GLOBAL

GLOBAL
GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE

B S E -EN G L I S H Y 1

BRYAN OCIER
 global
global governance
governance

Global governance brings together diverse actors

to coordinate collective action at the level of the
planet. The goal of global governance, roughly
defined, is to provide global public goods,
particularly peace and security, justice and
mediation systems for conflict, functioning markets
and unified standards for trade and industry.
 The leading institution in charge of global governance
today is the United Nations. It was founded in 1945, in
the wake of the Second World War, as a way to prevent
future conflicts on that scale. The United Nations does
not directly bring together the people of the world, but
sovereign nation states, and currently counts 193
members who make recommendations through the UN
General Assembly.
The UN’s main mandate is to preserve global security,
which it does particularly through the Security Council.
In addition the UN can settle international legal issues
through the International Court of Justice, and
implements its key decisions through the Secretariat, led
by the Secretary General.
 EFFECTIVE GLOBAL
GOVERNANCE
Effective global governance cannot be achieved without
effective international cooperation. Besides being a
manifestation of international solidarity, international
cooperation is a means to promote common interests
and shared values and to reduce the vulnerabilities
generated by increased interdependence.
why global governance is
important ?

We need more inclusive global governance because

there is no longer any country (or small group of
countries) that enjoys global economic supremacy. We
live in a multipolar world with a myriad of different
countries and cultures, and each holds a key part of the
puzzle.
The Global Governance Institute
focuses on five areas:

Peace & Security

Environment & Sustainable Development
Global Economy
Global Justice
Global Education.
 peace and security
Contemporary approaches for tackling international peace and
security issues require not only a coherent global approach, but
also mutually reinforcing responses involving an effective
United Nations system in tandem with strong regional
organizations. We focus on strengthening United Nations
peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts and on enhancing the
effectiveness of military and civilian approaches to the
protection of civilians.
 Environment &
Sustainable Development
Within the areas of Climate Change, Food Security, Socially
inclusive Green Growth and Energy Security, we focus on
understanding and overcoming coordination and coherency gaps
amongst global, international, and regional environmental
governance actors. We place special emphasis on the importance of
the science-policy interface, the challenges of designing policy for
emerging environmental goods and services, as well as the nexus of
the environment and global development with regards to achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals.
global economy
The Global Economy section focuses on the promotion of equitable
and effective global economic governance across global, regional,
national and private actors.
Global Justice
States and private entities interact across borders. International and
regional organizations affect the lives of individuals by taking targeted
decisions. When things go wrong, people turn to justice – Global Justice.
GGI’s Global Justice section is designed to produce in-depth analysis and
targeted answers on all questions of international law in order to promote
the rule of law – globally. Furthermore, our analysts focus on innovative
approaches and legal developments at the intersection of law, economics,
peace and security and environmental concerns. Our current research and
advice projects focus on the following: Responsibility to Protect, Maritime
Governance, International Arbitration & Mediation, and International
Trade
 European Centre for
Global Education
The European Centre for Global Education seeks to provide comprehensive
research, timely policy advice, as well as a range of training and learning
opportunities related to education reform and the future of teaching and
learning. Our principal objectives are to foster and advance global
dialogue on the future of education, nurture innovative and creative
thinking throughout all levels of education and provide support to policy-
makers and education leaders for tackling some of the most pressing
issues related to the future of global education.
 global governance
can be roughly divided
into 4 stages :

agenda-setting
policymaking,
implementation and
enforcement
evaluation, monitoring, and
adjudication.
 World authorities including international
organizations and corporations achieve deference
to their agenda through different means. Authority
can derive from institutional status, expertise,
moral authority, capacity, or perceived
competence. The 2030 Agenda also employs these
strategies in its advocacy for strong institutions
embodied by Sustainable Development Goal 16.
Sustainable Development Goal 16

Goal 16 (SDG 16 or Global Goal 16) is about "peace, justice

and strong institutions." One of the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals established by the United Nations in
2015, the official wording is: "Promote peaceful and
inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide
access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and
inclusive institutions at all levels".[1] The Goal has 12
targets to be achieved by 2030. Progress towards targets
will be measured by 23 indicators.