🌍 ✅Global Governance Flashcards
What is global governance?
The ways in which affairs affecting the whole world are managed
What did global governance begin with?
Religion - a globally followed set of rules
What are the focuses of global governance? (6)
The cats have every fucking right
- Trade and investment inequality
- Civil conflict
- Human right violations
- Environmental issues
- Financial stability
- Redcuction of poverty
How is civil conflict governed?
Ugly spies Cackled (3)
- UN and peacekeeping organisations required
- Solves conflicts before they escalate
- Contributions from many countries united
How is reduction of poverty governed? (2)
- Intervention required from rich, foreign governments
- World banks/ IMF involved, aid, NGOs
How is trade and investment inequality governed? (3)
WTO:
- settles trade disputes between countries
- Ensures global trade runs smoothly
- Allows trade between all countries
How are human rights violations governed? (3)
- Un settle, court of human rights
- Global human rights required for continuity
- Prevents exploitation, slavery, inequality
How are environmental issues governed? (3)
- UN climate programme IPCC etc
- Creates global task force, united
- Ensures equality in actions
How is financial instability governed? (3)
- Organisations required to oversee global economy
- Financial market’s interconnected
- World bank, IMF, financial regulators
What are the issues with the UN regarding global governance?
It can work to promote growth and sustainability BUT also exacerbate inequality and injustice
What is fundamental to understanding global governance ?
Interactions between the local, regional, national, international and global scales
Why are NGOs often more successful in reducing inequalities than global political organisations? (4)
- They provide a constantly stream of funding
- Responsive in terms of community needs
- Work on a national as well as local scale
- Funds are direct
What are the main areas of focus for global governance? (5)
Poverty
Financial stability
Protect human rights
Trade and investment inequality
Environmental issues
Civil conflict
What are operational NGOs?
Raise money and implement projects themselves i.e Water Aid
What are Advocacy NGOs?
Focus on campaign to raise awareness i.e WWF
Why Are NGO’s needed ina globalised world? (4)
- Human rights need protecting
- Provided essential services to the most needy
- No bias
- Learn from their mistakes and they do the same thing everywhere - experts
193 countries have signed the UN charter, what are its key points? (4)
- Maintain global peace and security
- Cooperation to solve international problems
- Develop friendly relations between nations
- Bring countries together to settle disputes
List some of the 8 Millennium, Development Goals (3)
Eradicate poverty
Achieve universal primary education
Combat HIV and other diseases
What are the problems with the Millenium Development Goals? (3)
Many not met (designed to be ambitious)
Outdated - 1$ in 2000 worth less than now
Needs changed i.e electricity
2015 Sustainable development Goals key themes (2)
Reducing environmental impact i.e renewable energy
Reducing inequality
UN Environmental Programme (2)
Raises issues i.e global warming
Funds IPCC - 5,000 scientists research + advise government
WTO Main Aims (3)
Combat exploitative practices
Remove protectionist policies
Settle disputes
World Summit on Sustainable development key points (3)
Government run
Reinvigorates global commitment to sustainable development
Assess progress on sustainable development goals
Kyoto Protocol, 1992 Key Points (4)
- Control emissions of anthropogenic GhG’s
- Increased global awareness + stimulates research
- Could harm economies
- US dropped out (25%) encourages other nations to follow
Paris Agreement 2015, key points (4)
- Legally binding climate deal, 2020
- Countries work together
- Hold temp increases to 1.5C max
- Review every year
How much have HIC’s pledged each year to LIC’s to adapt climate change in Paris Agreement?
$100 billion
