GMS 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: International Atomic Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, International Financial Institutions

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 400
• Professor: Dale Carl

Document Summary

International organizations: the united nations, un agencies, world bank, international. What is the united nations: the un is a forum, a meeting-place, for virtually all nations of the world. It does not have an army nor does it impose taxes. It depends on the political will of its members to have its decisions implemented and relies on contributions of its members to carry out its activities. He can use his (cid:862)good offi(cid:272)es(cid:863) to pre(cid:448)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)ts or pro(cid:373)ote pea(cid:272)eful settle(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of disputes between countries or humanitarian problems such as world hunger. The assembly meets in regular sessions intensively from september to december each year, and thereafter as required: however, the security council has the real power over important and urgent decisions. Council: a state which is a member of the united nations but not of the security council may participate, without a vote, in its discussions when the council considers that that country"s interests are affected.