Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the Gulf Research Center Foundation has been awarded the special consultative status of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. The status allows the GRCF to attend all UN conferences; request the Secretary-General to place items of special interest in the provisional agenda of the Council; designate representatives to the UN Headquarters in New York and the UN offices in Geneva and Vienna; submit written statements and oral presentations to the work of the council; be part of research and consultancy consortiums as well as apply for funding. This accreditation significantly widens the scope of GRCF activities and further accredits the work carried out by the Foundation.
