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Support for the Conference was also provided by other regional and United Nations organisations such as the UNHCR, UNDP, UNIFEM, ILO and WHO and NGOs including the Advocacy for Women in Africa, the Forum for African Women Educationalists and the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa.
UNESCO: Women Organize for Peace and Non-Violence in Africa
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For example, one well-known annual advocacy event which attracts massive participation of NGOs worldwide is Global Action Week - itself run by an NGO, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE).
UNESCO: From the grassroots to global campaigns: NGOs and Education for All | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Many science-challenged journalists and activist NGOs, like the NRDC and Environmental Working Group that put advocacy ahead of science, consistently misrepresent and hype studies that show the presence of chemicals in urine, as if that signals likely toxic effects.
FORBES: Limitations of NHANES survey to analyze BPA