Influencing intergovernmental policy

Lobbying intergovernmental organizations

Description

Influencing intergovernmental policy involves coordinated actions to shape, modify, or direct the development and implementation of policies among governments or international bodies. This strategy aims to address cross-border challenges by advocating for specific policy changes, building coalitions, providing expert input, and engaging in diplomatic negotiations. Its practical intent is to remedy policy gaps, harmonize standards, and ensure effective, equitable solutions to shared problems such as environmental protection, trade, security, and public health.

Claim

Some NGOs have a fair amount of experience operating at international conference, but others do not. Arriving at a UN negotiating process from different 'points of entry' and with an unequal mix of skills can be a bitter experience. Clearly NGOs need some way to smoothly transfer skills and knowledge within their community so that, ultimately, they can bolster their collective impacts internationally and become better advocates of civil society. They want to develop a better understanding of the rules and mechanisms that regulate intergovernmental bodies, of lobbying and negotiating techniques, and of technical areas; and take account of their own cultural differences and changing political and economic structures.