15.8 Flashcards
what is australias international role and responsibilites?
This includes helping to mantain the global peace and securit, strengthen human rights, protect the envoriinment, improve global living statrndrd and respond to humanitarian crises.
explain in depth: mantianing global peace and security
Over years the australian government has entered into a variety of militay defense allinces with our other to ensure the security f our nation. since 1947 Australia has been invloved in over 60 UN peacekeeping operations, They achive this by:
maintaining peace and sercity in a region.
overseeing elecrion to ensure they are free and fair.
restoring rule of law to a region.
What are the basic principles othat guide UN peackeeping?
->the consent of parties- main parties to conflicy must agree to the UN peacekeeping operation taking place
->impariality- UN peacekeeps must remain indepent and unbiased when dealing with parties invloled in conflict
->the use of forxe as a a measure of last restort
Explain in depth: strengthing human rights
Auatralia was part of the declariont that sets out most of the basic human rights that all nationa and governmentsshould strice to promote and uphold. ex all ppl aer born free and equal, everyone has the right to life, a person has the right to seek and given asylum in another country, etc. Autralis has also commited to sven international human rights agreement
state the two international human right agreemt that austrlia is party to.
-> the international convenant on civil and political rights (ICCPR
eg. the right to life, freeodm of religion, fredom and speech, etc.
-> the international convent on ecomic and social and cultural ritghts (ICESCR) eg. the right to equal pay, right to health and education.
Explain in depth: prtecting the environemnt
Australia is a signatory to the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), committing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the transition to renewable energy sources. Australia also engages in UN-led conservation initiatives, such as those focused on protecting biodiversity and marine ecosystems.
Explain in depth: improving glabal loving syatrnrds and responding to humanitarian crises
Australia has a humanitrin stragty tht outline to how we respond. One way Australia can help is to give foreign aid, to alleivate poverty and assist a community to developa better stard of living. It can also be to provide food aid and medical care. Foreign aid may be offered by one country that is experinceing a humanititrina crises which threstens the health and safety of the community. (wht abt palestine?)
