NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSMany roads may be marked with signs saying "NGO", but there is considerable confusion in the literature and among policy makers as to what we mean by NGO globally (Munk, 1992). There is a definition or typology of the term NGO, as many of these groups differ in their goals and missions. However, all definitions have common features: in 1959, the United Nations defined NGOs as "any international organization not established by intergovernmental agreement." (ECOSOC Resolution 288[X], Article 71). Over the years, these organizations have become extremely influential players on the global stage, playing a major role in society, helping to achieve more than national government and global governance institutions. In this essay, the achievements of NGOs that governments have failed to take into account and realize will be discussed in detail. NGOs have become very influential in the main concerns people face. Thomas. W. Ditcher (1999) agrees with this idea, stating that NGOs are leading and providing prominent voices when it comes to the environmental movement, the importance of women and the transfer of the notion of sustainability from the physical to the physical. financial and social. organizational domain. This makes NGOs more important in the lives of the people they help, because they address people's major concerns unlike governments. In a nutshell, these organizations have proven to be more in touch with the civilians they help than governments. A leading NGO says its mission is to help the poor eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that causes it.... ... middle of paper ...... hospitals and they even have volunteers who work in hospitals where there is a shortage of staff to help the people of the country. Frank R. G and Salkever DS (1994) agree with this notion since they assert that NGOs hold a substantial share of the health markets in the United States and that they treat seventy percent of all cases hospitalized in acute care hospitals. Additionally, in the United States, nongovernmental organizations are responsible for half of the healthcare market for specialized mental health treatment and inpatient substance abuse treatment. In a nutshell, it can be said that NGOs have excelled in the healthcare sector as many people who cannot afford to go to the hospital for treatment are now dependent on them for their reliable services . Non-governmental organizations have also been successful in developing third world countries. in terms of infrastructure.