Governments and NGOs and responsibilities --- Many governments now realise that they can more effectively meet the needs of their communities if they work in concert with NGOs. This is particularly so in fields like health, disaster response, care for disabled people, the elderly, children and more. Also, to varying degrees, the environment and of course many cultural and educational fields. These matters are surveyed, sort of, by UN ECOSOC and it would be good to see a concerted approach as you note. It's still, unfortunately, a very complicated and even political question in some countries.

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