“We believe that a person who feels dignity will not allow anyone to negate their rights.”
--Participants, IDEA’s First Latin American Women’s Workshop, 2006
In July 2006, IDEA was granted special consultative status by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), one of the six organs of the United Nations. The ECOSOC includes the UN Human Rights Council and is responsible for several areas including “establishing universal respect for human rights”, “status of women”, and “creating higher standards of living” that IDEA is actively involved with and can contribute significantly to on an international level.
