NGOs AND PEACE BUILDING IN DARFUR: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Dr. Badreldin Mohamed Ahmed Abdulrahman - Department of Economics, University of Zalingei, Sudan
ABSTRACT
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizen's group which is organized on a local, national or international level. Task-oriented and driven by people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to Governments, advocate and monitor policies and encourage political participation through provision of information. Some are organized around specific issues, such as human rights, environment or health. They provide analysis and expertise, serve as early warning mechanisms and help monitor and implement international agreements. Their relationship with offices and agencies of the United Nations system differs depending on their goals, their venue and the mandate of a particular institution. This Study has been conducted in West Darfur State in 2014. The objective of the study is to identify the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in peace building from economic and social prospective. We adopted descriptive method, and data were collected by using questionnaire its size 66 individuals. The obtained results showed that NGOs play a significant role in peace building, and exert a lot of efforts in social peace and political stability.
