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NGOs are global actors in today’s world and play a vital role in the provision of goods and services in varied contexts. They have made and continue to make important contributions in serving marginalized, poor people and people in conflict and war areas at the local, national, and international levels. Until recently, the bioethical dimensions to their work had received no special attention. Any discussion of the bioethical issues that arise within NGOs should be viewed with the perspective of the global development theory, international human rights law, against the background of theories of justice within international aid. This entry discusses the development of NGOs, its different forms, varieties of its work, and the bioethical challenges that humanitarian, human rights, and development NGOs encounter in the conduct of their work across the globe.
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Onuoha, C. (2016). Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs). In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_309
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