Global Responsibilities
Any type of assistance that one country voluntarily transfers to another, which can take the form of a gift, grant, or loan. E.g food, supplies, and services such as humanitarian aid and military assistance.
What is foreign aid?
An intergovernmental organisation responsible for managing global health initiatives and pandemic responses.
What is the World Health Organisation (WHO)?
The rights and freedoms we all have.
What are human rights?
The ability of the permanent 5 countries (Russia, China, France, UK and US) to veto any Security Council resolution and stop progress on issues of global security.
What is a limitation of the United Nations?
The main voting body of the United Nations, where all 193 member states get to vote on global issues.
What is the General Assembly?
A security alliance between Australia and two other countries that focuses on managing the Indo-Pacific region and sharing nuclear powered submarines.
An intergovernmental organisation responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals for crimes to international law.
What is the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
Measures not involving the use of armed force that are imposed in response to a situation of international concern. These can include travel bans or economic restrictions.
What are sanctions?
China seeing our attempt to increase our military prowess in the Asia-Pacific as an act of aggression.
What is a limitation of the AUKUS agreement?
The chamber responsible for maintaining international peace and security, with the power to impose binding resolutions on all UN member states, that consists of only 15 members.
What is the Security Council?
A range of activities, often involving military personnel, aimed at creating conditions that favour lasting peace, particularly in areas experiencing conflict or post-conflict situations
What is peacekeeping?
An intergovernmental organsation responsible for facilitating economic cooperation and managing fair trade agreements.
What is the World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
An act carried out during the conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war.
What is a war crime?
Ongoing issues of cooperation with other countries who aren't signatories of the Rome Statue and don't recognise their international authority to prosecute war criminals.
What is a limitation of the International Criminal Court?
The ability of the Permanent 5 countries (Russia, China, France, UK and US) to block any resolution passing through the Security Council?
What is veto power?
Groups made up of 2+ countries that work together to solve global issues, such as security, health, trade, and the environment.
What are Intergovernmental Organisations?
The treaty that established the ICC
What is the Rome Statute?
The authority of a state to govern itself or another state. This can be seen with countries controlling their own borders and making independent decisions.
What is sovereignty?
The deterioration of Australia's relationship with France as a result of us backing out of a $90 billion nuclear submarine deal.
What is a limitation of the AUKUS agreement?
Secure international peace
Eliminate poverty
Protect human rights
What are the aims of the United Nations?
A formal agreement between two or more nations to share resources.
What is an alliance?
It promotes international cooperation and collaboration, strengthens international relationships and allows countries to access a range of resources.
What are benefits of joining IGOs?
A pledge to make the rights contained in the agreement part of a countries national law.
What is a treaty?
It provides all countries with an equal voice and vote on issues of international importance, by uniting them on shared concerns.
What is a strength of the United Nations?
To bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and sustainable development
What is the purpose of the United Nations?