Are the actions local people contributing an asset to the area or are they in effect causing more harm than good? Are the NGOs helping the situation and for whose benefit?

The Belarusian government is also criticized for human rights violations and its actions against NGOs, independent journalists, national minorities and opposition politicians.

These measures has led to retaliatory actions by NGOs who targeted the organisers, as well as the IMF and World Bank for allegedly picking venues which are known to impose such restrictions.

# Develop education and outreach programs that distribute information to governments, civic groups, educational systems and NGOs about critical habitat needs, threats and potential conservation actions for the American eel.

Representatives of government agencies, NGOs and private conservation groups collaborate to develop and implement actions to improve the species ' outlook.

The purpose of ICARE is the empowerment of democratic, non-violent Human Rights and antiracism work by offering information and reporting on events taking place, by facilitating communication, advocacy, campaigns and actions and by stimulating intersectional and international co-operation of NGOs.

" It is disgraceful that NGOs, Labour Party and the media appear to condone and turn a blind eye to the army's actions.

The International NGO Accountability Charter, linked to the Global Reporting Initiative, documents the commitment of its members international NGOs to accountability and transparency, requiring them to submit an annual report, among others.

However, the AQHI program would not be possible without the commitment and support of the provinces, municipalities and NGOs.

Concerns were raised in advance by MEPs and many NGOs that by appointing a former Wall Street lawyer and industry minister to the environment post the EU had signalled a decreased commitment to environmental issues in favour of promoting economic competitiveness.

One of the defining features that separates PIH from other NGOs is its commitment to hiring and training people who live in the communities where the organization works.

Despite its popularity with young consumers, it is critically discussed in European media, NGOs, political parties, and market surveillance regarding its nutritional values, choking hazards, and traces of unwanted chemical substances.

Environmental NGOs vary widely in political views and in the amount they seek to influence the environmental policy of the United States and other governments.

There were links between the money transfers by this company and political and business figures and NGOs in the country, including relatives of President Hamid Karzai.

The gathering was organised by BERSIH, a coalition comprising political parties and civil society groups ( NGOs ), and drew supporters from all over the country.

His antiterrorist crackdowns were criticized by some human rights NGOs, who talked of an exaggeration and instrumentalization of alleged terrorist activities for political aims.

They may be involved with non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) or political movements.

To incite them to action, six NGOs united to form the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and together, they launched a global campaign that generated international support and put political pressure on the working group to finish drafting the protocol.

NGOs exist for a variety of reasons, usually to further the political or social goals of their members or funders.

They are therefore sometimes tightly bound by a nexus of NGOs, political bodies, commercial organizations and major donors / funders, making decisions that have short term outputs but no long term affect.

NGOs in India are under regulated, political, and recipients of large government and international donor funds.

Campaigning NGOs seek to " achieve large scale change promoted indirectly through influence of the political system.

It aims to allow social movements, trade unions, NGOs, refugees, peace and anti-imperialist groups, anti-racist movements, environmental movements, networks of the excluded and community campaigns mainly from the Asian region to come together and discuss themes linked to major Asian and global political issues.

This made the POLISARIO almost wholly dependent mainly on Algeria and Libya and some African and Latin American third world countries for political support, plus some NGOs from European countries ( Sweden, Norway, Spain, etc.

Under Murtopo, and with Suharto's supervision, Golkar was turned from a federation of NGOs into a political party.

* Gerakan Mansuhkan PPSMI, a coalition of 40 NGOs and political parties in Malaysia

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia reported that in reaction to the 2008 declaration of Kosovo independence, SPS leader Ivica Dačić said he would call for a ban on all political parties and NGOs in Serbia which recognise Kosovo independence.

Groups from all sides of the political spectrum in Turkey, as well as many NGOs, try to demonstrate in this square in order to use its visibility for the benefit of their cause.

They have released several toolkits freely to the global community, including NGO In A Box South Asia, which assists in the setting up the framework of a self-sustaining NGO, Security-In-A-Box, a collection of software to keep data secure and safe for NGOs operating in potentially hostile political climates, and their new short form toolkit 10 Tactics, which "... provides original and artful ways for rights advocates to capture attention and communicate a cause ".

