FEM 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, General Secretariat Of The Council Of The European Union, United Nations Development Fund For Women
20 Aug 2016
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NGOs: Alternative Power Base for Women
-NGOs are to relieve suffering int he world
-private and nonprofit
-represent acting of their own volition and describe themselves in their formal documents as
self governing
-types of NGOs
-advocacy
-research and consultancy organizations
-training and capacity building organizations
-Mother NGOs
-self help groups
-origins of NGOs
-UN adopted the term to provide a mechanism for citizen based organizations to participate
in economic and social council
-can be formal or informal, local or international
-what is the UN:
-world’s largest and most prominent international organization
-promotes and facilities international law, security, economic development, social progress,
human and civil rights and liberties, political freedoms, democracy and peace
-UN has 6 principle organs:
-general assembly (main deliberative assembly)
-security council (decides certain resolutions for peace and security)
-economic and social council (assists in promote internal economic and social cooperation
and development)
-international court of justice (primary judicial organ)
-trusteeship council
-secretariat (provides studies, information and facilities needed)
-poverty reduction strategy paper: new lending agreements that replaced SAPs as the primary
means of funding low income countries to promote growth and reduce poverty
-ownership in lending: countries must set their own relations and priorities in borrowing that
include all voices of stakeholders
-social capital: addresses vulnerability that allows increasing networks and like to access
services (funding programs that help build social capital)
-empowering the poor to combat the voicelessness: a process through which poor people are
mobilized for their economic and social betterment
-NGOs challenging the state
-intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) working with INGOs within and above the state
-IGOs together with bilateral agencies promote NGOs to resolve inequities as an alternative
decision making structure
-shifting the purpose of NGOs from a relief to sustainable development
-NGOs through international networks can have a negative impact on nations’ sovereignty
-women in NGOs
-UN commission on the status of women in 1945
-UNIFEM provides funds for women’s grassroots groups
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Document Summary
Ngos are to relieve suffering int he world. Represent acting of their own volition and describe themselves in their formal documents as self governing. Un adopted the term to provide a mechanism for citizen based organizations to participate in economic and social council. Can be formal or informal, local or international. World"s largest and most prominent international organization. Promotes and facilities international law, security, economic development, social progress, human and civil rights and liberties, political freedoms, democracy and peace. Security council (decides certain resolutions for peace and security) Economic and social council (assists in promote internal economic and social cooperation and development) International court of justice (primary judicial organ) Secretariat (provides studies, information and facilities needed) Poverty reduction strategy paper: new lending agreements that replaced saps as the primary means of funding low income countries to promote growth and reduce poverty. Ownership in lending: countries must set their own relations and priorities in borrowing that include all voices of stakeholders.
