The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization with the primary purpose of promoting peace and security.

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The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization with the primary purpose of promoting peace and security.

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization with the primary purpose of promoting peace and security. However, as we talked about in class, there are other models for global cooperation that have been advanced that some would argue are better suited for bringing peace and resolving global problems. The European Union, for example, was “set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours” and today has become an organization with some supranational characteristics (http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm), despite the exit of Great Britain. The World Government of World Citizens organization writes that a world government is needed “to provide a global political service institution for the installation and maintenance of world peace” (http://www.worldservice.org/wcwfaq.html?s=1#2). The World Federalist Movement, an organization that calls for greater global governance, claims: “Ours is a planet in crisis, suffering grave problems unable to be managed by nations acting separately in an ungoverned world” (World Federalist Movement, Statement of Purpose).

With these organizations and arguments in mind, please answer the following questions for your final paper on the topic of the United Nations and :

Considering what you’ve learned about Jordan’s history, politics, economics, culture, and so on, do you see a need for stronger (i.e. more extensive) global governance powers for the United Nations?

  • Be sure to base your answer to this question on Jordan’s issues and concerns.

 

Did your research into your assigned NMUN committee’s three topics as a Jordanian delegate suggest a need for stronger global governance powers? Why or why not?

 

Did your experience as a delegate to the WHO working on the topic “Global Health Security, with Special Emphasis on Covid-19” suggest that we, as global citizens, need more supranational oversight (or even a world government)? Why or why not?

 

Compare the potential of IGOs versus SNOs in resolving global problems.

Articulate some of the obstacles that IGOs and SNOs face in dealing with global crises.

Be sure to look at your United Nations study readings to argue for/against IGOs.

What is your position, finally, on the value of IGOs and SNOs?

Details:

Approximate length: 4-6 pages.

Your paper must have a thesis stated near the beginning of the paper and the rest of the paper should flow from that thesis. Although you are asked to respond to numerous questions, be sure that the paper has a single narrative throughout. You can address the questions above in any order.

Format style and citations must be based on a widely-accepted method (Chicago, MLA, etc.).

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