Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Current Affairs · Question 76

'Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)', often in the news, is

  1. a division of World Health Organization
  2. a non-governmental international organization
  3. an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union
  4. a specialized agency of the United Nations

Answer

a non-governmental international organization

  • (a) a division of World Health Organization — Incorrect. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is independent of WHO; it is not a WHO division.
  • (b) a non-governmental international organization — Correct. MSF/Doctors Without Borders is an international humanitarian NGO providing medical aid in conflict zones, epidemics, and disasters.
  • (c) an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union — Incorrect. MSF is not an inter-governmental body and is not an EU-sponsored agency.
  • (d) a specialized agency of the United Nations — Incorrect. UN specialized agencies include bodies like WHO, UNESCO, ILO etc.; MSF is not one of them.
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