On January 23, 2014, the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued to examine NGOs applying for UN accreditation at its meeting in New York.
One of the NGOs seeking UN access is the Palestinian Return Center (PRC), which has been documented as one of the central institutions through which Hamas operates in the United Kingdom. On January 22, 2014 Israel's representative asked the PRC, among other things, whether it has a relationship with Hamas. The Center's representative responded – falsely - by denying any relationship. On January 23, 2014 the Palestinian UN representative supported the PRC's application. He also objected to Israel asking questions "of the Center and other Palestinian non-governmental organizations."
Also applying for UN accreditation is an organization from the United Kingdom, Women Living under Muslim Laws - International Solidarity Network (WLUML). The organization says it "aims to strengthen women's individual and collective struggles for equality and their rights, especially in Muslim contexts." On January 23, 2014 various Muslim states derailed the application. Pakistan's representative complained that the organization has "not satisfactorily answered his delegation's concern over a contradiction between its name and its beliefs" and asked if the organization "viewed Islamic law as discriminatory". Sudan's representative backed the Pakistani delegate, because its name "'women living under Muslim law' could lead to an erroneous understanding of the organization." Morocco's delegate asked the WLUML to "elaborate on its views on sexual rights so the Committee could come to a consensus on whether the organization respected religious values."