Underdevelopment International Orgs Responses Essay Flashcards
Intro
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
FAO - Point
Food & Agricultural Organisation of the UN effective in helping people grow out of poverty
FAO - Explain
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
FAO - Example
FAO working with around 50,000 farmers in Syria to get access to good quality seeds
FAO - Analysis
Had huge success in tackling food insecurity as healthier population will ultimately improve chances of development
FAO - Rebuttal Point
Scale of problem so big FAO aren’t really able to meet it
FAO - Rebuttal Explain
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
FAO - Rebuttal Example
United Nations reported number of people facing acute insecurity doubled since 2019 to around 276 million people
FAO - Rebuttal Analysis
Less effective, still millions on verge of food famine
FAO - Conclusion
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
WHO - Point
World Health Organisation of UN been tackling one of underdevelopments biggest contributory factors
WHO - Explain
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
WHO - Example
WHO played significant role in dealing with Covid-19 by supporting developing countries in transporting medical equipment to African countries
WHO - Analysis
Effective in tackling poor health, helped slow spread of Covid-19
WHO - Rebuttal Point
Despite some success in tackling health factors that contribute to underdevelopment, the WHO has a long way to go
WHO - Rebuttal Explain
WHO has set ambitious targets to eradicate diseases such as malaria & HIV yet there remains millions needlessly dying from these
WHO - Rebuttal Example
According to WHOs own records, there are still 40 million people living with HIV & over 200 million malaria cases each year
WHO - Rebuttal Analysis
WHO significant lack of success in tackling some of the biggest preventable diseases
WHO - Conclusion
As effective as WHO may be at addressing some issues around underdevelopment they still have a significant amount of work to do
UNHCR - Point
Another UN organisation responding to underdevelopment is the UNHCR
UNHCR - Explain
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
UNHCR - Example
UNHCR supported almost 10 million refugees in getting access to healthcare
UNHCR - Analysis
Effective in supporting refugees as this will help development as these individuals will be in a better position to contribute to their country
UNHCR - Rebuttal Point
Mostly an organisation that’s reactive to consequences of underdevelopment
UNHCR - Rebuttal Explain
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
UNHCR - Rebuttal Example
Refugee problem is growing with more people displaced due to issues related to underdevelopment with 80 million refugees in the world
UNHCR - Conclusion
While its effort are welcome they do not do enough to address the causes of the issue
Overall Conclusion
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
