{"id":17452,"date":"2020-10-07T12:31:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T07:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=17452"},"modified":"2020-10-07T12:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T07:02:58","slug":"un-considered-as-an-ngo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/un-considered-as-an-ngo\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the UN considered as an NGO?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The United Nations\nis an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) which aims at promoting harmony and\npeace in the world. On the other hand, NGOs are non-government organizational\nstructures whose basic aim is to promote social cause and provide necessary aid\nto the deprived ones. Though the objectives of UN and NGOs are common and both\nprovide for similar motives i.e. for the advancement and betterment of\ncivilization but both are quite distinctive from each other and the notion of UN\nconsidered as an NGO is off the beam. And so, United Nations is not an NGO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/un-considered-as-an-ngo\/#UN_considered_as_an_NGO_%E2%80%93_Why\" >UN considered as an NGO &#8211; Why?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/un-considered-as-an-ngo\/#Dilemma_for_UN_considered_as_an_NGO\" >Dilemma for UN considered as an\nNGO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/un-considered-as-an-ngo\/#Things_in_Common_between_UN_NGO\" >Things in Common between UN &amp;\nNGO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/un-considered-as-an-ngo\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UN_considered_as_an_NGO_%E2%80%93_Why\"><\/span>UN considered as an NGO &#8211; Why?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Nations\nis an Intergovernmental Organization which mainly works on the principles of\nquasi- governmental regulation. It has 193 countries including India, as its\nmember and has a full-fledged right to conduct its actions in these member\ncountries. UN is an international organization whose platform is wider and it\nis based on treaty and agreement of propagating peace in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various international NGOs that works under the UN but that does not make UN considered as an NGO. The UN closely monitors its operations and from time to time, it also gives elaborative suggestions. The activities and decisions of the UN are not subject to government control. On the other hand, there are laws which tend to regulate and control the activities of the NGOs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/online-ngo-registration-and-legal-procedure\/\">NGO Registration \u2013 Step by Step Procedure<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the work of an NGO?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>NGOs are the organization or association which mainly works within the boundaries of country or states only whereas UN has large network allocation and mainly works on a wider scale. They work with a large channel of countries and that\u2019s why it makes them highly recognized on different levels. <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/ngo-registration\"><strong>NGO registration<\/strong><\/a> is basically done for the purpose of activities that are carried within a country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas, NGOs are mainly recognized from their domestic country or couple of states in which they work. They receive applause and recognition limited to these areas only. On the other hand, the UN is highly appreciated worldwide and people reckon their good efforts on large scale unlike NGOs whose work is appreciated from a specific country or state only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-20.png\" alt=\" work of an NGO\" class=\"wp-image-17453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-20.png 592w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-20-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Differences in Perspective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the UN and\nNGO are different in few perspectives but both of them does not share any connection\nwith the government when it comes to financial support. They both are\nself-reliant in the direction of funding but the level of funding source may be\nsmall or large. International NGOs of the UN are basically funded by various\ninternational brands and groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NGOs also receive\na good amount of funding from renowned corporations but since the work criteria\nof the NGOs are limited to the welfare of a particular section or society, they\nreceive less funding as compared to International NGOs. On the other hand,\nInternational NGOs are spread on wider scale and also it is a renowned\norganization so they receive huge penny for their funding from across the countries.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dilemma_for_UN_considered_as_an_NGO\"><\/span>Dilemma for UN considered as an\nNGO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a dilemma\nfor UN to be considered as an NGO. It is extremely incorrect and misrepresented\nfor UN to be deemed as an NGO. The consideration of making these two organizations\nsame has no realistic approach. Both these organizations are relatable in their\nrespective aims or objectives, but they are not the same. United Nations(UN) is\nan international organization and it has various international NGOs working\nunder it and this is the main reason why it is considered as an NGO. Also, the\nobjectives and aim are also similar of UN and NGO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United\nNations(UN) is an international organization which has flourishes its roots in\nall major countries to promote the concept of peace and harmony. It has, from\ntime to time came up with different agendas which mainly focusses on\nadvancement, betterment and harmonization of people, not just limited to\nspecific country or area, but across different large countries. It monitors the\nactions of 193 countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NGOs, on the other hand, are basically association or organization which are non-governmental and works on a lower scale i.e. specific country or couple of states. Both these organizations have a similar motive and are set on the same benchmarks of humanity efforts and providing essential aid to the deprive ones. Both of them seek to achieve some social or public good and they strive to make our world a better place to survive and sustain. <strong><em>Charity<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charity\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, health, water and food conservation, legal aids are some of the common motives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_in_Common_between_UN_NGO\"><\/span>Things in Common between UN &amp;\nNGO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the common things\nshared by NGOs and the UN is that they both does not accept any kind of help as\nwell as funding from the governmental authorities. They work independently of\nthe government and their main source of funding are from individual people who\nare passionate enough to support their cause, some renowned organization and\nsome leading names. These are the reasons why is the UN considered as an NGO.\nThough, they both are similar in certain aspects, but they are highly different\nfrom each other and the consideration of making them similar is highly a\nmisconception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These were some disparities and the notion for UN considered as an NGO is wrong. Although they might be dissimilar in some aspects like functioning and mechanism, but both of them works for a common cause. They both have similar aim, to serve for the needy and for the advancement of poor countries.  Their work majorly focuses on vulnerable prospects of the ecosystem and underprivileged classes of the society. The works which both of these associations are doing is highly credible and they are saviors of public and the environment. NGOs and INGOs are functioning for the flourishment of the society.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/full-guide-ngo-registration-types-and-benefits\/\">Guide on NGO Registration: Types and Benefits<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations is an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) which aims at promoting harmony and peace in the world. On the other hand, NGOs are non-government organizational structures whose basic aim is to promote social cause and provide necessary aid to the deprived ones. Though the objectives of UN and NGOs are common and both provide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":17485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[1073],"acf":{"service_id":"407"},"authorName":"Sakshi Srivastava","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG-20180130-WA0007.jpg","authorDescription":"Sakshi has pursued B.B.A.LL.B.(IPR Hons.). She is an avid reader and is keen to gather and share her knowledge on the subjects relating to IPR, Company Law and GST. Priorly she has worked as a legal researcher and vide her articles she aims at improving the core knowledge of the subjects to the masses.","postViews":6748,"readingTime":4,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17452"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17458,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17452\/revisions\/17458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}