International v.s. National Organizations

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The Different Abbreviations..

• INGO = int. gov’t org.

  • eg. Green Peace International, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, World Vision, Doctors Without Borders, PETA, Amnesty International, World Vision, World Council of Indigenous Peoples

• NGO = non-gov’t org.

• IGO = international gov’t org.

• GO = gov’t org.

What are INGO’s?

• Non-governmental org. that operates worldwide and fundraises through charity

  • have NO allegiance to any gov’t

  • they do not pool sovereignty the way supra-nationalist organizations do

• As they are independent of gov’ts, countries often let them in to provide assistance (eg. Doctors without Borders)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (ICRC)

• Worlds largest humanitarian network

• Protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence, provide them with assistance

Doctors Without Borders

• Free medical care to anyone who needs it

Continentalist Organizations

• IGO’s and treaties that have established cooperation on a continent

  • eg. EU, AU, NAFTA (CUSMA)

Some get Involved to Maintain Language and Culture..

• La Francophonie (GO)

  • support efforts globally to spread the French language and culture

• Arctic Council (GO)

  • Indigenous people from the 8 actic regions

  • sustainable development, and environment

Some get Involved to Protect the Environment…

• Kyoto Protocol

  • reduce emissions by an average of 5% below 1990 levels

• Paris Agreement

  • gov’t set new targets

  • nationally determined contributions (NDC’s) preventing global avg. temp. from rising 2°C, keeping it below 1.5°C, aims to reach global net-zero emissions

  • Experts say this plan is not enough to prevent global avg. temps. from rising 1.5°C

  • world will suffer devastating consequences

• UN Climate Conference known as COP26 in November 2021

Some get Involved to Protect Legal Rights of Self-Determination…

• World Council of Indigenous Peoples, seek to ensure fair and just treatment, and a united voice for over 370 million Indigenous Peoples worldwide

  • united voice to protect their self-determination rights