Global issues
Here are some global issues that NGOs are tackling:
| Issue | NGO and action |
| Relief in natural disasters | NGOs such as the Red Cross were crucial in providing relief after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. |
| Poverty | Oxfam is a leading UK charity that fights poverty. |
| Health | Doctors Without Borders work in warzones and poor countries to provide healthcare. They work in refugee camps in Jordan on the border with Syria. |
| Welfare or social security | The International Social Security Association helps ensure that government benefits are distributed fairly in countries with poor government infrastructure. |
| Animal rights | PETA campaigns globally to end cruelty to animals. They are opposed to factory farming, scientific animal testing, and aspects of the pet industry. |
| The environment | The World Wildlife Fund is instrumental in protecting endangered species around the world. They were important in protecting the giant panda, which now features on their logo. |
| War and conflict | The Stop the War Coalition is a UK NGO that was established to oppose the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, they organise resistance to all kinds of military action. |
| Human rights abuses | Amnesty Insternational lobbies governments around the world, particularly to release political prisoners. They were instrumental in securing the release of some Al Jazeera journalists from Egyptian prisons in 2013. |
| Homelessness | Crisis is a UK charity that supports homeless people across the nation. They help people on the street, but also lobby government to provide housing and mental health funding. |
| Issue | Relief in natural disasters |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | NGOs such as the Red Cross were crucial in providing relief after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. |
| Issue | Poverty |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | Oxfam is a leading UK charity that fights poverty. |
| Issue | Health |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | Doctors Without Borders work in warzones and poor countries to provide healthcare. They work in refugee camps in Jordan on the border with Syria. |
| Issue | Welfare or social security |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | The International Social Security Association helps ensure that government benefits are distributed fairly in countries with poor government infrastructure. |
| Issue | Animal rights |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | PETA campaigns globally to end cruelty to animals. They are opposed to factory farming, scientific animal testing, and aspects of the pet industry. |
| Issue | The environment |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | The World Wildlife Fund is instrumental in protecting endangered species around the world. They were important in protecting the giant panda, which now features on their logo. |
| Issue | War and conflict |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | The Stop the War Coalition is a UK NGO that was established to oppose the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, they organise resistance to all kinds of military action. |
| Issue | Human rights abuses |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | Amnesty Insternational lobbies governments around the world, particularly to release political prisoners. They were instrumental in securing the release of some Al Jazeera journalists from Egyptian prisons in 2013. |
| Issue | Homelessness |
|---|---|
| NGO and action | Crisis is a UK charity that supports homeless people across the nation. They help people on the street, but also lobby government to provide housing and mental health funding. |