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Intro Unit Lesson 5. International cooperation. Objectives. Explain mission, function, and range of different regional and international governmental and non-governmental organizations. Warm Up. Explain 2 ways in which globalization has impacted the world? Hint: Economic ? Social?
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Intro Unit Lesson 5 International cooperation
Objectives • Explain mission, function, and range of different regional and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Warm Up • Explain 2 ways in which globalization has impacted the world? Hint: • Economic? • Social? • Political?
International Cooperation • Intergovernmental Organizations • Association of States • Est. by treaty • Common goals • Special organs (leg, exec, dispute) • Resolutions/Treaties = international law • Non-governmental Organizations • Non-govt representatives & individuals • No international legal status • Advocacy groups • Reports • “Non-profits” IGO’S NGO’S
International Organizations • UN • OPEC • WTO • WHO • IAEA • World Bank • NATO
Regional Organizations • Promote trade, address problems, settle disputes: • OAS • EU • AU • ASEAN • Arab League
NGO’s • Amnesty International • International Red Cross • CARE International • Dr’s Without Borders (MSF) • Human Rights Watch • Oxfam International • International Campaign to Ban Landmines • Greenpeace • International Olympic Committee • Polaris Project
Activity: Posters • Name of Organization • Origins (When & Why Founded) • Member Nations (IGO’s) • What They Do (Mission/Goals/Functions) • Logo • Poster form (Microsoft Office/Old School) • Help Wanted, Advertisement
Closure • Why might people have reservations about their country's decision to join a union of nations?