IGOs like the UN and EU work together on issues of common interest between nations, while INGOs like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch conduct advocacy and activities across social domains. IGOs and INGOs often cooperate, such as the UN establishing human rights laws and conventions that Amnesty International then helps promote and protect through its consultative status at the UN.
IGOs like the UN and EU work together on issues of common interest between nations, while INGOs like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch conduct advocacy and activities across social domains. IGOs and INGOs often cooperate, such as the UN establishing human rights laws and conventions that Amnesty International then helps promote and protect through its consultative status at the UN.
IGOs like the UN and EU work together on issues of common interest between nations, while INGOs like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch conduct advocacy and activities across social domains. IGOs and INGOs often cooperate, such as the UN establishing human rights laws and conventions that Amnesty International then helps promote and protect through its consultative status at the UN.
INGOS INTRODUCTION • The term intergovernmental organization (IGO) refers to an entity created by treaty, involving two or more nations, to work in good faith, on issues of common interest. In the absence of a treaty an IGO does not exist in the legal sense. For example, the G8 is a group of eight nations that have annual economic and political summits. IGOs that are formed by treaties are more advantageous than a mere grouping of nations because they are subject to international law and have the ability to enter into enforceable agreements among themselves or with states. • The main purposes of IGOs were to create a mechanism for the world’s inhabitants to work more successfully together in the areas of peace and security, and also to deal with economic and social questions. In this current era of increasing globalization and interdependence of nations, IGOs have come to play a very significant role in international political systems and global governance. • IGOs cover multiple issues and involve governments from every region of the world, including offices in the U.S. Among the oldest IGOs are the United Nations, which replaced the League of Nations, the Universal Postal Union, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Universal Postal Union, founded in 1874, is currently a specialized agency of the UN. Other well-known IGOs are the European Union (EU), the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the African Development Bank (ADB) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). • International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) are not- for-profit voluntary associations operating at the international, transnational, or global level, with members or participants from many countries. They bring together like-minded individuals or associations of individuals to conduct a wide variety of activities across virtually all social domains, from astronomy to football to plant biology to zoo management. Although the best-known INGOs focus on human rights (for example, Amnesty International), the environment (Friends of the Earth), disaster relief (the Red Cross), and the like, most INGOs are found in scientific, technical, business and industry, medical, and professional domains SOME EXAMPLES OF IGOS? • United Nation • European Union • African Development Bank • Asian Development Bank • Interpol • Islamic Development Bank • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, • Organization Of American States (OAS) • OPEC (Organization Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries) SOME EXAMPLES OF INGOS? • International Rescue Committee. • Human Rights Watch. • Amnesty International. • Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. • Friends of Peoples Close to Nature. • Humanists International. • International Christian Concern. • International Federation for Human Rights The United Nations and Human Rights
• One of the great achievements of the United Nations is the
creation of a comprehensive body of human rights law—a universal and internationally protected code to which all nations can subscribe and all people aspire. The United Nations has defined a broad range of internationally accepted rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. It has also established mechanisms to promote and protect these rights and to assist states in carrying out their responsibilities. UNITED NATIONS – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL • Since 1964 Amnesty has had special consultative status at the UN, which has allowed us to shape crucial developments in human rights, including: • • The adoption of key UN Conventions. Such as against Torture and Disappearances and, curbing the arms trade. • • Optional Protocols to human rights treaties for the abolition of the death penalty and to keep children out of armed forces . • The establishment of national mechanisms to prevent torture and to allow people to make complaints against their governments for violations of their rights.