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People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD; ) is a South Korean non-governmental organization that was established on 10 September 1994 with around 200 members. In 2004, PSPD obtained a special
consultative status The consultative status is a phrase that has been in use since the establishment of the United Nations and is used within the UN community to refer to "Non-governmental organizations (Non-governmental organisation, NGOs) in Consultative Status with ...
with the
UN ECOSOC The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized ...
and started advocating before various UN bodies including the
UN human rights council The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. The ...
. As of July 2012, around 13,000 individuals are members of PSPD. It has ten departments and three auxiliaries.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy Non-profit organizations based in South Korea Participatory democracy