NGOs

1. An abbreviation for privately run, n on g overnment o rganizations that strive for world betterment. They have frequent contact with various governments and often attempt to influence policy. Amnesty International and Greenpeace are examples of NGOs.

Example Sentences

Speaking on the sidelines of a UN development forum in Doha, Caroit told AFP on Monday that France would use its presidency for reform of the "global architecture of financing development" to involve the private sector and NGOs as well as governments.

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NGOs in Tunisia say they are facing a campaign of "intimidation" by authorities, who recently suspended the activities of two of the country's best-known organisations.

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Saied has regularly accused NGOs of receiving suspicious funds, speaking of "huge sums" sent from abroad, which he has called "blatant interference in Tunisia's internal affairs".

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One source who preferred not to be named said that at least 17 NGOs had received month-long suspension orders since mid-August.

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He noted that the purportedly incriminating funding that NGOs were alleged to have received was already subject to systematic monitoring by the central bank.

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