According to current estimates, there are some 40,000 NGOs operating internationally, with the overwhelming majority focusing primarily on health, education, welfare, economics, industry, energy, the environment, human rights, social policy, and governance- and development-related issues. A much smaller number – a few hundred at best – work primarily on peace and security issues, though some primarily human rights-focused organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are influential here.
根据最新统计，大约有40 000个非政府组织（NGO）为国际性组织，绝大多数主要专注于卫生、教育、福利、经济、产业、能源、环境、人权、社会政策以及治理和发展相关问题。主要专注于和平和安全问题的NGO要少得多（大概只有几百家），不过一些主要专注于人权的组织，比如人权观察组织（Human Rights Watch）和国际特赦组织（Amnesty International）在这方面也很活跃。