Completing its fourth day of the resumed 2011 session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) today recommended special consultative status for 25 entities to the Economic and Social Council, and postponed consideration of 26 additional groups until the Committee receive answers to its outstanding questions. General, special or roster status is granted in accordance with such criteria as the applicant's mandate, governance and financial regime. Organizations enjoying general and special status can attend meetings of the Economic and Social Council and circulate statements, while those with general status can, in addition, address meetings and propose agenda items. Roster-status non-governmental organizations can only attend meetings. Organizations with general and special status must also submit a report every four years. During the meeting, delegates examined a range of applications from candidate NGOs working to provide a diverse set of services across the globe. Among the issues covered were academic freedom, fighting, kidnapping and forced disappearance, and economic and social assistance for women. The Committee recommended special consultative status for two NGOs based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. One of them, Action des Chr