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New NGLS Development Dossier: ’Debating NGO Accountability’

Dear Friends,

Concerns about the role and accountability of NGOs have been voiced from different quarters in recent years. Some donors, governments, corporations, and international agencies raise important questions about the effectiveness of NGO work and the legitimacy of their advocacy. Some NGOs have also recognized the need to ensure good practice in the wider voluntary sector. For this emerging agenda to lead to positive development outcomes, we need to ask what initiatives will improve the accountability of all institutions to the people whose lives they shape, and what initiatives could serve merely to undermine NGOs’ useful and largely accepted role in holding business and government accountable for their actions. With this in mind, the new Development Dossier from NGLS, “Debating NGO Accountability” by Dr. Jem Bendell, puts democracy and human rights firmly at the centre of the debate about NGO accountability.

As of today, this new publication is available for free download by clicking here

If you prefer to order a hard copy version, send a request to ngls@unctad.org

It is our hope that this publication adds value to the important discussion of NGO accountability and helps us move towards constructive outcomes.

Thank you.

Best wishes,

Tony Hill Coordinator, NGLS





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