About
- Timeline to Global Governance
- Rob Ager: Blade Runner, Globalization and Dehumanization (2008)
- Pierre Hillard: Historia del "Nuevo Orden Mundial" (2010)
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (1966): Progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law.
- European Union Policy: Harmonisation of law, make a consistent whole of law.
African Union
About
- Intergovernmental organisation consisting of 53 African states (all African countries except Morocco), established on July 2002.
- Successor to the Organisation of African Unity (1963-2002).
- 1st military intervention in a member state: May 2003.
- Anthem: "Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together".
- Organs: Assembly of the Union; Executive Council; Pan-African Parliament; Court of Justice; Commission (based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia); Permanent Representatives Committee; Specialized Technical Committees; Economic, Social and Cultural Council.
- Financial institutions: African Central Bank; African Investment Bank; African Monetary Fund.
African Economic Community
- Founded in 1991 (Abuja, Nigeria) and entered into force in 1994.
- Goals: Creation of regional blocs in regions (1999); Strengthening of intra-REC integration and inter-REC harmonisation (2007); Establishing of free trade area and customs union in each regional bloc (2017); Establishing of continent-wide customs union and free trade area (2019); Establishing of continent-wide African Common Market (2023); Establishing of continent-wide economic and monetary union, currency union and Parliament (2028).
- Regional Economic Communities: Arab Maghreb Union; Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa; Community of Sahel-Saharan States; East African Community; Economic Community of Central African States; Economic Community of West African States; Intergovernmental Authority on Development; Southern Africa Development Community.
People
- Bingu wa Mutharika (1934-), Chairman (2010-2011): President of Malawi since 2004 (holding portfolio of agriculture, food security and education); Minister of Economic Planning and Development (2002-2004); Secretary-General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (1991); Director for Trade and Development Finance for Africa at United Nations; Master's degree in economics from the University of Delhi, India; PhD in development economics from the unaccredited Pacific Western University (California Miramar University); Brother, Peter Mutharika, doctorate from Yale University and law professor at Washington University in St. Louis., Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs since 2009 (expected to be candidate for President of Malawi in the 2014 elections).
- Muammar al-Gaddafi (1942-), Chairman (2009-2010).
- Jean Ping (1942-), Commission Chairman (2008): Foreign Minister of Gabon (1999-2008); President of the United Nations General Assembly (2004-2005); Gabon's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO (until 1984); Advisor to the Gabonese embassy in France (1978); International civil servant for UNESCO in the Sector for External Relations and Cooperation (1972).
United Nations
- Permanent Observer Mission.
- Plans and programmes for HIV/AIDS, human rights, children and poverty.
- Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Declaration and 2005 World Summit Outcome.
- Cooperation and Support for the Peace and Security Council: Full establishment of the African standby force and the military staff committee; Training of civilian and military personnel; Regular and continued exchange and coordination of information.
- Global fight against terrorism.
- Financing and operational and logistical support.
- Combat illegal exploitation of natural resources.
- Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa.
- Policies for the promotion of the culture of democracy, good governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law, and the strengthening of democratic institutions.
Union of South American Nations
About
- Supranational continental union of 12 South American nations modeled on the European Union.
- Intergovernmental union integrating Mercosur and the Andean Community of Nations.
- Constitutive Treaty: Signed on May 2008.
- Councils: Defense and Drug Trafficking.
- South American Defence Force.
- Bank of the South: Established on September 2009 with an initial capital of $20 billion, located in Caracas, Venezuela.
Mercosur
- Regional Trade Agreement between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay founded in 1991.
- Purpose: Promote free trade and fluid movement of goods, people, and currency.
- Associate Members: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
- Applying Member: Venezuela.
- Observer: Mexico.
- Non-South American free trade partners: Israel and Egypt.
- Institutional structure: Mercosur Parliament (since December 2005); Common Market Council (highest-level agency); Common Market Group (executive body); Administrative Office; Socioeconomic Advisory Forum; Work Subgroups; Trade Commission.
Andean Community of Nations
- Trade bloc founded in 1969 as the Andean Pact.
- Current Members: Bolivia (1969); Colombia (1969); Ecuador (1969); Peru (1969).
- Former Members: Venezuela (1973-2006); Chile (1969-1976).
- Associate Members: Argentina (2005); Brazil (2005); Paraguay (2005); Uruguay (2005); Chile (2006).
- Observers: Mexico and Panama; Chile (1976-2006).
- Organization: Andean Presidential Council; Andean Foreign Relations Ministers Council; Commission; Headquarters (Lima, Peru); Andean Court of Justice; Andean Congress (Bogotá, Colombia); Latin American Reserve Fund; Simón Bolívar Andean University; Court of Justice.
