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Australian and International agencies Flashcards

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What are the different types of aid?

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Emergency aid / Humanitarian assistance
Bilateral aid
Multilateral aid
Non government organisation (NGO)

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What is global health?

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The health of populations in a worldwide context that go beyond the perspective and corn dens of individual countries. Global health is about an international collaborative approach to achieving equity in health for all people world wide

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What is emergency/humanitarian aid?

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This refers to the rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering, during and after man made emergencies and natural disasters

  • THIS IS SHORT TERM AID and immediate
  • removes the immediate threats to health
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What is bilateral aid?

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This is where aid is given by one country directly to another country

  • most common. Largest part of aid
  • infrastructure
  • improves health and human development and living standards
  • education > sustainability
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What is multilateral aid?

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This is the aid that is provided through international organisations (world bank,UN,WHO). It combines the donations from a number of countries then distributes them to the recipients

  • potential to reach many people
  • decrease poverty
  • promote global health and sustainable human development
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What is non government organisation (NGO) aid?

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Take different approaches to aid which include specific projects or programs, emergency aid, volunteering, education and development
-focus on communities (development and participation) specific concerns
-rely on donations
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What are the UN action areas?

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World peace and security
Human rights
Humanitarian assistance
Social and economic development

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What are the agencies that belong to the UN?

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World health organisation
World Bank
World food programme
UNICEF (United Nations children fund)

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What is the point of the UN world peace and security?

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Tries to prevent war/conflict:

  • conflict prevention
  • peace making
  • peace keeping
  • peace building

Uses member states
Rebuilds education

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What is the UNs human rights?

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Universal declaration of human rights
The UN works to promote and protect these rights. They are seen as central to the health and well being( and thus development) of individuals, communities and nations

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What is the UNs humanitarian assistance?

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The emergency relief aid and long term assistance

-world food program provides safe nutritious food supplies

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What is the UNs social and economic development aa?

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Promote- higher standards of living
-full employment
-conditions if economic and social progress.dev
Eradicate poverty and improve wellbeing of all people

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What are examples of human rights?

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Freedom of speech
Access to education
Access to safe food and sanitation
Everyone has a right to be born free and equal

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What is human development?

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Creating an environment in which people can develop their heir full potential and lead productive, creative lives according to their needs and interests.

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What makes up enhancing human abilities in human development?

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Live a long and healthy life
Develop knowledge
Achieve a decent standard of living

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What makes up creating conditions for human development?

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Participation in political and community life
Human security and human rights
Gender equality
Environmental sustainability

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What is sustainable human development?

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Developing to ones full potential without negatives affecting the resources available and developmental potential of the generations go come

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What makes up health status?

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Morbidity
Mortality
Life expectancy

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What are the priority areas of the WHO.

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  • universal health coverage
  • the international health regulation
  • increasing access to medical products
  • social, economic and environmental determinants
  • non-communicable diseases
  • sustainable development goals
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What are organisations that work within the UN?

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World health organisation WHO
World bank
United Nations children’s Fund UNICEF
World food programme

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What is the UN?

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It is an international organisation whose purpose is to unite all nations of the world together to work for peace and development based on the principles of justice, human dignity and wellbeing of all people

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Who is DFAT?

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DFAT (department of foreign affairs & trade)

Promotes sustainable human development by reducing poverty.

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Where does Australia provide aid?

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Australia provides aid especially in 3rd world countries (East Timor)

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Who does Australia provide funds for multilateral aid?

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Australia provides funds to the world bank and other international organisations to provide aid in developing countries.

25
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Which of our neighbouring counties does Australia work mostly with to provide bilateral aid?

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Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
East Timor

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What are the six priority areas of Australia’s aid initiatives?

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  • Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
  • education and health
  • gender equality and empowering all women and girls
  • effective governance policies, institutions and functioning economies
  • building resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection
  • agriculture, fisheries and water
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What is the aim of the WHO?

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They work to provide leadership in engaging and supporting countries to improve the health of many.

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What are non communicable diseases?

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This are diseases that can not be contracted from the environment such as mental health, violence and injuries.

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What is the WFP?

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This is the world food program, they work to eliminate world hunger by providing emergency food aid and by promoting sustainable food security in developing countries.

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Who is UNICEF ?

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This is the United Nations children fund and they aim to uphold the rights of children worldwide by working to promote education, prevent HIV among children, eliminate child labour and child abuse and provide immunisation.

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What is the UNDP?

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This is the United Nations development program and they aim to promote the achievement of the sustainability Blake and to promote economic and social development.

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How can the UN,promote social and economic development?

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  • providing loans to fund projects
  • promoting trade opportunities for developing countries
  • encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
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What program has world vision been a part of?

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*humanitarian assistance

Provides rapid emergency relief for those affected by man made emergencies or natural disasters

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What program has the Aus Red Cross been a part of?

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*NGO aid

They work with communities to identify practical solutions to common but devastating illnesses and injury

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What program has oxfam been a part of?

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*humanitarian aid

They respond to emergencies while working with other oxfams to assist with problems such as water and sanitation

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What are the dimensions of sustainability?

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Economic
Social
Environmental

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