2 International non-governmental organizations Definitions, classification, and relation with the UN system
Eduardo Missoni
2.1 Defining NGOs
The generic term of international organizations (IOs) is often used in reference to both international institutions – which we tried to define and classify in the previous chapter – and a growing number of non-profit entities with member organizations from different countries. The latter have been often defined as international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), though their legal nature, purpose, organization, and role are far from uniform.
In the case of international institutions, the characteristics of their membership and of the relations between their members ...
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