UPSC Prelims 2016·GS1·polity-and-governance·social justice and international relations

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

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  1. Aa division of World Health Organization
  2. Ba non-governmental international organizationCorrect
  3. Can inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union
  4. Da specialized agency of the United Nations

Explanation

'Doctors Without Borders' (Medecins Sans Frontieres - MSF) is an independent, international medical humanitarian organization. It provides emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF operates independently of any political, military, or religious agendas. It is not affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations, or funded by the European Union as an inter-governmental agency.
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