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Global organisations
UN bodies
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Food & Agricultural Organisations (FAO)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Sanctions against countries
Arms embargos
Trade embargos
Restrictions on loans
Freezing assets
Travel restriction
UN intervention in DRC
Success
Offered congolese people protection
War crime trials at the Hague
Leader charged for enrolling child soldiers
Failure
Conflict has been happening since 1999
Peacekeepers cannot fight for a side
Country dependent on external support
Global impacts
Largest allocation of UN funds
International court of justice ruled Uganda for claiming 5 million lives
IGOs
IMF
Loans to help countries overcome economic difficulties
Highlights risks to stability
Enables countries to rebuild
Helps countries deisng & implement economic policies
World Bank
End extreme poverty
Promote shared prosperity
Offers investment loans
Offers $20 billion every year
WTO
Offers trade negotiations
Oversee international trade
Building trade capacity
Global Environmental Issues
Antartica
Antarctic treaty in 1959
Prevents territorial claims
Designation & management of protected areas
Atmosphere
Montreal Protocol
UN Earth Summit (1992)
Aerosols rapidly phased out
International cooperation was slow
Rivers
Aims to protect and ensure a sustainable water supply
Need to adapt a holistic approac
More sub-regional focus.
UN
Aims
Maintain international peace
Promote sustainable development
Protect human rights
Enforce international law
Deliver humanitarian aid
How effective
Positive
Have protected people's human rights
Work of WTO & FAO regarded very highly
Supported by 3rd parties
Negative
Heavy US casualties in Somalia
Failed to intervene in Rwanda genocide
DRC dependent on foreign support
SAPS & HIPC
SAPS
Benefits
More market orientated
Privatisation encouraged
Costs
Subject to severe fiscal discipline
Economic gains are unsustainable
HIPC
Benefits
Boosts social spending
Reduces debt services
Costs
Debt reduction often very small
Threshold levels are still very high