- 1993: Free Trade Zone enters into full operation for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
- 1994: Common External Tariff is approved.
- 1996: The Cartagena Agreement Commission approves regulatory context for the establishment, operation, and exploitation of the Simón Bolívar Satellite System.
- 2001: Andean Passport.
Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America
- Estapa inicial: 2000-2010.
- Sectores: Transporte, Energía y Ccomunicaciones.
- Diciembre 2009: 510 proyectos de infraestructura de transporte, energía y comunicaciones, agrupados en 47 grupos de proyectos que representan una inversión estimada de $74.500 millones.
- Technical Coordination Committee: Corporación Andina de Fomento; Inter-American Development Bank; River Plate Basin Financial Development Fund.
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
- Regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean nations created on February 2010 at the 23rd Rio Group summit.
- Formally established on July 2011.
- "A union of Latin American countries is the weapon against imperialism." - President Evo Morales of Bolivia, February 2010.
Pacific Union
About
- Proposed development of the Pacific Islands Forum, suggested in 2003 by a committee of the Australian Senate, into a political and economic intergovernmental community (common charter, institutions and currency).
- Commonwealth of Australia: British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Pacific Islands Forum
- Established as South Pacific Forum in 1971 and as Pacific Islands Forum in 2000.
- 2005: Forum Agreement, Inter-governmental organisation at international law.
- 2008: Niue Declaration on Climate Change.
- Goal: "To develop an organisation recognised for its excellence through its people, culture, structures and systems working together to achieve its mission and realise the Leaders' Vision."
- Young Professionals Training & Development Forum: Every month training sessions in the form of lectures, debates, coffee chatrooms, panel discussions, symposiums and brainstorming sessions with experts from various spectrums of the Pacific region.
- Members: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
- Associate Members: New Caledonia, French Polynesia.
- Observers: Tokelau, Timor-Leste, Wallis and Futuna, United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Asian Development Bank, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.
- Dialogue Partners: Canada, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States.
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
- Mission: Ensure the effective implementation of the Leaders' decisions for the benefit of the people of the Pacific.
- Goals: Stimulate economic growth and enhance political governance and security for the region, through the provision of policy advice; Strengthen regional cooperation and integration through coordinating, monitoring and evaluating implementation of Leaders' decisions.
- Primary Roles: Policy advice and guidance in implementing the decisions of the Leaders; Coordination and assistance in implementing the decisions of the Leaders; Support to the Leaders' meetings, ministerial meetings, and associated committees and working groups.
- Partners: Asian Development Bank; ESCAP Pacific Operations Centre; European Union; Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations; Fiji School of Medicine; Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency; Pacific Islands Development Program; Pacific Islands Law Officers' Network; Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation; Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission; South Pacific Board for Educational Assessment; Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme; South-pacific.travel (previously the South Pacific Tourism Organisation); United Nations Development Programme; University of the South Pacific.
- Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Secretary General (2008-2011): International Legal Consultant (2007-2008); Judge of the International Criminal Court, presiding Judge of Pre-Trial Chamber II at The Hague, the Netherlands (2003-2006); Diplomatic career (1993-2003) as Samoan Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador to the United States of America, High Commissioner to Canada, and Assistant Director of the Commonwealth Secretariat's Legal Division in London; Attorney General of Samoa (1976-1982); Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States (1997-2003); Order of Samoa (2005), Global Oceans Leadership Award (2003), Elisabeth Mann Borgese Medal for services to small island developing States and the oceans (2003), and Elizabeth Haub Award for Environmental Diplomacy (2001).
Pacific Regional Indicative Programme
- Pacific regional projects funded through the European Development Fund.
- Project Facilitators: Forum Fisheries Agency (founded in 1979); Fiji School of Medicine (founded in 1885, autonomous in 1998); South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (United Nations programme to promote offshore mineral and petroleum prospecting, founded in 1972, autonomous in 1984); South Pacific Board for Educational Assessment; Secretariat of the Pacific Community (established in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission); Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (1972); University of the South Pacific (established in 1968 by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom); South Pacific Tourism Organisation.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
About
- 1967: Formation, 8 August "ASEAN Day".
- 1992: Free Trade Area agreement.
- 2004: Observer status at the UN Forum on Forests.
- 2008: Intergovernamental organization confered legal personality.
- 2015: ASEAN Economic Community, single market and production base.
- Countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam.
- Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community".
- Anthem: "The ASEAN Way".
- Working Language: English.
ASEAN Plus Three
- With China, Japan and South Korea, institutionalised by 1999.
- Chiang Mai Initiative: Multilateral currency swap arrangement at an annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank on May 2000. Foreign exchange reserves pool worth $120 billion launched on March 2010.
