As the official member of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO), a 3-people-working group of CPAFFC headed by Mr. Ji Yongjun, Deputy Director-General of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs of CPAFFC participated in the 25th General Assembly of CONGO in New York, USA from 2nd to 4th April, 2014.
During its stay in New York, the working group met with Mr. Cyril Ritchie, President of CONGO, held an in-depth discussion with all the attendees on the theme of Defining a Sustainable Future, and took part in the election of President and Board Members of CONGO from 2014 to 2017. The CONGO General Assembly has overwhelming re-elected Mr. Cyril Ritchie as President for 2014 to 2017. A total of 20 non-governmental organizations including World Alliance for Citizen Participation, International Federation for Women, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations and Women’s International League for Universities were elected as board members from 2014 to 2017.