Working with and through partner organisations, the Foundation seeks to strengthen the institutions of democracy, principally political parties ( through the work of the UK political parties ), parliaments and the range of institutions that make up civil society – non-governmental organisations ( NGOs ), trade unions and free media, among others.

The movement has approximately 3500 personal members, as well as collective members such as political parties, NGOs and trade unions ( mostly local branches ).

The war became ethnic cleansings against the Baggara, while the west still misleaded with the NGOs, which look after their religious and political agenda in South Kordofan desperate tribal wars.

Amongst others, several NGOs called on the European Union to use its political influence to support humanitarian aid based on the mere principles of neutrality and impartiality and not on security agendas.

Since 2000, the ZRP has faced criticism from Zimbabwean and international NGOs such as Amnesty International for alleged political bias and what is claimed to be its part in what many describe as a systematic violation of rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly.

Despite marked progress, Armenia still suffers from a large trade imballance and is still largely dependent upon foreign aid and remittances from Armenian nationals working abroad, and members of the diaspora donating aid through non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) such as churchES.

A number of such NGOs, as well as trade unions, local councils and bar associations formed a World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in 2002.

These activities, and all those outside Secretariat activities ( training, species specific programmes such as Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants-MIKE ) must find external funding ( often from NGOs and bilateral aid ).

One way to avoid the stigma of an " ism " was to evolve early anti-nuclear groups into the more scientific Green Parties, sprout new NGOs such as Greenpeace and Earth Action, and devoted groups to protecting global biodiversity and preventing global warming and climate change.

The term " sex worker " has since spread into much wider use, including in academic publications, by NGOs and labor unions, and by governmental and intergovernmental agencies, such as the World Health Organization.

Tirana is host to academic institutions such as the University of Tirana, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Academy of Physical Education and Sports, University of Arts ( Academy of Arts of Albania ), the Academy of Sciences of Albania, and the Skanderbeg Military University, national and international academic research institutions, as well as NGOs.

Environmental groups and NGOs were incorporated in the lending of the bank in order to mitigate the effects of the past that prompted such harsh criticism.

In 1999 the KLA was officially disbanded and their members entered other armed groups such as various Albanian Macedonian rebels, the UCPMB in the Preševo Valley region and UNMIK instituted NGOs within Kosovo such as the Kosovo Protection Corps ( in accordance with UNSC resolution 1244 which required the establishment of a civilian emergency protection body to replace the former KLA ) and Kosovo Police Force.

It is a matter of who is involved and what they eventually want the outcome to be, such as the views from NGOs or those of the local people and the government of the occupied land.

In any case, others who get involved such as NGOs and the government then make decisions about who can access the land and how it can be used, putting regulations on the local people.

Many are associated with international aid and voluntary donation, but there are also NGOs that choose not to take funds from donors and try to generate funding in other ways, such as selling handicrafts or charging for services.

Since Transnational environmental NGOs advocate for different issues like public goods, such as pollution in the air, deforestation of areas and water issues, it is more difficult for them to give their campaigns a human face than NGOs campaigning directly for human rights issues.

Popular movements in the global South such as, for instance, the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign in South Africa have sometimes refused to work with NGOs arguing that this will compromise their autonomy.

Also, Michael Bond wrote " Most large NGOs, such as Oxfam, the Red Cross, Cafod and Action Aid, are striving to make their aid provision more sustainable.

NGOs such as the Gendercide Watch and Population Research Institute have been created to address the issue of sex-selective abortion and female infanticide.

The handling and deportation of these individuals have been criticized by various NGOs and organizations, such as Defensor del Pueblo.

This new policy would restrict the number of media licences per proprietor and allocate a greater share of these to the state and NGOs, thereby limiting the influence of the Clarín Group ( the largest media conglomerate in Argentina ) and other media companies, such as the conservative La Nación.

This is mostly done by the large human rights NGOs such as Amnesty International ( for instance when it called Guantanamo Bay a " Gulag "), or Human Rights Watch.

Specifically, GNP increases human development by expenditure from families, government and organizations such as NGOs.

The prospect of such a concordat has raised concerns among nongovernmental organizations ( NGOs ) that believe that it would discriminate against religious minorities.

Pro bono publico is also used in the United Kingdom to describe the central motivation of large organizations such as the National Health Service, and various NGOs, which exist " for the public good ", rather than for shareholder profit.