Global Peace & the INGOs

Presented by Ahmad Reza Babaie

Baloch Academist (22 July 2010): The relationship between states and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) is complex. Governments around the world try to cope with the challenges posed by these organizations through various tactics including exclusion, expulsion, and confrontation, said research scholar, Ahmad Reza Babaie on Thursday.

Mr. Babaie said while making a presentation on his PhD thesis that "the INGOs respond by deploying innovative strategies based on a pragmatic mix of pressure politics and conditional cooperation that they deploy in various forums created by them or made available by the UNO."

The scholar said that "In order to eradicate the problems and conflicts between the states we need to bring about a proper way of education and peace culture; this should be one of the major goals of the INGOs."

The scholar had classified his thesis into six chapters. The study examines the classification of international organizations; it gives a detailed account of the INGOs, such as Red Cross and Red Crescent.

The INGOs have a very fundamental role in making peace; they facilitate disarmament, conflict resolution, and peace keeping, he said.

Babaie said that "however, all this is not to say that INGOs are flawless. Some of them function like surrogate government agencies, many show strong sectarian tendencies and are often devoid of internal democracy." 

The head of the department of politics and public administration of the Pune University acted as the chairman of the session. A number of Iranian and Indian scholars have also participated and raised their questions on the issue. The referee "in charge" welcomed the scholar’s work and advised him to incorporate in it the changes as well as suggestions highlighted by various experts. 

Baloch Academy Of Humanities, Thursday, 22 July 2010. www.balochacademy.org