation to submit requests for accreditation at the earliest opportunity;
11. Requests the Secretariat to put in place a clear communication mechanism with the States Parties that allows it to obtain as much information as possible on requests for accreditation of NGOs, to achieve the fulfilment of the objectives, ethical principles and cooperation spirit of the 2003 Convention.

Annex I bis: Non-governmental organizations for whom the Committee deferred the decision to the ninth session of the General Assembly

Annex II: Non-governmental organizations not recommended for accreditation