Absence of policies to associate international nongovernmental organizations in regional development

Regional IGOs, particularly for the developing countries, tend not to recognize INGOs (whether regional or not) and have no policy to associate them in any programme activity or facilitate regional INGO activity. This reinforces the communication gap between IGOs and INGOs.

1. Obstacles to effective international nongovernmental organizations
2. Lack of international policy on specific issues

1. Political ineffectiveness of international nongovernmental organizations
2. Ineffective governmental use of nongovernmental resources

1. Providing a platform for South-South NGO cooperation
2. Fostering involvement of international nongovernmental organizations in regional development
3. Forming NGO umbrella organizations
4. Establishing national government NGO departments
5. Building administrative structures for sustainable development

1. Undeveloped
2. Underdevelopment
3. Overdevelopment
4. Development
5. Absence