Do You Agree That International Organizations Are The Ideal Solution-Providers For The Problems Of A Globalizing World? Use Case Studies Of Environmental Issues, Refugee Plight And Poverty Where Appropriate.
...problems of a globalizing world? Use case studies of environmental issues, refugee plight and poverty where appropriate.
It is inevitable that states have to put aside their national boundaries and come together to “cooperate, adjust, accommodate and compromise” to solve global problems and resolve conflicts which by definition of globalisation (the interconnectedness of states) would have spill-over effects on political, economic or environmental issues. Thus it is only logical to create an international organization (IO) that meets those inter-national needs. That is exactly what the United Nations (UN) provides, an avenue for nation states to voice their opinions over global issues. However, IOs have their managerial and implemental limitations. In addition, advances in technological communication, increasing emergence of non-state actors on the international scene cause further complications to the bureaucratic system. I will argue that though IOs are not ideal for implementing solutions, their existence brings about centralization to their efforts that help resolve global issues
The vision of an IO is to effect change through legal and moral authority. There are many forms of IOs; the principal distinction between them is the entitlement to memberships. Inter-governmental organisations are organisations whereby only state representatives are entitled to become members. Alternatively, non-government organisations (NGOs) are organisations where membership is made up of non-state actors. To be a truly effective IO which can attempt to meet the challenges of the mission it wishes to serve, the organisation must have a moral cause, legal structure, inter-jurisdictional recognition and economic strength. Due to the limits of this essay, I will confine the scope of the international organization to the WTO, United Nations (UN) missions and programmes and the...
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