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Why do you include a non-voting seat
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Why do you include a non-voting seat on the Board of Directors to be filed at the discretion of the Secretary-General of the United Nations? By offering a non-voting seat to a representative appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations we wish to emphasize the public, open nature of our work. In order to ensure that our necessary independence is not compromised, this seat is a non-voting seat.
To the extent possible, we hope to work in collaboration with the United Nations system, not in conflict with it.
Since our objective is to strengthen the UN system, we believe that it will benefit having access to the functionings and deliberations of our Board of Directors. We also believe that UN Observer.org will benefit by having someone who can share with us the perspectives of the UN system on the issues we deal with.
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Isn't your work weakening the very institution you claim to strengthen?
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No, quite the contrary. We believe that transparency, accountability, the ability to take into account constructive criticism and respect for human rights and environmental principles form the basis of strong, healthy human organizations.
In open societies, the ability for citizens to criticize their own government and lobby for does not mean that they are attacking, weakening or undermining their own institutions - on the contrary, this process is at the very source of the strength of these open societies. The United Nations is no exception to this.
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Is UN Observer.org another UN-bashing organization?
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Unlike other UN watchdogs, we believe in the usefulness and necessity of the existence of the United Nations system. We are also very appreciative of the work accomplished everyday by the many people who work for the United Nations system around the world, often under difficult circumstances and with limited means.
Our clearly stated aim is to strengthen the UN system by promoting compliance with the same human rights and environmental principles that it promotes. We regret and reject any and all attempts to undermine or weaken the United Nations system.
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How is UN Observer.org financed?
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Currently UN Observer.org is entirely self-financed. We have applied for 501.c.3 tax-exempt status with the United States IRS. This will allow us to seek financing a broad range of sources in the future.
We expect our financing to be a combination of sources, primarily the general public and private foundations.
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