2.3 Global Governance: Human Rights and Environmental

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  • Unlike a traditional government, global governance lacks a central governing authority
  • Why are international organizations crucial in global governance?
    Cooperation and coordination
  • Match the international organization with its type:
    United Nations ↔️ IGO
    Amnesty International ↔️ NGO
    World Economic Forum ↔️ Hybrid
  • Order the types of global governance from least to most structured:
    1️⃣ Normative Governance
    2️⃣ Procedural Governance
    3️⃣ Institutional Governance
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an example of normative governance
  • International organizations address transnational issues through cooperation and coordination.

    True
  • Order the following actions involved in global governance:
    1️⃣ Setting international standards
    2️⃣ Establishing cooperation mechanisms
    3️⃣ Facilitating collective decision-making
  • International organizations facilitate collective decision-making on global issues.
    True
  • One of the key principles of human rights is universality, which means they apply to everyone, everywhere
  • Human rights are inalienable, meaning they cannot be taken away or given up.

    True
  • Match the human rights treaty with its objective:
    UDHR ↔️ Establishes a common standard of achievement
    ICCPR ↔️ Protects civil and political rights
    ICESCR ↔️ Protects economic, social, and cultural rights
    CRC ↔️ Protects the rights of children
  • Global governance lacks a central governing authority but operates through various international bodies, treaties, and agreements
  • One example of an IGO is the United Nations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) are composed of member states
  • Hybrid Organizations combine elements of both IGOs and NGOs
  • What is the principle of universality in human rights?
    Applies to everyone, everywhere
  • Match the human rights principle with its definition:
    Indivisibility ↔️ All rights are equally important
    Interdependence ↔️ Fulfilling one right depends on another
    Equality ↔️ All people are equal in dignity
  • Human rights frameworks provide a system of international laws to protect rights globally.

    True
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) establishes a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations
  • What is the primary focus of environmental governance?
    Managing environmental issues
  • Match the environmental governance type with an example:
    Procedural Governance ↔️ UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
    Institutional Governance ↔️ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • What type of governance sets international environmental standards through treaties and declarations?
    Normative Governance
  • Which organization relies on established organizations to manage global environmental challenges?
    Institutional Governance
  • Environmental governance operates without a central governing authority
  • What is the purpose of different forms of environmental governance working together?
    Facilitate collective decision-making
  • The Kyoto Protocol exemplifies normative environmental governance by setting legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • The Convention on Biological Diversity promotes the fair sharing of benefits from biodiversity conservation.

    True
  • Order the types of global governance based on their strengths in addressing global issues:
    1️⃣ Normative Governance: Sets international standards
    2️⃣ Procedural Governance: Facilitates cooperation
    3️⃣ Institutional Governance: Provides expertise and resources
  • Procedural governance can be susceptible to geopolitical tensions among states.
    True
  • Which environmental agreement is considered a tangible success of global governance?
    Montreal Protocol
  • Match the type of global governance with its example:
    Normative Governance ↔️ Kyoto Protocol
    Procedural Governance ↔️ G20 Summits
    Institutional Governance ↔️ World Health Organization
  • Intergovernmental organizations are composed of member states
  • Which type of organization combines elements of both IGOs and NGOs?
    Hybrid Organizations
  • NGOs are independent of governments.
    True
  • Arrange the following human rights frameworks in chronological order:
    1️⃣ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
    2️⃣ European Convention on Human Rights (1950)
    3️⃣ African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981)
  • Match the human rights treaty with its objective:
    International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ↔️ Protects civil and political rights
    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ↔️ Protects economic, social, and cultural rights
    Convention on the Rights of the Child ↔️ Protects the rights of children
  • The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights guarantees access to resources and services
  • The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) shapes national policies to safeguard childhood.

    True
  • Match the type of environmental governance with its example:
    Normative Governance ↔️ Kyoto Protocol
    Procedural Governance ↔️ UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
    Institutional Governance ↔️ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • The Montreal Protocol phased out ozone-depleting substances to protect the ozone layer.
    True