global governance revision Flashcards
what is global governance?
the ways in which global affairs are managed
how is cooperation negotiated?
between countries who agree to abide by the same rules given by a treaty
what is important in achieving sustainable development?
interdependance between countries meaning that economic governance is important to sustainable development
when was the un founded?
1945
what is the aim of the un?
to promote international peace and cooperartion
what is the UNDP?
the UN developmental programme
where are the UNDP headquarters?
in New York
what is the aim of the UNDP?
to help developing countries and transition economies to increase their development
assistance to developing countries
what are the SDGs?
sustainable developmental goals
how many SDGs are there?
17
interrelated
social and economical developmental issues
when were the SDGs made and how are they different to the MDGs?
2015
they have a zero target in that their goal is to eradicate each target such as no hunger or everyone should have clean water
if this is not the case then they have not been successful
how do SDGs work?
they address social changes by improving revenue
what is different about the focus of the sdgs compared to the mdgs?
the mdgs focused on the developing world
sags targets apply to all areas of the world but provide assistance to these developing nations
what agreement was created for cliamte change?
the kyoto protocol
when was the KP made?
1997
