Obstacles to effective international nongovernmental organizations

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Limitations to effectiveness of international NGOs

Broader

General obstacles to problem alleviation

Narrower

Inadequate funding of international NGOs

Manipulation of nongovernmental organizations

Absence of national nongovernmental organizations

Operational ineffectiveness of international NGOs

Duplication of international nongovernmental activities

Inadequate statistical data on nongovernmental organizations

International nongovernmental organization membership apathy

Unrepresentative international nongovernmental organizations

Neglect of international nongovernmental organization network

Multinationalism of international nongovernmental organizations

Divisive international NGO postures on consultative relationships

Limited recognition of international nongovernmental organizations

Unbridled competition among international NGOs for scarce resources

Threats to nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous duties

Misuse of nonprofit associations as front organizations by government

Uncontrolled structures of international nongovernmental organizations

Lack of identity of international nongovernmental organization network

Stigmatization of international nongovernmental organizations as naive

Lack of international legal provision for nongovernmental organizations

Lack of legal provision for international nongovernmental organizations

Establishment-orientation of international nongovernmental organizations

Political ineffectiveness of international nongovernmental organizations

Inadequate facilities for international nongovernmental organization action

Disadvantaged status of international nongovernmental organization personnel

Neglect of non-western structures in international nongovernmental organizations

Lack of national legal provision for international nongovernmental organizations

Excess of western-based secretariats for international nongovernmental organizations

Lack of financial information systems for international nongovernmental organizations

Inadequate coordination of international nongovernmental organizations and programmes

Jurisdictional conflict and antagonism among international nongovernmental organizations

Incompatible equivalent national sections of international nongovernmental organizations

Jurisdictional conflict and antagonism within international nongovernmental organizations

Proliferation and duplication of international nongovernmental organization information systems

Proliferation and duplication of international nongovernmental organization and coordination bodies

Inadequate international nongovernmental organization response to intergovernmental calls for action

Absence of policies to associate international nongovernmental organizations in regional development

Inadequate relationship between international governmental and nongovernmental organizations and programmes

Inadequate relationship between international nongovernmental organizations and the specialized agencies of the United Nations

Strategy(ies)

Identifying obstacles to effective international nongovernmental organizations

Limiting effectiveness of international nongovernmental organizations

Value(s)

Ineffectiveness

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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