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T HE U N I T ED N AT I O N S
AN D C O T E M P O R A R Y G LOBA L GO V ER N A N C E LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this lesson, you should be able to: 1. Define global governance 2. Identify the roles and functions of the United Nations; and 3. Determine the challenges of the global governance in the twenty first century WHAT IS GLOBAL GOVERNANCE? It is also called world governance Is a movement towards political cooperation among transnational actors, aimed at negotiating responses to problems that affect more than one state or region. Refers to the various intersecting processes that create this order WHAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ? (IOs)
• Refers to groups like the UN or institutes like
IMF and the world bank, this is commonly used to refer to international intergovernmental organizations or groups that are primarily made up of member-states. POWERS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (Michael N. Barnett and Martha Finnemore)
1.Have power of classification
2.Have power to fix meanings 3.Have the power to diffuse norms THE UNITED NATIONS The general assembly • Is UN’s main deliberative policymaking and representative organ The security council • Takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or an act of aggression (Permanent 5-China, France, Russia, U.K. & U.S.) The economic and social council • The principal body for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue, and recommendations on social and environmental issues, as well as the implementation of internationally agreed development goals The international court of justice • Is to settle in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by states and to give advisory opinions referred to it by authorized UN organs and specialized agencies. The secretariat • It consist of secretary-general and 10,000 of international UN staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of the UN as mandated by the general assembly and the organization’s other principal organs. CHALLENGES OF THE UNITED NATIONS The UN is not a world government, and it’s functions primarily because of voluntary cooperation from states Issues related to security Global governance is such a complex issue that one can actually teach an entire course itself. This lesson has focused on the IOs and the UN in the particular. International Organizations are highlighted because they are the most visible symbols of global governance. The UN, in particular, is the closest to a world government. What is important to remember is that international institutions like the UN are always in a precarious positions. Thank you!
