Trust in NGOs -- and Others -- Continues to Fall

Publication date: Friday 20 January 2006

NGOs remain the leaders in trust, but they also have to contend with some decline. In 10 of 17 countries for which data is available, trust in NGOs has fallen since 2004, in some cases sharply (e.g., Brazil, India, South Korea).

These findings are based on a global public opinion poll involving a total of 20,791 interviews with citizens across 20 countries, conducted between June and August 2005

A global public opinion survey carried out for the World Economic Forum in 20 countries, interviewing more than 20,000 citizens, paints an alarming picture of declining levels of trust. The survey, carried out by GlobeScan, shows that trust in a range of institutions has dropped significantly since January 2004 to levels not seen since the months following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. The poll also reveals that public trust in national governments and the United Nations has fallen the most over the past two years.

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http://www.weforum.org/site/homep...al+Institutions+Continues+to+Decline