International Organizations
by Elizabeth Ritchie
1. alleviate poverty and help create a world in which everyone can share in the benefits of sustained and inclusive growth.
2. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2.1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries.
2.2. IMF working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
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3. ASEAN(Ken.W Jennifer)
3.1. Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, sociocultural evolution among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.
4. The World Trade Organization (WTO) (sarina,sonia^_^)
4.1. (i) The WTO shall facilitate the implementation, administration and operation and further the objectives of this Agreement and of the Multilateral Trade Agreements, and shall also provide the frame work for the implementation, administration and operation of the multilateral Trade Agreements.
4.2. (ii) The WTO shall provide the forum for negotiations among its members concerning their multilateral trade relations in matters dealt with under the Agreement in the Annexes to this Agreement.
4.3. (v) With a view to achieving greater coherence in global economic policy making, the WTO shall cooperate, as appropriate, with the IMF and with the IBRD and its affiliated agencies
4.4. (iii) The WTO shall administer the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes.
4.5. (iv) The WTO shall administer Trade Policy Review Mechanism.
4.6. Membership: Any other European state in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.
5. OPEC [Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries] (Anson&Peter)
5.1. is an international organization whose mission is to coordinate the policies of the oil-producing countries. The goal is to secure a steady income to the member states and to secure supply of oil to consumers
5.2. OPEC's mission is to stabilize the oil markets to secure an efficient and regular supply of petroleum to the consumers.
5.3. OPEC was formed so as to unify and coordinate petroleum policies of member countries
6. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization -NATO (1949) (Edmund & Stary)
6.1. NATO provides a unique opportunity for member countries to consult and take decisions on security issues at all levels and in a variety of fields.
6.2. NATO’s essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.
7. The European Union (EU) 1945 (SHIELA AND KARENo_o)
7.1. Membership: Any European country respecting the democratic values of the EU and is committed to promoting them.
7.2. Human rights, food safety, multilingualism, institutional affairs etc.
7.3. To bring its member states closer together with respect of human rights and democracy.
8. Council of Europe(CoE)(KEN.W)(JENNIFER)
8.1. The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation.
8.2. The aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress
9. Asian Development Bank (Sarina & Sonia)
9.1. aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. Approximately 1.7 billion people in the region are poor and unable to access essential goods, services, assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled.
9.2. improving people’s lives in Asia and the Pacific
10. Main goals:End extreme poverty by decreasing the percentage of people living on less than $1.25 a day to no more than 3% Promote shared prosperity by fostering the income growth of the bottom 40% for every country
11. Membership: a country must first join the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Membership in IDA, IFC and MIGA are conditional on membership in IBRD.
12. The United Nations (U.N.) 1945
12.1. Membership: All recognized countries, some non-recognized coutnries have “observer status”
12.2. Peacekeeping, Diplomacy, Development, Human Rights, International Law
12.3. “maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights” www.un.org/en
13. The World Health Organization (WHO) 7 April 1948
13.1. WHO is concerned about the rising number of cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in recent weeks, especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in particular that 2 significant outbreaks occurred in health facilities.
13.2. WHO is reforming to be better equipped to address the increasingly complex challenges of the health of populations in the 21st century.
13.3. Membership: The United Nations
14. The World Bank 1944 (Jason)
14.1. Area of concern:Mainly in financial area
15. Organization of American States (OAS) (Ken & Lino)
15.1. Member: the 35 independent states of the Americas.
15.2. Goals: - To strengthen the peace and security of the continent. - To promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due respect for the principle of nonintervention.
15.3. What they do: The OAS is the premier political forum of the Americas, where the independent countries of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean come together to advance their common goals and work out their differences.
15.4. Founding date - 1948/4/30
16. international labour organization ANSON(ILO)
16.1. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour issues, particularly international labour standards and decent work for all. 185 of the 193 UN member states are members of the ILO.
