Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
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Participation in the Committee sessions
In connection with the Third Session of the Committee, applications to participate in the Committee opened on Wednesday, 20 August 2025. The application period for NGOs, CSOs, academic institutions, private sector and other relevant organizations without GA nor ECOSOC status closed as of Friday, 5 September 2025. IGOs have a deadline of Friday, 19 September 2025 at 11:59 PM New York time to submit applications. The Committee will consider all such applications on Day 1 of the Third Session, Monday, 10 November 2025.
All entities falling under decision 3 entitled “Participation of international organizations, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders” (as read in c and d of paragraph 21 of A/AC.298/3) that wish to participate in the Committee, including those that were previously accredited to the Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, are invited to apply through this process.
All organizations must apply to participate and register in through two different processes.
Apply
Organizations that meet the final criteria for consideration will be considered by the Committee on Day 1 of the Third Session to be held on Monday, 10 November 2025.
Civil Society Organizations, academia, the private sector and others
The application period for NGOs, CSOs, academic institutions, private sector and other relevant organizations without GA nor ECOSOC status closed as of Friday, 5 September 2025.
Applicants may access their DGC-CSO platform account here: https://dgccso.un.org.
For assistance regarding the account, please contact dgc-cso-portal@un.org and ngls@un.org via email.
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
IGOs that are interested in participating in the Committee are invited to submit all of the following items via email to inc-tax@un.org by Friday, 19 September 2025 at 11:59 PM New York time
- A letter from the head of the organization on official letterhead (with the original signature) addressed to the Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee requesting for accreditation to the Committee and describe the work of the organization related to the Committee’s objectives;
- Copies of the treaty establishing the organization;
- Information concerning the date of entry into force of the treaty and those States that are parties to the treaty;
- Information on the membership of the organization; and
- The latest annual report.
Register
The entities below are eligible to register to attend the Third Session. Registration to the session will be announced via our mailing list and we encourage interested entities to join
- IGOs and other entities with GA observer status
- NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC
- Organizations formally granted accreditation (available here) in the First and Second Sessions
- Organizations approved to register for the Third Session, pending final approval by the Committee at the first day of the Third Session. The registration link along with the list of organizations which have applied to participate in the Committee and meet the criteria for final consideration will be available in October
Key documents
- Documents will be uploaded in due time
UN Web TV
The proceedings will be available live and via archived video on UN Web TV in all six official languages. All meetings will be available in due time.
Contact
For inquiries, please contact the Secretariat at: inc-tax@un.org