the united nations

when was it established

in 1945 post war

how many member states

193

structure of the UN

• general assembly

• security council

• economic and social council (ECOSOC)

• secretariat

• international court of justice

ideology and actions of the UN

• un sends peacekeepers to regions experiencing armed conflict

• promotes and encourages respect for human rights

• goal to achieve international cooperation in solving international socio-economic, cultural and humanitarian problems

• in 2000 un agreed to achieved 8 millennium development goals by 2015

• some countries have called it an important force for peace and human development, however other countries called it biased, corrupt and ineffective

jurisdictional - gaps within global governance

increasing need for global governance but lack of authority to take action

incentive - gaps within global governance

need for international cooperation and motivation to undertake it, however it’s diminishing as globalisation provides increasing impetus

participation - gaps within global governance

international cooperation remains primarily the affair of governments, however globalisation is providing development of global civil society movements

evidence for gaps

• need for better coordination for dealing with epidemics

• “not rules of the game” to deal with unsustainable debt burdens

• no agencies tasked with dealing with long term trends in agriculture and food security

• cyber security is a