- Asian Currency Unit: Currency basket inspired by the European Currency Unit.
ASEAN Charter
- 2008: Entered into force by legally binding agreement registered with the Secretariat of United Nations.
- "Member States shall take all necessary measures, including the enactment of appropiate domestic legislation, to effectively implement the provisions of this Charter and to comply with all obligations of membership".
- Politics: Democracy, rul of law, good govenance.
- People: Values in the spirit of "unity in diversity" (European Union motto).
Associations
- Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.
- Business Organisations: Airlines Meeting; Alliance of Health Supplement Association; Automotive Federation; Bankers Association (1979-); Business Advisory Council; Business Forum; Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chemical Industries Council; Federation of Textiles Industries; Furniture Industries Council; Insurance Council; Intellectual Property Association; International Airports Association; Iron & Steel Industry Federation; Pharmaceutical Club; Tourism Association; Federation of Economic Associations; Federation of Shippers' Council; US-ASEAN Business Council.
- Civil Society Organisations: Federation of ASEAN Public Relations Organizations (1979); Bankers Association (1979); Association for Planning and Housing (1979); Confederation of Employers (1980); Medical Association of Southeast Asian Nations Committee (1981); Music Industry Association (1981); Federation of ASEAN Shipowners' Associations (1981); Furniture Industries Council (1981); Chambers of Commerce and Industry (1981); Federation of Engineering Organization (1982); Association of Radiologist (1982); Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (1982); Law Association (1983); Valuers Association (1983); Insurance Council (1983); Football Federation (1983); Ports Association (1983); Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation (1983); Federation of Electrical Engineering Contractors (1984); Federation for Psychiatric and Mental Health (1984); Confederation of Women's Organisation (1984); Neurosurgical Society (1986); Orthopedic Association (1986); Rheumatism Association (1986); Constructors Federation (1987); Pediatric Federation (1987); Federation of Mining Association (1987); Federation of ASEAN Economic Associations (1987); Intellectual Property Association (1987); Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (1987); Council of Teachers (1990); Federation of ASEAN Consulting Engineers (1990); Fisheries Federation (1990); Federation of Forwarders Associations (1993); Non-Governmental Organizations for the Prevention of Drugs and Substance Abuse (1993); Association for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (1993); Federation of Accountants (1994); Law Students Association (1994); Vegetable Oils Club (1995); Business Forum (1996); Federation of Land Surveying and Geomatics (1996); Federation of Heart Foundation (1997); Thalassaemia Society (1997); Southeast Asia Regional Institute for Community and Education (1998); NGO Coalition on Ageing (1998); Oleochemical Manufacturers Group (1998); Council for Japan Alumni (1998); Federation of Flying Clubs (1998); Forestry Students Association (1999); Chess Confederation (2000); Cosmetics Association (2001); Academics of Science, Engineering and Technology (2001); Forest Products Industry Club (2005); Asian Partnership for Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (2006); Kite Council (2006); Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (2007); Academy of Engineering & Technology (2007); Para Sports Federation (2007).
- Academic Institution: ASEAN-ISIS Network.
- Other Stakeholders: ASEANAPOL; Federation of Institutes of Food Science and Technology; Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre; Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism.
Committees Abroad
- Geneva (1973); Amman (2008); Beijing (1996); Seoul (1990); Pretoria (2008); Wellington (1978); Ankara (2007); Riyadh (1999); Moscow (1996); Berlin (1993); Islamabad (1997); London (1978); New Delhi (1993); New York (1979); Ottawa (1978); Tokyo (1978); Brussels (1972); Paris (1978); Washington (1978); Canberra (1979); Vienna (2007).
Sports
- Southeast Asian Games & ASEAN Para Games: Biennial multi-sport event supervised by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia.
- Football Championship: Since 1996, biennial international football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation and accredited by FIFA.
- Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled (1975-2006): Asian Para Games since 2010.
Committee on Women
- 1975: Women Leaders' Conference.
- 1976: Sub-Committee on Women.
- 1981: Women's Programme.
- 1988: Declaration on the Advancement of Women.
- 2002: Committee on Women.
- 2005-2010: Work Plan for Women's Advancement and Gender Equality.
- 2006-2010: Work Plan to Operationalise the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry
- 1968: Food production and supply.
- 1977: Agriculture and forestry.
- Currently: Food security, food handling, crops, livestocks, fisheries, agricultural training and extension, agricultural cooperatives, forestry and joint cooperation in agriculture, and forest products promotion scheme.
- Highest Body: Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry.
- Senior Officials on Forestry: Experts Group on International Forest Policy Processes; Working Group on a Pan-ASEAN Timber Certification Initiative; Experts Group on Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Wildlife Enforcement Network; Social Forestry Network; Experts Group on Research and Development for Forest Products; Experts Group on Herbal and Medical Plants.
