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Quiz4 Flashcards

1
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refers to various intersecting processes that create global order

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Global governance

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2
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Sources of global governance

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Treaties and characters of organizations

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3
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enterprise that is involved with the international production of goods or services, foreign investments, or income and asset management in more than one country

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International corporations

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4
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consist of a centralized management structure

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Multinational corporations

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5
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generally are decentralized, with many bases in various countries where the corporation operates

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Transnational corporations

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6
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organizations which are independent of government involvement

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Non-Governmental Organizations

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7
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subgroup of organizations founded by citizens

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NGO

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8
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usually nonprofit organizations, and many of them are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences

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NGO

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9
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organization established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality

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International Organization

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10
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Who suggested the name united nation

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Franklin Roosevelt

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11
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established afterWorld War II, with the aim of preventing future wars, and succeeded the ineffectiveLeague of Nations

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Uniyed Nation

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12
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the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN

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General Assembly

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13
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occupies a central position as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations

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General Assembly

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14
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primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security

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Security Council

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15
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at the heart of the United Nations system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental

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Economic and Social Council

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16
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main goals of the System were to promote the advancement of the inhabitants of Trust Territories and their progressive development towards self-government or independence

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Trusteeship Council

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17
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principal judicial organ of the United Nations

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International Court of Justice

18
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primary purpose is to adjudicate disputes among states

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ICJ

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headed by the Secretary-General, assisted by the Deputy Secretary-General and a staff of international civil servants worldwide

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UN Secretariat

20
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provides studies, information, and facilities needed by UN bodies for their meetings

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UN Secretariat

21
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acts as thede facto spokesperson and leader of the UN

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Secretary General

22
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specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health

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WHO

23
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main objective is “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.“

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WHO

24
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specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture

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UNESCO

25
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UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country

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UNHCR

26
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responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system

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UNEP

27
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Who established the UNEP and become its first director

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Maurice Strong

28
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Its mandate is to provide leadership, deliver science and develop solutions on a wide range of issues, including climate change, the management of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and green economic development

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UNEP

29
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specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security

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FAO

30
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fiat panis,

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Let there be bread

31
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known as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

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UNICEF

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United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide

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UNICEF

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UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide

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UNFPA

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international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons

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IAEA

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United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards

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ILO

36
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food-assistance branch of the United Nations

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WFP

37
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world’s largest humanitarian organization, the largest one focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals

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WFP

38
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United Nations’ global development network

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UNDP

39
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promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves

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UNDP

40
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was a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and was also assisted in its work by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR)

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UNHRC

41
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It was the UN’s principal mechanism and international forum concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights

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UNHRC

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