Discovering a First Line of Defence: Indigenous Humanitarian Organizations

MOST WESTERN EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN MINISTRIES OF DEVELOPMENT HAVE STATED THAT N.G.O.'S WILL BECOME IMPORTANT CHANNELS FOR THEIR FOREIGN AID. BUT GOVERNMENTS TEND TO USE N.G.O.'S AS MERE CHANNELS FOR TRADITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND GOALS. THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORT...

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Published in:Bulletin of peace proposals 1987-04, Vol.18 (2), p.111-118
Main Author: Egeland, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil rights
Economic aid
ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Group development
Human rights
I. The International Humanitarian System
International cooperation
International development
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nongovernmental organizations
Nonprofit organizations
Peacetime
Third World
THIRD WORLD NATIONS
VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS AS A POLITICAL CONCEPT
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Summary:MOST WESTERN EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN MINISTRIES OF DEVELOPMENT HAVE STATED THAT N.G.O.'S WILL BECOME IMPORTANT CHANNELS FOR THEIR FOREIGN AID. BUT GOVERNMENTS TEND TO USE N.G.O.'S AS MERE CHANNELS FOR TRADITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND GOALS. THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING STRONG THIRD WORLD ORGANIZATIONS IS SELDOM RECOGNIZED. IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR DECISIONMAKERS TO REALIZE THAT AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF GRASS ROOTS GROUPS NOW OFFERS A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST DISASTERS, CONFLICTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE.
ISSN:0007-5035
DOI:10.1177/096701068701800203