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United Nation and Non Governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO, also often referred to as "civil society organization" or CSO) is a not-for-profit group, principally independent from government, which is organized on a local, national or international level to address issues in support of the public good. Task-oriented and made up of people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of services and humanitarian functions, bring public concerns to governments, monitor policy and program implementation, and encourage participation of civil society stakeholders at the community. level. Some are organized around specific issues, such as human rights (Web). KHANA is the largest national NGO providing integrated HIV prevention, care and support services at the community level in Cambodia. Initially established in 1996 as a project of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, KHANA became an independe...