Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are crucial in addressing global humanitarian challenges. These mission-driven entities operate independently from government control, focusing primarily on social ...

The Biden administration has returned human rights to the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced that the United States would be rejoining the United ...

The public health ecosystem in the United States is a complex array of organizations and institutions both governmental and non-governmental. Federal agencies overseeing public health include the ...

The Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Association Committee today associated 21 non‑governmental organizations with the United Nations ...

And one of our society’s biggest falsehoods-in-a-name: “Non-governmental organizations.” Until recently, these groups have been widely seen as international, idealized versions of domestic nonprofits.

The 2016–2017 Battle of Mosul would have been unrecognizable to Henri Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Unlike the defined front lines in the Battle of Solferino, ...