nongovernmental

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Fearing for her life, Mrie fled to Turkey, a country more welcoming than most to Syrian exiles, and starting working for a nongovernmental organization training civilian journalists.

From Los Angeles Times

These abrupt changes caused chaos among nongovernmental organizations worldwide — including organizations that help women in Africa access family-planning information and resources.

From Salon

Humanitarian exemption requests for North Korean aid have been on hold since July, according to a report by the National Committee on North Korea, a Washington, D.C.-based nongovernmental group that serves as an advocate for aid groups doing work in North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

In October the nongovernmental organization Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity reported that a Mexican subsidiary of the state-owned oil company, Pemex, sent $3 billion of crude to Cuba between May and August.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has created a situation where, because most groups didn’t do so, they are effectively blocked from access to Gaza, having lost their nongovernmental organization registration in Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal