Palestinian NGOs Network

Palestinian NGOs Network
AbbreviationPNGO Edit this on Wikidata
EstablishedSeptember 1993 Edit this on Wikidata (31 years ago)
Typesnon-governmental organization Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersRamallah Edit this on Wikidata
CountryState of Palestine Edit this on Wikidata

The Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO or PNGO Net) is an umbrella organization of about 30 Palestinian non-government organisations (NGOs) in the Palestinian territories formed to enhance coordination, consultation and cooperation between member NGOs and to strengthen Palestinian civil society and contribute to the establishment of a Palestinian state.[1] PNGO was formed in September 1993, and as of January 2020, had 135 member NGOs operating in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.[2][3]

PNGO operates through committees of members working in five sectors: health, democracy and human rights, women and children, rehabilitation and agriculture. PNGO's role is to establish general guidelines and coordinate the NGOs work but has no line authority on the NGOs.[1]

PNGO is a member of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.[2] Individual PNGO members, such as Defense for Children International – Palestine, also promote BDS and are active participants in lobbying the UN, EU, foreign governments, and other international bodies that promote this agenda.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network Palestine | arab.org". Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ a b Monitor, N. G. O. "Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) » ngomonitor". ngomonitor. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  3. ^ "EU funding criterion accused of 'criminalising Palestinian resistance'". Middle East Monitor. February 4, 2020. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Monitor, N. G. O. "Defense for Children International - Palestine » ngomonitor". ngomonitor. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-02-15.