Professional Documents
Culture Documents
International Organizations
International Organizations
International Organizations
and globalization
International organizations
Governmental Non Governmental (NGO)
- World Trade
Europe
Organization - functional: NATO
Governmental organization - definition
„ If the UN is to be a
useful instrument for
its Member States and
for the world’s
peoples… it must be
fully adapted to the
needs and
cuircumstances of the
21st century”
„In Larger Freedom” Kofi Annan
2005
Secretary – Ban Ki Mun
Main failures of the United Nations:
War in Iraq (intervention in contrary to
the Security Council vote)
Tutsi – Hutu conflict in Rwanda (UN
didn’t take sufficient actions to prevent
the humanitarian disaster)
„Oil for Food” program (corruption in the
UN structures)
War against terrorism – (major role
played by the US not UN)
UN REFORM
The pace of today's globalized world means that change is
a constant, and this is no different for the United Nations.
Maurice Bertrand
1995 EJIL
Important vocabulary
Governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
Common goals
Membership
Diplomatic relations
International responsibility
United Nations Charter
Security Council
General Assembly
Peace and security