UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

'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

Correct Answer

a non-governmental international organization

Explanation

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) is an independent non-governmental international humanitarian medical organisation, not affiliated with the WHO, EU or UN.

Topics: humanitarian organisations, international relations, msf, ngos