- Forest Law Enforcement and Governance: Work Plan for Strengthening (2008-2015).
- Peer Consultation Framework: ASEAN Vision 2020; Vientiane Action Programme (2004-2010); Strategic Plan of Action for the ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry (2005-2010).
- Integrated Food Security Framework & Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security (2009-2013): Encourage and promote partnership and cooperation arrangements with international organisations and donor agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation, World Bank, International Rice Research Institute, International Fund for Agricultural Development and Asian Development Bank.
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
- 28 organizations from 14 different countries.
- The General Assembly: Supreme body, meets at least once every four years.
- Executive Council: Governing body, composed of the Secretary General chosen by the General Assembly and 6 members, one from each region.
- Partner of Climate Change Monitoring and Information Network.
- Programmes: Indigenous Development; Climate Change (programme implementation started in July 2009); Capacity Building (Community Organizers Training, Leadership Training, Advocacy Training on UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples); Collaborative Management (Co-Management Learning Network); Indigenous Women (gender policy); Indigenous Youth; Indigneous Knowledge (Collaborative Management Learning Network, Convention on Biological Diversity); Human Rights; Organization Strengthening (consolidate and strengthen leadership and governance structure).
- Funders: Canadian International Development Agency; Convention on Biological Diversity Voluntary Fund; International Labor Organization; Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation; International Workgroup for Indigenous Affairs; McKnight Foundation; German Catholic Bishops' Organization for Development Cooperation; Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; Swedish International Biodiversity Programme; Swedish Society for Nature Conservation; The European Commission; UN Development Programme; UN Voluntary Fund; World Council of Churches.
- Members: Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago; Chin Human Rights Organisation; Cordillera Peoples Alliance; Hmong Association for Development in Thailand; Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Culture of Thailand Association; Federation of Nepalese indigenous nationalities; Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities; Nationalities Youth Forum; Partners of Community Organisation; Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia.
Programming
Constitutional Treaty
- Signed on October 2004, unratified.
- Referendums: Spain (76.73% Yes; 42.32% participation); Luxembourg (56.52% Yes; 87.77% participation); France (54.68% No; 69.34% participation); Netherlands (61.54% No; 63.30% participation).
Treaty of Lisbon
- Signed on December 2007, officially completed ratification on November 2009, entered into force on December 2009.
- Referendums: Ireland, rejected on June 2008 and approved on October 2009.
- Official institutions: European Central Bank; European Council; Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice, General Court, Civil Service Tribunal); European Commission; Court of Auditors.
- Legislative bodies: Council of the European Union; European Parliament.
- European External Action Service: Foreign ministry and diplomatic corps for the EU.
- Official currency: Euro.
- Motto: "United in Diversity".
- Member of the World Trade Organization.
Nigel Farage
Herman Van Rompuy
- Bilderberg Club.
- Chairman of national youth council (1973-1977); Member of national bureau (1978); Chairman (1988-1993) of The Christian Democratic and Flemish.
- Member of the Belgian Senate (1988-1995).
- Secretary of State for Finance and for Small and Medium Enterprises (1988).
- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Budget of Belgium (1993-1999).
- Member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (1995-2009).
- Minister of State (2004).
- President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (2007-2008).
- Prime Minister of Belgium (2008-2009).
- Attended Sint-Jan Berchmans College (Jesuits) in Brussels (1965); Bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Catholic University of Leuven (1968).
- 4 children.
- Eldest son, Peter Van Rompuy (1980): Senator since July 2010; International secretary for The Christian Democratic and Flemish; Columnist for the weekly magazine Knack; Studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven.
- Younger brother, Eric Van Rompuy: Member of the Flemish Parliament since 1999; First Flemish minister of Economy, Agriculture and Media (1995-1999); Member of the Flemish Parliament (1991-1995); Member of the European Parliament (1981); Chairman of national youth council of The Christian Democratic and Flemish (1977-1983); KBC Bank (1976-1981); Licentiate degree in economics and baccalaureate degree in philosophy (1971); PhD in economics at the Catholic University of Leuven (1975).
- Sister, Christine Francine Wilhelmina (Tine) Van Rompuy: Member of the Workers Party of Belgium, biggest communist party in Belgium; Head nurse at the Central Patient Transport Service at the University Hospital of Leuven since 2004; Psychiatric nurse in the head Psycho-Social Center of the Brothers of Charity in Leuven (1977-1995).
- Quote: "2009 is also the first year of global governance with the establishment of the G20 in the middle of a financial crisis; the climate conference in Copenhagen is another step towards the global management of our planet."
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