Global Governance- broad,
dynamic, and complex process of
interactive decision-making at the global
level.
This is done through horizontal and
vertical interactions between and among
states, civil society, and international
organizations.
International Organizationinstitution drawing membership from at
least 3 states, having activities in
several states, and whose members are
held together by a formal agreement.
2 Types of International
Organizations
a. Intergovernmental Organizationestablished for single or multiple objectives with
states as it’s members.
b. Nongovernmental Organizationcomposed of private individuals or groups
gathered on a common purpose.
United Nations
 Founded on October, 1945.
 3 Pillars (secure international
peace, eliminate poverty, protect
human rights)
 These pillars cover a wide array of
issues. With it’s 193 member-states,
UN tackles issues and works to
improve the lives of people
everywhere.
THE 6 PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF
UNITED NATIONS
a. General Assembly – This is the
main deliberative and
representative organ of UN. The
assembly consists of 193 memberstates, each entitled to 1 vote.
b. Security Council- in charge with
maintenance of peace and security.
It has 15 members, 5 of which
(USA, UK, China, France, Russia)
are permanent members with veto
powers. The other 10 nonpermanent members serve 2-year
terms.
c. Economic and Social Council – to
coordinate the social and economic
work of UN. It consists of 54
members. Each member is entitled
to 1 vote and serves for a 3-year
term.
d. Secretariat - This services the other
principal organs of UN and
administers the programs and
policies laid down by them. Its head
is the Secretary-General who serves
a five-year term. It has offices all
over the world and a total staff of
about 40, 000.
e. International Court of Justice - This serves
as the tribunal for the final settlement of
disputes submitted to it by states. It is
composed of 15 judges who serve nine-year
terms. Decisions made by the courts are
binding, but no state can be brought before
the court without its consent.
f. Trusteeship Council - supervise
the administration of Trust
Territories placed under the
Trusteeship System. The Council
suspended its operations upon the
completion of their task in 1994.