July 27, 2018

28. Jun Donates $1M in Aid to Celebrate Consultative Status with UN

After being recommended by the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO Committee’s 19 member states, 28. Jun has officially been granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations. 28. Jun is the first humanitarian organization from the Western Balkans to be granted the honor, with an estimated 10 million NGOs in the world, less than .0005%, or 4500, have achieved Consultative Status.

To celebrate this achievement 28. Jun will send a container with approximately $1 mil worth of medical equipment from the US to be distributed to hospitals throughout the Western Balkans. Some of the equipment will include anesthesia machines, portable X-ray units, ultrasound machines, EKG/ECG machines and several tons of medical supplies.

Founded in 2012, to date 28. Jun delivered 184 tons of humanitarian, medical and disaster relief aid worth over $6.1 mil to the Western Balkans.