Int Org Flashcards
Ocean clean up
Non profit organisation
Develop advance tech to get rid of world’s oceans of plastics
Nippon foundation
Non profit grant making org
STOCKHOLM INT PEACE RESEARCH INSTI
Independent int institute
Research into conflict,disarmament , armaments,arms control
Provides data to policy makers
International seed testing association
- central seed testing lab India is its member
Taking place in Hyderabad
Aim- develop standard procedure of seed testing, accredits lab, promote research, provides analysis certificates and training.
This facilitates seed trading nationally and internationally
HQ- Switzerland
- national seed research and training centre, Varanasi- apex centre - to maintain uniformity in seed testing results
G-20
-also called summit on financial markets and world economy
Formation- after Asian financial crisis 1997-98 G-7 ministers agreed to establish G-20 doesn’t have permanent office President chosen by rotation Members-19 countries + EU
2 working channels- finance : finance ministers+ central bank presidents
Sherpas channel- non- financial issues
Civil societies participate thru affinity group
Invitation to ASEAN, African Union , OECD, ILO
Financial action task force
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - -inter-governmental body
- established by G7.
- policy-making body
- The FATF Secretariat is housed at the OECD headquarters in Paris.
Function :
1. developed a series of Recommendations recognised as the international standard for combating of money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
- The FATF blacklist or OECD blacklist has been issued by the Financial Action Task Force since 2000 and lists countries which it judges to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, calling them “Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories” (NCCTs).
- Once a country is blacklisted, FATF calls on other countries to apply enhanced due diligence and counter measures, increasing the cost of doing business with the country and in some cases severing it altogether.
International whaling commission
Inter govt org
Conservation and management of whaling- legal framework for same.
Member nations may issue scientific permit to citizens
India- joined 1981
Other facts- 1. Southern ocean whale sanctuary + Indian Ocean whale sanctuary
created by IWC- designates two such sanctuaries
- 2018- Brazil - rejection of proposal for japan to renew commercial whaling
UNESCO
Formation-1945- specialised agency of UN
- objective: peace and security by promoting int collaboration
- 195 members ( including US and ISRAEL)
AU
55 member state
Estd-1999 in sirte declaration in siege
Aim- replace organisation of African unity
Secreatariat- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International security alliance
Launched-2017
At- Abu Dhabi
Confront organised, transnational, extremist crimes
9 countries- UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, France, Italy, Spain, Senegal, Singapore, Slovak republic
International fund for agri development
Financial institution
At Rome
Works in most remote region of developing countries and fragile situations where poverty and hunger are deeper
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES):
The IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body, established by member States in 2012.
It provides policymakers with objective scientific assessments about the state of knowledge regarding the planet’s biodiversity, ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people, as well as the tools and methods to protect and sustainably use these vital natural assets.
Its mission is to strengthen knowledge foundations for better policy through science, for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development.
To some extent IPBES does for biodiversity what the IPCC does for climate change.
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is a joint program of WWF and IUCN – the International Union for Conservation of Nature. TRAFFIC works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC has gained its greatest reputation from supporting CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Since TRAFFIC was created in 1976 it has helped with the evolution of this international wildlife trade treaty.
TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. To achieve this goal, it works with national and international conventions, governments, enforcement agencies, private sector companies and consumers.
SCO
Formed- as shanghai five- security coop : China+ central Asian states to prevent anti national elements create unrest.
China+ kkt + Russia
China+ russia+KUKT+ India+ Pakistan = SCO
counter US and NATO
2 permanent body- SCO secretariat, Beijing
RATS, Tashkent
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• UNIDO is an UN coordinating body central to the promotion of industrial development, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.
•Its mission is to promote Inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in was described in the ‘Lima Declaration’.
• The main objectives of UNIDO are,
1. Thepromotionofindustrialgrowthandtechnologicalprogress,
2. Mosteffectiveuseofhumanresources,
3. Equitable development through industrialization, industrial development and environmental protection,
4. Internationalcooperationinindustrialinvestmentandtechnology.
UNIDO and National Institute of Solar Energy to partner for skill development program
• At present there are 170 Member States in UNIDO.
• It has a Regional Office in New Delhi
• It acts as a focal point to promote UNIDO’s mandate.
• The UNIDO Country Programme (2013-2017) serves as the portfolio of development interventions by UNIDO.
• The Programme is aligned with the 12th Five Year Plan and the United Nations Development Action Framework (2013-2017).
