NGO Coalition

NGOs coalitions are coalitions established ad hoc by NGOs to create a solid joint action. Coalitions help NGOs draw better media coverage and touch a larger number of people.

In recent history, some NGOs coalitions have been set up to advocate human rights actions. During the Ottawa Process, several NGOs decided to coordinate their initiatives and to coalesce in order to call for a ban on landmines. Handicap International, Human Rights Watch, Medico International, Mines Advisory Group, Physicians for Human Rights, and Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation united to found the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. The actions of this campaign were probably the most successful in the history of NGOs, since they resulted in the adoption of a legally-binding treaty: The Ottawa Treaty.

The International Conference on the role of NGOs in Global Governance will discuss the growing influence of NGOs on governmental decision-making processes. NGOs coalitions are a form of pressure intended by NGOs to compel governments to pay attention to some problems. The main questions are:

- To what extent can NGOs influence on governments' decisions?
- Can we consider the actions of NGOs as a natural consequence to the inaction of governments?

Mr Brahimi Lakhdar, the UN former Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, along with other internationally-renowned figures, will try to answer these questions and to provide the attendance with insights on the future of NGOs.

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