Work of International NGOs Several International non-governmental organizations are doing huge amounts of work to make our world a better place. Three leading ones relevant to the present discussion are Amnesty International, OXFM International and Transparency International. It goes without saying that no human organization can be perfect and what one can hope for is that on balance these organizations make a positive and significant contribution to improving the world we all share. This author has noted a significant political bias in the work of Amnesty International, or so it seems to him. As regards OXFAM International, while they have produced valuable data on the state of our world and wealth there appears to be a slant in their recommendations. For example while pointing out that just 62 wealthy individuals in the world have managed to acquire wealth equal to half the population of the planet; they have been repeatedly tweeting that Tax havens must be eradicated...
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