Rule 77 of the rules of procedure of the Trade and Development Board provides for the participation of non-governmental organizations in the activities of UNCTAD.In accordance with Board decision 43 (VII), a distinction is made between international non-governmental organizations that exercise functions and have a basic interest in most of the activities of the Board and of its subsidiary bodies, and those that have a special competence in and are concerned with specific matters falling within the terms of reference of one or two subsidiary bodies or of the Board itself. The former is placed in the general category and the latter in the special category.As of June 2023, there are 242 non-governmental organizations included in the list provided for in rule 77 of the Board’s rules of procedure: 150 in the general category and 92 in the special category. The list of organizations follows.