DEVS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 5: Foreign Worker, United Nations General Assembly

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Global Development Studies
• Course: DEVS 100
• Professor: David A Mc Donald

Document Summary

Week 5 un agencies and bilateral aid. Un general assembly main role is to oversee the un budget and create recommendations in the form of resolutions. The general assembly is perceived as democratic because all nations are given a single vote, weighted equally to one another. Un security council organ which is responsible for international peace and security, overseeing peacekeeping operations. There are 5 permanent members which have veto abilities (us, britain, france, russia and china) and 10 non- permanent members elected for two year terms. Un economic and social council this branch of the un organizes economic and social initiatives of the un. This council includes a multitude of specialized agencies. Funding for this branch is voluntary, so it tends to be unstable. Bilateral aid foreign aid provided by the government or agency of one country directly to the government of another country.