Underdevelopment International Orgs Responses Essay Flashcards

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Intro

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Underdevelopment world issue & organisations work to resolve this

Argued that international orgs such as FAO, WHO & UNHCR made progress in resolving underdevelopment

Some limitations & world issue not been resolved

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FAO - Point

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Food & Agricultural Organisation of the UN effective in helping people grow out of poverty

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FAO - Explain

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Multilateral organisations very effective as they develop an expertise needed to overcome some of the causes of underdevelopment

FAO works with developing countries to help them better manage their agricultural resources

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FAO - Example

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FAO working with around 50,000 farmers in Syria to get access to good quality seeds

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FAO - Analysis

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Had huge success in tackling food insecurity as healthier population will ultimately improve chances of development

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FAO - Rebuttal Point

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Scale of problem so big FAO aren’t really able to meet it

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FAO - Rebuttal Explain

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Starvation & malnutrition 2 devastating consequences of underdevelopment & they are becoming more common

Organisations such as FAO dependent on UN member countries donating money to organisation to address these development related issues

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FAO - Rebuttal Example

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United Nations reported number of people facing acute insecurity doubled since 2019 to around 276 million people

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FAO - Rebuttal Analysis

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Less effective, still millions on verge of food famine

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FAO - Conclusion

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Despite the work of organisations like the FAO they are underfunded & don’t have resources they need to meet full scale of problem as evidenced by increased number of people going hungry

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WHO - Point

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World Health Organisation of UN been tackling one of underdevelopments biggest contributory factors

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WHO - Explain

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Poor health is a significant cause of underdevelopment as without healthy working population, it’s difficult to generate income needed for further development

WHO played vital role in working towards healthier world essential to developing countries by supporting development of healthcare infrastructure offering medical professionals

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WHO - Example

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WHO played significant role in dealing with Covid-19 by supporting developing countries in transporting medical equipment to African countries

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WHO - Analysis

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Effective in tackling poor health, helped slow spread of Covid-19

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WHO - Rebuttal Point

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Despite some success in tackling health factors that contribute to underdevelopment, the WHO has a long way to go

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WHO - Rebuttal Explain

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WHO has set ambitious targets to eradicate diseases such as malaria & HIV yet there remains millions needlessly dying from these

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WHO - Rebuttal Example

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According to WHOs own records, there are still 40 million people living with HIV & over 200 million malaria cases each year

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WHO - Rebuttal Analysis

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WHO significant lack of success in tackling some of the biggest preventable diseases

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WHO - Conclusion

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As effective as WHO may be at addressing some issues around underdevelopment they still have a significant amount of work to do

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UNHCR - Point

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Another UN organisation responding to underdevelopment is the UNHCR

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UNHCR - Explain

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United Nations Refugee Agency dedicating to saving lives, protecting rights & building better futures for refugees

Organisation been operating for over 70 years as it provides shelter, medicine & other essentials people need for survival

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UNHCR - Example

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UNHCR supported almost 10 million refugees in getting access to healthcare

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UNHCR - Analysis

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Effective in supporting refugees as this will help development as these individuals will be in a better position to contribute to their country

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UNHCR - Rebuttal Point

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Mostly an organisation that’s reactive to consequences of underdevelopment

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UNHCR - Rebuttal Explain

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While it’s offering support to address effects such as education & safety, the UNHCR is stepping in when other efforts have failed

Means impact is relatively small when helping prevent causes of underdevelopment

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UNHCR - Rebuttal Example

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Refugee problem is growing with more people displaced due to issues related to underdevelopment with 80 million refugees in the world

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UNHCR - Conclusion

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While its effort are welcome they do not do enough to address the causes of the issue

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Overall Conclusion

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International organisations that have responded to underdevelopment have been effective by tackling poverty, poor health & refugees

However, clear that they all have their flaws such as a lack of resources, ambitious targets & poor impacts

Arguably despite its specific flaws the WHO has been more effective than FAO & the UNHCR