CHAPTER 6

The Global Interstate System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. To expand student knowledge with respect to bilateral benefits from sharing
the wealth each state produces so to maintain friendly relationships among countries.
2. To give additional information on the different organizations in the
international community how they work help in the progress of all states especially
the developing countries.
3. To instill in the minds of the students that all nations in the world are
interwined with each other that no state can stand independently joining in the global
interstate system.

Globalization

Is a process of economic exchange in the globe that removes the barriers of the
flow of goods, services, capital, and labor. It is more on free flow of the wealth to all
nations involve.

Global Interstate System

An organized institution that governs international relations for mutual benefit.

Benefits of the United Nations brought to Globalization

The one who coined the name of United Nations was the former President of the
United States, President Franklin Roosevelt that is now being used in the Declaration of
United Nations.
There were only 26 nations representatives pledge their governments to:
1. To use its full resources, military or economic, against those members of the
Tripartite Pact and its adherence with which such government is at war.
2. To cooperate with the government signatory hereto and not to make a separate
armistice or peace with the enemies.
This organization has been an allied to fight the Axis powers in the Second World
War II. Fifty countries (50) representatives met and held the United Nations Conference
on International Organization to officially make the United Nations Charter.
Selected Institutions Associated with World Trade
World Bank is a financial institution that extend financial assistance through loans to
countries interested. It was founded by the United Nations Monetary and Financial
Conference or the Bretton Woods Conference.

World Bank Group

1. International Bank Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an
international financial institution that offers loan to middle-income countries willing to
improve their economy

2. International Development Association (IDA) its primary purpose it to provide

loans to developing countries in order to reduce inequalities and improve people’s
conditions and country’s economic growth.
3. International Finance Corporation (IFC) providing loans for private sectors in
developing countries to create markets that open up opportunities for all
` 4. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) promotes foreign direct
investment (FDI) into developing countries to help support economic growth, reduce
poverty, and improve people's lives
5. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an
international organization of investors for the purpose of investment treaties and for laws
and contracts.
6. International Monetary Fund (IMF) ensure the stability of the
international monetary system. It does so in three ways: keeping track of the global
economy and the economies of member countries; lending to countries with balance of
payments difficulties; and giving practical help to members.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Regulates international trade’s deals with the rule of trade between nations.
Ensures the trade will flows smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. Acts as forum
in negotiation trade agreements
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Consists of 35 member countries. Stimulate economic progress and world trade .
Providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seeking answers to common
problems, identify good practices and coordinate domestic and international policies of
its members.
Specialized Agencies
1. International Labor Organization is a United Nations agency dealing with
labor problems, particularly international labor standards, social protection, and work
opportunities for all.
2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• A specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts
to defeat hunger.
• Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition
• Reduce Rural Poverty
• Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable
• Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems
• Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises
3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• Contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration
through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to
increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights
along with fundamental freedom.
• Contribute to build peace

4. World Health Organization

• Building a better, healthier future for people all over the world
• Concern about public health
• Prime concern is to eradicate and combat dangerous diseases like
AIDS/HIVS
• Make researches in medicines and vaccines to eliminate diseases, and
development of nutritious foods
• Responsible for World Health Report and Survey

Other Specialized International Institutions

1. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to foster the planning and
development of international air transport so as to ensure the safe and orderly growth of
international civil aviation throughout the world.
2. International Maritime Organization (IMO) responsibility for the safety and
security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.
3. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Connecting all the world's people
 • global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards
that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive
to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide
4. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• Ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services
• Sets the rules for international mail exchanges and makes
recommendations to stimulate growth in mail, parcel and financial services
volumes and improve quality of service for customers.
5. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• Specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and
climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
• The UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behavior of the
Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces
and the resulting distribution of water resources.
6. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as
inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and
images used in commerce e.g. patents, copyright and trademarks
• Lead the development of a balanced and effective international intellectual
property (IP) system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit
of all
7. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Invest in rural people, empowering them to increase their food security,
improve the nutrition of their families and increase their incomes.
• Building resilience, expand their businesses and take charge of their own
development.
8. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• The specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial
development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and
environmental sustainability
9. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• Responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally
accessible tourism.
• Leading international organization in the field of tourism, which promotes
tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and
environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector
in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.