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Italy wants EU to treat NGOs like traffickers -Open Arms
Open Arms, one of the NGOs that operate ships to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, on Wednesday accused Italy of being behind a proposed EU directive that would criminalize their activities. "The Italian government is behind this proposed...

Montgomery River Region Veterans Coalition hosts June non-profit meeting

Maltese NGOs launch the Malta Migration Archive to document dangerous migration policies
The Malta Migration Archive has announced its official launch in Valletta, bringing to light how Malta’s migration policies and inaction at sea have placed thousands of lives at risk. “Malta only rescued between 2% and 3% of distress cases,” the...

Crucial questions on civil society engagement still open at the end of NGO Committee session
The ECOSOC Committee on NGOs closed its 2025 resumed session on 5 June after reviewing 614 NGO applications for consultative status. Of the 258 new and 356 deferred applications from previous sessions, it recommended consultative status for 170...

'They're not organic. They're funded by NGOs.' Rooftop Korean Tony Moon reveals truth about ICE riots to Glenn Beck
Tony Moon, a self-professed "rooftop Korean" who helped defend Los Angeles businesses during the Rodney King riots of 1992, says incompetent leadership is the cause of the current destruction in the city. Moon joined BlazeTV's Glenn Beck and spoke...

Non-Profit Dental Clinic Gets Supply Boost
MAP Medical supplies a non-profit dental clinic in Virginia with critical materials to support its community work. The clinic provides vital dental care access to underserved communities throughout Northern Virginia. The aim of this non-profit...

Several grants to non-profit arts organizations in Delaware rescinded
Several Delaware arts organizations were blindsided in early May after learning that previously awarded federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were being rescinded. The move has sparked concern across the state’s arts...

How NGOs advocated violence before 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Toronto retiree makes surprise $1M donation to Hamilton non-profit to support learning centre in Liberia
A Hamilton non-profit has received a major boost for a "first-of-its-kind learning centre" it has built in the west African country of Liberia — a surprise gift of $1 million to help expand the facility. Empowerment Squared held its annual...

Social media fuelling ‘devastating’ kids’ mental health crisis − NGO
The “unchecked expansion” of social media platforms is driving an unprecedented global mental health crisis in kids and teens, a children’s NGO said on Wednesday, calling for urgent coordinated action worldwide. The KidsRights report said one in...

Executive Director: NGO activity in direction of "Return to Western Azerbaijan" never been on current scale
The activity of NGOs in the direction of the "Return to Western Azerbaijan" has never been at its current scale, said Aygun Aliyeva, Executive Director of the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of the Republic of...

New GMOs: 18 French NGOs warn of the risks of European deregulation (French) - Générations Futures
US biodiversity NGO buys Chilean island for conservation project
Credit: Shutterstock/Ondrej Prosicky US biodiversity-focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) Re:wild has called on two Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP offices and Carey in Santiago to acquire the Guafo Island in southern Chile for a...

NGOs criticize Macron’s ‘lack of ambition’ on French bottom trawling ban
Environmental NGOs have expressed disappointment following French president Emmanuel Macron's recent pledge to restrict bottom trawling in French marine protected areas (MPAs), RFI reported. Ahead of the official start of the United Nations Ocean...

Social media fuelling 'devastating' kids' mental health crisis: NGO
The "unchecked expansion" of social media platforms is driving an unprecedented global mental health crisis in kids and teens, a children's NGO said Wednesday, calling for urgent coordinated action worldwide. The KidsRights report said one in...
Taiwanese NGOs hold 2030 wargame exercise simulating Chinese naval incursion
Taipei [Taiwan], June 11 (ANI): Three Taiwanese non-governmental organisations participated in a tabletop exercise on Tuesday that simulated dramatic escalations in Chinese military activity near Taiwan in 2030, including Chinese naval ships...

Danish NGOs on the edge of chaos: A reckoning long overdue
In the quiet corridors of Copenhagen’s humanitarian sector, a slow, uneasy shift is unfolding. The desks remain occupied, the strategies still written, the funding applications still submitted. Yet beneath the surface, there’s a growing sense of...

Syrian businessmen form Syrian-American Business Council
The "US-Syria Business Council" was established in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, as an independent, non-profit, and non-political organization, according to an official statement. The council, which includes businessmen and legal and economic...

World News | Taiwanese NGOs Hold 2030 Wargame Exercise Simulating Chinese Naval Incursion
Taipei [Taiwan], June 11 (ANI): Three Taiwanese non-governmental organisations participated in a tabletop exercise on Tuesday that simulated dramatic escalations in Chinese military activity near Taiwan in 2030, including Chinese naval ships...
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International NGO to close all of its stores in Northern Ireland
An international NGO is closing all nine of its charity shops in Northern Ireland due to its retail network in the region facing a “challenging time” since the Covid-19 pandemic. Self Help Africa UK said it was in the process of closing all of the...