NGO
Non-Government Organisation (e.g. GreenPeace)
TRANSLATION
NGO = non-governmental organisation = die Nichtregierungsorganisation (Abk.: NRO); nichtstaatliche Organisation LEO
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended tighter controls on NGOs in Russia, saying he will not allow foreign "puppeteers" to control them.
He was commenting on the recent spying row in which Moscow accused British diplomats of making secret payments to non-governmental organisations.
(BBC News - 31st January 2006)
He was commenting on the recent spying row in which Moscow accused British diplomats of making secret payments to non-governmental organisations.
(BBC News - 31st January 2006)
Did you
know?
NGO
abbreviation
: an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government; a non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. The term is generally restricted to social, cultural, legal, and environmental advocacy groups having goals that are primarily noncommercial. NGOs usually gain at least a portion of their funding from private sources. Because the label "NGO" is considered too broad by some, as it might cover anything that is non-governmental, many NGOs now prefer the term private voluntary organization (PVO) or Private Development Organization (PDO).
A 1995 UN report on global governance estimated that there are nearly 29,000 international NGOs. National numbers are even higher: The United States has an estimated 2 million NGOs, most of them formed in the past 30 years. Russia has 65,000 NGOs. India has 2 million NGOs. Dozens are created daily. In Kenya alone, some 240 NGOs come into existence every year.
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SOME EXAMPLES:
- Amnesty International
- GreenPeace
- Oxfam
- Red Cross
- CARE
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NOTE:
QUANGOs are quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, such as the W3C and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which is actually not purely an NGO, since its membership is by nation, and each nation is represented by what the ISO Council determines to be the 'most broadly representative' standardization body of a nation. Now, such a body might in fact be a nongovernmental organization--for example, the United States is represented in ISO by the American National Standards Institute, which is independent of the federal government. However, other countries can be represented by national governmental agencies--this is the trend in Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGO
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say something like:
"If I weren't so passionate about my current job, I think I'd work for an NGO"
abbreviation
: an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government; a non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. The term is generally restricted to social, cultural, legal, and environmental advocacy groups having goals that are primarily noncommercial. NGOs usually gain at least a portion of their funding from private sources. Because the label "NGO" is considered too broad by some, as it might cover anything that is non-governmental, many NGOs now prefer the term private voluntary organization (PVO) or Private Development Organization (PDO).
A 1995 UN report on global governance estimated that there are nearly 29,000 international NGOs. National numbers are even higher: The United States has an estimated 2 million NGOs, most of them formed in the past 30 years. Russia has 65,000 NGOs. India has 2 million NGOs. Dozens are created daily. In Kenya alone, some 240 NGOs come into existence every year.
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SOME EXAMPLES:
- Amnesty International
- GreenPeace
- Oxfam
- Red Cross
- CARE
---
NOTE:
QUANGOs are quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, such as the W3C and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which is actually not purely an NGO, since its membership is by nation, and each nation is represented by what the ISO Council determines to be the 'most broadly representative' standardization body of a nation. Now, such a body might in fact be a nongovernmental organization--for example, the United States is represented in ISO by the American National Standards Institute, which is independent of the federal government. However, other countries can be represented by national governmental agencies--this is the trend in Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGO
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"If I weren't so passionate about my current job, I think I'd work for an NGO"
