The Purpose of International Organizations
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Nations face many difficulties, such as concerns about climate change, trade, and overall destruction. Because of this, they often join together and form organizations filled with diplomats who try to address common concerns.
Governmental organizations are formed to address international, rather than nation-wide, issues. For a nation to be eligible to join a governmental organization, they must agree to follow the organization's laws, support its decisions, and supply part of the money needed to run the group. There are many different types of governmental organizations. For example, groups like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) are formed for a single purpose. Others are formed based on broader objectives, like the largest governmental organization, or, the United Nations (UN). They can also create major world changes, much like the European Union (EU) set up a common currency for most of its members and made the euro.
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are formed by private citizens in order to work for a certain cause. These are not linked to the government, and usually depend on volunteers and private donations for financial aid. However, they have the ability to do some things that governmental organizations cannot. For example, some nations may accept the help of certain NGOs that they would not accept from a governmental organization because it is linked to that nations government. One example of an NGO that has these circumstances is the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
International Organizations
International organizations are organizations that involve various countries from around the world joining together for various causes, as seen in the last subheading. There are many different international organizations. Some of these include (some as previously mentioned) the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations (NATO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Peace Corps, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The UN is one of the most important international organizations, formed at the end of WWII with 192 member nations. Its main goal is to keep the peace amongst nations worldwide, protect human rights, and to fight poverty. There are many important parts of the UN. Below some parts are listed.
- General Assembly: All 192 UN member nations are part of it/main meeting of the UN
- Security Council: Has 5 permanent members (Britain, China, France, U.S., Russia) and 10 temporary members that rotate every 2 years/focuses on world peace and security
- International Court of Justice (World Court): Has 15 judges elected by the General Assembly and Security Council/focuses on settling disputes between nations
- Other UN councils: Formed by various nations/focuses on economic issues, social justice, and public health
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| The United Nations is the largest, one of the most important organizations in the world. Now enjoy a picture of what it would be like if anime characters were to replace humans. |
The NATO is another important international organization that is composed of 28 member nations in Europe and North America. This organization works to promote peace and to defend each other in times of crisis. It also can send soldiers to other countries around the world, like the situations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The WTO is an international organization made up of over 150 member nations who aims to arrange trade agreements, get rid of trade barriers, and settle trade disputes. Its decisions are made using consensus, or general agreement.
The WHO is a part of the UN that fights diseases worldwideby improving health guidelines and studying public health issues. The result this organization has brought upon society is a more informed public and the decline of many diseases.
The Peace Corps is a government-run volunteer organization whose original goal was to help people from all over the world live in, as the name suggests, peace. Nearly 8,000 American volunteers work on health projects and teach or help with local buisness development in order to achieve this organization's goal.
The ICRC is an NGO that provides aid to war victims, protects those who are not fighting, and tries to make sure that prisoners of war are well treated. It remains neutral during a war, and thus has earned the respect of most nations whom have allowed the ICRC to do its work.
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