08.+Interntaional+Organisations

International Organisations Section III 20 marks Attempt either Question 25 or Question 26 Allow about 35minutes for this section  In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: use your knowledge and the economic information provided apply economic terms, concepts, relationships and theory present a sustained, logical and well-structured answer to the question
 * Question 25 ** (20 marks) Discuss the influence of international organisations and contemporary trading blocs and agreements in promoting globalisation. In your answer, use the economic information provided."Essentially, the WTO is a place where member governments go to try to sort out the trade problems they face with each other.

"The IMF’s primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system –the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries... to buy goods and services from each other." "What Is the IMF?" September 30, 2006. www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/exrp/what.htm "Trading blocs can act either as ‘stepping stones’ or ‘stumbling blocks’ to global free trade." "Multilateral and bilateral trade agreements can influence participating countries in different ways." © 2008 World Trade Organization []


 * __Response to this essay in hte discussion section__**

** ORGANIZATIONS IN GLOBALIZATION **
**//Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs//)**

[|IGO pages] International Intergovernmental Web Page Finder (by Bob Williams, University of South Carolina). Systematic listing of UN-related and other IGOs. [|ALA--IGOs] American Library Association/Government Documents Roundtable, International Documents Task Force on IGOs. Comprehensive links to IGOs and subsidiaries. [|UIA/data] Union of International Associations online organizational information


 * A. The United Nations and related organizations**


 * 1. UN system--general sites**
 * [|UN] UN System Web Locator
 * [|UN/HQ] UN New York site
 * [|UN/resources] UN links and resources (Emory users only)
 * 2. UN subsidiary bodies and programs**
 * [|UNCTAD] UN Conference on Trade and Development
 * [|UNDAW] UN Division for the Advancement of Women
 * [|UNDP] UN Development Programme
 * [|UNEP] UN Environment Program
 * [|UNFPA] UN Population Fund
 * [|UNHCHR] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
 * [|UNHCR] UN High Commissioner for Refugees
 * [|UNICEF] UN Children's Fund
 * 3. UN legal bodies**
 * [|ICC] International Criminal Court (in process; additional information [|here])
 * [|ICJ] International Court of Justice
 * [|ICTR] International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
 * [|ICTY] International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
 * [|ITLOS] International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
 * 4. UN specialized and related agencies**
 * [|FAO] Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
 * [|IAEA] International Atomic Energy Agency
 * [|ICAO] International Civil Aviation Organization
 * [|ILO] International Labour Organization
 * [|IMO] International Maritime Organization
 * [|IMF] International Monetary Fund
 * [|ITU] International Telecommunication Union
 * [|UNESCO] UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
 * [|UPU] Universal Postal Union
 * [|WFP] World Food Programme
 * [|WHO] World Health Organization
 * [|WIPO] World Intellectual Property Organization
 * [|WMO] World Meteorological Organization
 * [|World Bank] World Bank Group
 * [|WTO] World Tourism Organization

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 * B. Other IGOs**

[|ASEAN] Association of Southeast Asian Nations [|BIS] Bank for International Settlements [|CE] Council of Europe [|ECJ] European Court of Justice [|EU] European Union [|G-77] Group of 77 (nonaligned states) [|ICO] International Coffee Organization [|INTELSAT] International Telecommunication Satellite Organization [|Interpol] International Criminal Police Organization [|ISO] International Sugar Organization [|ITTO] International Tropical Timber Organization [|NATO] North Atlantic Treaty Organization [|OAS] Organization of American States [|OAU] Organisation of African Unity [|OECD] Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [|OPEC] Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries [|OSCE] Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe [|WTO] World Trade Organization

Organizations links are listed on separate pages as follows:


 * 1) IGOs
 * 2) [|INGOs]
 * 3) [|MNCs]
 * 4) [|Resources]

