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    THE UNITE D NA T I O N S

    AN D
    CO T E M PO R A R Y GL OBA L
    GO V ER NA 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!

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