global governance

Question 1

what is the role of the UN?

Answer 1

founded in 1945
made up of 193 member states
role is to make the enforcement of law, security, economic development and human rights easier for countries around the world

Question 2

what does UNDP stand for?

Answer 2

the united nations developmental programme

Question 3

what does the UNDP do?

Answer 3

advocates for change and connects countries knowledge and experience in order to build a better life

Question 4

what are the 8 millenium development goals

Answer 4

1. end extreme poverty and hunger
2. to give all children a primary school education
3. promote equality between boys and girls
4. reduce the number of children who die under 5
5. to make it safer when women give birth
6. to combat HIV/AIDS
7. to ensure environmental sustainability
8. to develop a global partnership

Question 5

goal 5- to make it safer when women give birth

Answer 5

new hospitals and nurses have helped since 2000 but more still needs to be done to give everyone the same protection

Question 6

goal 1- to end extreme poverty and hunger

Answer 6

the goal in 2000 was to cut in half the number of people living with hunger and with less than $1.25 per day
15 years later the number of people living on $1.25 per day has been halved

Question 7

what are the sustainable development goals?

Answer 7

SDG’S came into action in 2016

17 goals were built on the successes of the MDG’S

Question 8

what does UNEP stand for?

Answer 8

the united nations environmental programme

Question 9

what does UNEP do?

Answer 9

developed in 1972 to guide and coordinate environmental activities within the UN

Question 10

world summit on climate change

Answer 10

1992 countries joined an international treaty on cc

1995 countries launched negotiations to strengthen the global response to climate change

Question 11

what is the role of the WTO?

Answer 11

deals with the rules of trade between countries and helps to promote cooperation between countries

Question 12

what are the advantages of the WTO?

Answer 12

Over 160 members representing 98% of world trade

WTO regulations and cooperation helped to avoid a major trade war

Question 13

what are the disadvantages of the WTO?

Answer 13

• WTO has been criticised for their rules being unfavourable to developing countries
• WTO is being overshadowed by new TIPP trade deals
• it is having difficulty making progress

Question 14

what does WSSD stand for?

Answer 14

world summit on sustainable development

Question 15

issues with global governance - sovereignty

Answer 15

• 200 sovereign states and national territories
• no longer exclusive due to globalisation
• people, ideas and money leak out of individual nations and flow across borders

Question 16

issues associated with attempts of global governance

Answer 16

• individual states are more succeptible to policies adopted by others due to economic globalisation
• climate change and global commons do not fall within jurisdiction of an one particular country

Question 17

inequalities and injustices in global governance

Answer 17

CIGI have identified inequalities and injustices in almost every sector of global governance

Question 18

what is the jurisdiction gap?

Answer 18

the gap between the increasing need for global governance and the lack of authority to take action

Question 19

what is the incentive gap

Answer 19

the gap between the need for international cooperation and the motivation to undertake it

Question 20

what is the participation gap?

Answer 20

refers to the fact that international cooperation remains primarily the affair of governments

Question 21

what are the advantages of global governance?

Answer 21

focus on reducing environmental problems

trying to overcome global issues

Question 22

what are the disadvantages of global governance?

Answer 22

• governments are losing their influence and corporations now have more power
• transnational problems = climate change
• so complex that not all countries agree

Question 23

non - governmental organisations

Answer 23

NGO’S have expanded their scope from local and national settings to become international organisations

Question 24

in the 21st century NGO’S have emerged as a global force to:

Answer 24

democratise decision making
protect human rights
provide essential services to the most needy

Question 25

what are the 2 types of NGO’S?

Answer 25

operational NGO’S

advocacy NGO’S

Question 26

what are operational NGO’S?

Answer 26

those providing frontline support services to the needy e.g oxfam - tend to raise money for every project they undertake

Question 27

what are advocacy NGO’s

Answer 27

focus on campaigns to raise awareness to gain support for a cause

Question 28

what do NGO’S do?

Answer 28

work increasingly in partnership with other stakeholders
becoming more and more important in supporting development
often the only organisations that provide a voice for the poorer parts of world