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** ORGANIZATIONS IN GLOBALIZATION **
**//International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs)//** ([|back to the top]) Organizations links are listed on separate pages as follows:
 * A. General sites**
 * [|IGC] Institute for Global Communications links to six progressive networks
 * [|NGO Cafe] Links, bibliography, practical information (by Hari Srinivas, Tokyo)
 * [|UIA/data] Union of International Associations online organizational information
 * [|UMN/HR] University of Minnesota Human Rights Library links and documents
 * [|UN-DPI] Directory of NGOs associated with UN Department of Public Information
 * [|UN-ESA] UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs NGO Connection
 * [|UNESCO] NGO's maintaining official relations with UNESCO
 * [|UN-NGO] UN partners in civil society by issue area
 * B. Selected NGO sites by issue area**
 * Development**
 * [|AWID] Association for Women in Development
 * [|ENDA] Environmental Development Action in the Third World
 * [|SID] Society for International Development
 * [|TWN] Third World Network
 * Education, arts**
 * [|AIESEC] AIESEC organization for student exchange
 * [|AMI] Association Montessori International
 * [|IAU] International Association of Universities
 * [|ICOM] International Council of Museums
 * Environment**
 * [|EarthAction] EarthAction
 * [|Earth Council] Earth Council
 * [|FOE] Friends of the Earth
 * [|GCI] Green Cross International
 * [|Greenpeace] Greenpeace International
 * [|RA] Rainforest Alliance
 * [|WWF] Worldwide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)
 * Industry, trade**
 * [|IATA] International Air Transport Association
 * [|ICC] International Chamber of Commerce
 * [|ICS] International Chamber of Shipping
 * [|IHRA] International Hotel & Restaurant Association
 * [|IMF links] IMF links to economic, commodity, and development organizations
 * Justice, rights, welfare**
 * [|AHR] Asian Human Rights Commission
 * [|AI] Amnesty International
 * [|ASI] Anti-Slavery International
 * [|CARE] Co-operative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
 * [|DCI] Defence for Children International
 * [|DPI] Disabled Peoples' International
 * [|GAWH] Global Alliance for Women's Health
 * [|HRW] Human Rights Watch
 * [|ICRC] International Committee of the Red Cross
 * [|IPPF] International Planned Parenthood Federation
 * [|MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
 * Labor, professional**
 * [|IBA] International Bar Association
 * [|ICFTU] International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
 * [|IFBPW] International Federation of Business and Professional Women
 * [|WCL] World Confederation of Labour
 * [|WCT] World Council of Teachers
 * [|WFEO] World Federation of Engineering Organisations
 * [|WFTU] World Federation of Trade Unions
 * Peace, conflict resolution, arms control**
 * [|A2000] Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear War
 * [|GAPW] Global Action to Prevent War
 * [|GPF] Global Policy Forum
 * [|ICBL] International Campaign to Ban Landmines
 * [|IPPNW] International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
 * [|Pugwash] Pugwash Conferences on arms control
 * Politics**
 * [|CDI] Christian Democrat International
 * [|LI] Liberal International
 * [|SI] Socialist International
 * Religion**
 * [|FGBMFI] Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International
 * [|MWL] Muslim World League
 * [|WCC] World Council of Churches
 * [|WFB] World Fellowship of Buddhists
 * Science**
 * [|IAU] International Astronomical Union
 * [|ICSU] International Council for Science (union of scientific unions)
 * [|IMU] International Mathematical Union
 * [|INES] International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
 * [|IUPAP] International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
 * Sports**
 * [|IOC] International Olympic Committee
 * [|sports links] IOC links to many international sports federations
 * Technical standards**
 * [|IEC] International Electrotechnical Commission
 * [|ISO] International Organization for Standardization
 * Women**
 * [|CWGL] Center for Women's Global Leadership links to many women's groups


 * 1) [|IGOs]
 * 2) INGOs
 * 3) [|MNCs]
 * 4) [|Resources]

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