Intergovernmental Organizations Flashcards
What are intergovernmental organizations?
Formal mechanism in which sovereign countries develop policies and mechanisms for cooperation across national borders
Where do intergovernmental organizations usually organize?
Across geographic regions or on global scales
True or False: intergovernemental organizations are governments and can make laws, interfere with sovereign rights, or enforce agreements.
False, they are not governments
What is the standing of intergovernmental organizations?
To create a forum to promote compliance with agreed upon rules and policies and develop principles and programs that support intergovernment cooperation and dispute resolution
What are the 5 principle organizations for issues and policies related to animal health, food security, public health, global trade, and development?
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of UN
The World Organization for Animal Heath (OIE)
The World Health Organization (WHO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Bank
How many sovereign states are currently in the UN?
193
When did the UN come into existence?
After the ratification of the United Nations Charter by the 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
What are the 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?
Republic of China France Soviet Union UK US
What are some examples of specialized UN agencies?
FAO
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank
WHO
What are FAO and WHO?
UN organizations and a subset of the UN membership
How many members are in the FAO?
191 member countries + 2 associate members + EU
Where is the FAO headquarters?
Rome
What are millennium Development goals of FAO?
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education* Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality* Improve maternal health* Combat HIV/AIDS* and other diseases Ensure environmental sustainability Global partnership for development
Is the OIE a UN organization?
No, but it is a country member goverened through commercial and independent interest froups
What is the country’s delegate to the OIE called?
Chief Veterinary Officer
Is WTO a UN organization?
No, but it is nation member governed
What does WTO have a role in?
Mediating disputed among member nations on violation of these trade agreements
What does WTO partner with? What do they do?
FAO and OIE
Establish the riles for trade in agricultural products (Sanitary Phytosanitary Standards)
What organizations develop the standards for animal health, plant health, and food?
OIE, FAO Secretariat of the international plant proteciton convention, and FAO/WHO, repectively
What is the world bank an observer to?
United Nations Development Group
What makes up the World Bank Group?
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
What does World Bank generally refer to?
Just the IBRD and IDA
What is the United Nations Development Group?
A consortium of 32 UN agencies and groups, plus 5 observers working on various and/or similar development issues from the UNDP to ILO
What did UNDG result from?
UN reform created by the secretary general of the UN in 1997
What is the world bank a source of?
Financial and technical assistance to >100 developing countries around the world
Who is the president of the World Bank?
A US citizen nominated by POTUS for a 5 year renewable term
