International Non — Government Organisation (INGO) (Amnesty International, Transparency International & International Red Cross)

No government sends Amnesty International’s reports, and no state pays the Red Cross to walk into a warzone. Both operate globally, both shape how states behave, and neither was created by a treaty between governments — which is exactly what separates an INGO from an IGO. This topic asks you to know what an INGO is, and to know three of the most important ones by name.

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An INGO (international non-governmental organisation) is a voluntary association operating across borders, independent of any government, working through advocacy or direct service delivery — unlike an IGO, which exists only because states created it by treaty — and Amnesty International, Transparency International and the International Red Cross are the syllabus’s three named examples.

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