TCW Contemporary Global Governance (Script)
At the end of the lesson, the students shall have:
1. Determine the UN organs
2. Identify the roles and functions of the United Nations
3. Describe the challenges of global governance in the 21st century
4. Explain the relevance of the state amid globalization
Slides Script
1 Hi, everyone. In the previous session, we have discussed the effects of
globalization on governments, the institutions that govern international
relations, and the difference between internationalism and globalism. This time,
we will be focusing more on the contemporary global governance.
2 Specifically, the topics included are
1. The UN organs
2. The roles and functions of the United Nations
3. The challenges of global governance in the 21st century
4. The relevance of the state amid globalization
3 To start, Global governance is a continuous process of balancing different
interests and initiating cooperative action.
• It encompasses the totality of institutions, policies, norms, procedures,
and initiatives through which states and their citizens try to bring more
predictability, stability, and order to their responses to transnational
challenges.
• Effective global governance can only be achieved with effective
international cooperation.
4 UN Organs
General Assembly
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
International Court of Justice
Secretariat
Trusteeship Council
5 The General Assembly is the Main deliberative body, policymaking and
representative organ of 193 member states.
Each year, in September, the full UN membership meets in the
General Assembly Hall in New York for the annual General
Assembly session, and general debate, which many heads of state
attend and address.
Decisions on important issues, such as those on peace and
security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, and
others are being discussed.
6 The Security Council, on the other hand, is responsible for the maintenance of
peace and security.
It takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace
or act of aggression.
It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and
recommends methods of adjustment or terms of the settlement.
7 Economic and Social Council
It is the United Nations’ central platform for reflection, debate, and
innovative thinking on sustainable development.
• It is also the principal body for coordination, policy review, policy
dialogue, and recommendations on economic, social, and
environmental issues.
8 International Court of Justice
• It is the UN’s principal judicial organ.
• The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal
disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal
questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and
specialized agencies.
9 Secretariat
The Secretariat comprises the Secretary-General and tens of thousands
of international UN staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of
the UN as mandated by the General Assembly and the Organization’s
other principal organs.
10 Trusteeship Council
It provides international supervision for 11 Trust Territories and ensure
that adequate steps are taken for self-government and
independence.
It also provides international supervision for 11 Trust Territories that had
been placed under the administration of seven Member States, and
ensure that adequate steps were taken to prepare the Territories for
self-government and independence.
11 The United Nations has two main roles, as an actor and as a venue.
As an actor, United nations confronts the 21st century challenges.
As a venue, the United Nations establishes a space for members to
manifest their opinions and perspectives.
12 The functions of the UN are the following:
To maintain international peace and security
To protect human rights
To deliver humanitarian aid
To promote sustainable development
To uphold international law
13 Challenges of global governance in the 21st century
1. Veto power of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
2. Police power to regulate actions of the member states and enforce
orders and decisions.
14 Is the state relevant amid globalization of governance?
15 The answer is, yes.
No intergovernmental organizations if there are no states.
The international and multinational agreements are designed by the
states and propelled by the initiatives that they undertake.
Sovereignty has not been diminished for the state is the source of
cooperation and concerted action among the states and represents
the greater exercise of their sovereignty.
16 That’s all for now. Thank you and see you next session.