ONE WORLD GOVERNANCE pt2
Editor's note: although the following comes from the USA, it is presented here in support of Martin Edward's One World Governance series. This article is published with permission, and copyright remains with the author.
Everyone knows what a lobbyist is, but do you know what an "Adviser" is in Washington, D.C.?
No matter whom we elect, no matter the person or party, if we don't shine the light on who really is writing policy, we are in for a rude awakening. The acronym NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organization. While NGOs go back to the early 1900s, the phrase "non-governmental organization" came into its current use with the United Nations Organization in 1945. It is in Article 71 of Chapter 10 of the United Nations Charter. It established a consultative role for organizations which are neither governments nor member states. There is a conscious effort to replace the term NGO with a more politically-correct term -- Civil Society Organization or CSO.
There is a major difference: READ ENTIRE ARTICLE· NGO may apply to any non-profit organization.
