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  2. Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control. NGOs often focus on humanitarian or social issues but can also include clubs and associations offering services to members.

  3. International non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    An international non-governmental organization (INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. INGOs can admit members affiliated to government authorities as long as it does not interfere with their freedom to express themselves ...

  4. ENGO - Wikipedia

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    An ENGO (environmental non-governmental organization) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in the field of environmentalism.These organizations operate both locally and internationally which makes them play an important role in dealing with different kinds of environmental issues that are happening in the contemporary world. [1]

  5. Quango - Wikipedia

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    The term was originally a shortening of "quasi NGO", where NGO is the acronym for a non-government organisation. [ 1 ] As its original name suggests, a quango is a hybrid form of organization, with elements of both NGOs and public sector bodies.

  6. List of organizations with consultative status to the United ...

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    The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946, when 41 organizations were chosen. [3] By 1996, over 1000 NGO's were granted consultative status, and by the year 2000, there were 2050. [4] As of August 2021, there are a total of 5,591 organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC.

  7. Government-organized non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    A government-organized non-governmental organization (GONGO) is a non-governmental organization that was set up or sponsored by a government in order to further its political interests and mimic the civic groups and civil society at home, or promote its international or geopolitical interests abroad.

  8. List of environmental organizations - Wikipedia

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    The organization may be a charity, a trust, a non-governmental organization, a governmental organization or an intergovernmental organization. Environmental organizations can be global, national, regional or local.

  9. United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations

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    An NGO that wishes to obtain consultative status at the United Nations must first submit an application online at the NGO Branch of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat. After the application is screened by the NGO Branch, it is reviewed by the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs.