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Global Governance: NATO and the UN - Coggle Diagram

- - - - In 2000, the General Assembly was designated the Millenium Assembly. At a sumit that year, Kofi Annan unveiled the Millennium Declaration. Set forth the Millennium Development goals which were a collection of targets for reducing poverty, halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, improving access to primary education, and other metrics of development.
      - The United Nations has had considerable success when dealing with the climate crisis. Through the Paris climate deal, which was signed in 2015 and put in force in 2016, and pledged to keep the involved countries ‘well below’ 2.0C above pre-industrial times, and preferably to 1.5C. Under the agreement, each country sets their own emission-reduction targets, known as national determined contributions (NDCs), which are reviewed every 5 years in order to raise ambition. Rich countries are required to help poorer nations adapt.
    - - When dealing with humanitarian crises, the United Nations is inadequate. The slow response to the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda and the UN making no substantial efforts to stop the Burmese military's campaign against the Rohingya is evidence of the UN’s failure to uphold the crux of its mission statement.
- - - - Has failed humanitarian crises around the world
        
        Russia and China one side, UK, France and USA on the other= west vs the rest
        
        9/15 members have to agree to get something passed
        
        If only one p5 veto, it won't happen
        
        The p5 can negate this system for their national interests
        
        There to protect human interests, but they tend to only protect national interests
        
        E.g. China vetoing Taiwan independence
        
        E.g. USA vetoing against Isrelis being prosecuted
      - It comprises five permanent members (P5) - China, France, Russia, UK and USA. These countries have veto power.