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Book VIII Alternative and Non-State Diplomacy, 32 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Ivor Roberts

From: Satow's Diplomatic Practice (6th Edition)

Edited By: Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG

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Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
24 September 2009
ISBN:
9780199559275

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 30 November 2023

Subject(s):
NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) — Diplomatic relations
32.1 Civil society, that offshoot of the enlightenment, has developed in the early twenty-first century into a benchmark of a fully functioning democracy. One of its key manifestations is the flourishing of organizations outside the state sector. India for example is estimated to have over 1 million non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In 1997, the then UN secretary-general discussed the increasing influence of civil society within the United Nations and pointed out that civil society actors were ‘now perceived not only as disseminators of information or...
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