Key learning points

1. NGOs are groups that work independently of the Government to support a particular cause.
2. International agencies are organisations formed between countries to address global issues and promote cooperation.
3. NGOs provide expert knowledge; international agencies have global reach and political power.
4. NGOs and agencies cooperate via research, advocacy and policy influence to solve global issues.
5. Collaboration helps hold governments accountable, ensuring transparency and policy enforcement.

Keywords

• NGO - a non-profit, voluntary group of citizens who work on a local, national or international level to achieve an aim; they are not controlled by the Government, but will often work closely with it

• United Nations (UN) - an international organisation comprising of most countries in the world which aims to promote peace, security and international cooperation

• Collaboration - working together towards an outcome, or to produce something

Common misconception