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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religion in public life > international NGOs
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international NGOs  

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  • International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have emerged as major players on the international scene in the post–Cold War global era. By 2010, estimates put the number of NGOs that work internationally at more than 50,000. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; International Ngos]

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