ACTIVITY 2, 3, 4

SOCSCI 1105

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 Table of Contents
Title Page ----------------------------------------------------------- i
Table of Contents-------------------------------------------------- ii
Activity 2----------------------------------------------------------- 1
Introduction-------------------------------------------------- 1
Who is the global citizen? --------------------------------- 2
In Globalization, Why Do We Need To Be
Responsible Global Citizenship -------------------------- 2 & 3
Duties, Obligation and Others----------------------------- 3,
4 &5 Analysis------------------------------------------------------- 5
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Conclusion---------------------------------------------------- 6
Activity 3------------------------------------------------------------ 7
Activity 4------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Introduction--------------------------------------------------- 9
Body----------------------------------------------------------- 10
Organization and Functions-------------------------------- 11
Issues and Concerns----------------------------------------- 12
Analysis------------------------------------------------------- 13 & 14
Conclusion---------------------------------------------------- 15
Reference ------------------------------------------------------------ iii
Group Members----------------------------------------------------- iv

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 ACTIVITY 2

BEING A RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

INTRODUCTION

Global citizenship first emerged in the 4th Century BCE among the Greek Cynics, who
coined the term “cosmopolitan” – meaning citizen of the world. Responsible global citizenship is
informed compassion in action: making our best efforts to understand global issues, to act with
sensitivity about them, and to change ourselves and our world for the better. Know the world,
change the world, and it will change you. A global citizen is someone aware of and understands
the wider world – and their place in it. They take an active role in their community and work
with others to make our planet more peaceful, sustainable, and fairer. Global citizenship helps
young people to build their understanding of world events. A global citizen is respectful of
cultural diversity and human rights, and makes greener choices. Recycling, reducing waste,
energy-saving, and water conservation all lessen the impact on the environment, learn a new
language, Volunteer, travel as much as possible, Education is key. Global Citizenship nurtures
personal respect and respect for others, wherever they live. Exploring Global Citizenship themes
help learners grow more confident in standing up for their beliefs and more skilled in evaluating
the ethics and impact of their decisions. Co-founder Ryan Gall created the Global Citizen
Festival when he met festival co-founder Hugh Evans at Columbia University at a conference
and proposed the idea of holding a festival on the Great Lawn of Central Park. Challenges of
being a global citizen are lasting traditions of isolationism and noncritical patriotism in the
society, terminological vagueness and ambiguity, curricular instability of global and global
citizenship education, and lack of administrative support. Education for global citizenship helps
young people develop the core competencies which allow them to actively engage with the
world, and help to make it a more just and sustainable place. These same educational outcomes
prepare students to be successful in the workplace of the 21st century as well. A responsible
citizen abides by all the laws and order of the country. They are entitled to exercise all the
fundamental rights and duties, such as casting a vote, paying government taxes, and protecting
the country from corruption.
WHO IS THE GLOBAL CITIZEN?

Global citizen is to determine the idea of one's identity. And those responsibilities or
rights. We are a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end
extreme poverty by 2030. Through our mix of content and events, grassroots organizing, and our
action platform, we are building a movement to end poverty. We organize massive global
campaigns to amplify the actions of Global Citizens from around the world. The best way to
contribute to Global Citizen is to take action on our platform. You can start by downloading the
Global Citizen app and registering to be a Global Citizen. With every action you take, you'll earn
points that you can redeem for Rewards, like attending a Global Citizen Festival, or seeing other
music performances, sporting events, and more. Someone who is aware of and understands the
wider world – and their place in it. They take an active role in their community and work with
others to make our planet more peaceful, sustainable, and fairer. Global Citizen is someone who
aware of the wider world and has a sense of their role as a world citizen respects and values
diversity has an understanding of how the world works is outraged by social injustice participates
in the community at a range of levels, from the local to the global is willing to act to make the
world a more equitable and sustainable place takes responsibility for their actions. To be
effective Global Citizens, young people need to be flexible, creative, and proactive. They need to
be able to solve problems, make decisions, think critically, communicate ideas effectively and
work well within teams and groups. These skills and attributes are increasingly recognized as
being essential to succeed in other areas of 21st-century life too, including many workplaces.
These skills and qualities cannot be developed without the use of active learning methods
through which pupils learn by doing and by collaborating with others.

IN GLOBALIZATION, WHY DO WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL

CITIZENSHIP

Everyone has a responsibility to act responsibly as a person. Unfortunately, not everyone

recognizes this duty. Many people all over the world have no idea what it means to be a
responsible person, and these are the people who kill our societies. Becoming a good person
leads to a peaceful and harmonious society if everyone else follows suit. Being responsible for
global citizenship enhances individual respect as well as respect for others, regardless of their
background. It allows people to think carefully and objectively about what is fair and just, as

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well as what will do the least amount of damage to the environment. Our lives, for better or
worse, have an effect on each other in this era of globalization and growing interconnectedness.
We can have the greatest effect on our planet through knowing, connecting, and serving. We can
reduce our harm footprint and increase the profit we generate for ourselves, others, and the world
by making educated, compassionate choices and actions. Living without a sense of global
responsibility means ignoring other people's misery and squandering many valuable gifts we
might give and receive from the world. To live with a sense of global responsibility, one must
learn to appreciate and accept the world as it is while working hard and joyfully to improve it.

DUTIES, OBLIGATION AND OTHERS

Respecting others, following rules and regulations, and leading by example are only a
few examples. People all over the world feel a sense of obligation to intervene when others'
rights are abused, regardless of where they live. Distinctively, when individuals band together,
local action can have a global impact. A global citizen is someone who is aware of and
understands the wider world – and their place in it. They take an active role in their community
and work with others to make our planet more peaceful, sustainable and fairer.

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS

The rights of global citizens are embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, first
drafted in 1948 after World War II. The core nature of the Universal Declaration—grounded in
individual liberty, equality, and equity—has remained constant. However, the ways in human
rights are applied change over time, with changes that occur in the political, economic and social
fabric of society. New rights that were not on the 1948 human rights agenda have emerged, for
example, digital access rights, LGBT rights, and environmental rights. Some people cite the
emergence of new rights and changing political systems as calling forth the need for an updated
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The main problem related to human rights has been the difficulties that the world has had
in enforcing them. There is a long and shameful history of disrespect for and abuse of human
rights on the part of sovereign states, religious institutions, corporations and others. A growing
number of international mechanisms have been established for reporting human rights abuses.
There also are global, regional, and national courts that exist to adjudicate incidences of human

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rights abuse. Yet, unfortunately, human rights enforcement mechanisms still have limited legal
jurisdiction, and many states have not agreed to participate in them. This is yet another reason for
a review and update of our current human rights policies and programs.

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

A global citizen, living in an emerging world community, has moral, ethical, political, and
economic responsibilities. These responsibilities include:
#1 Responsibility to understand one’s own perspective and the perspectives of others on global
issues. Almost every global issue has multiple ethnic, social, political, and economic
perspectives attached to it. It is the responsibility of global citizens to understand these different
perspectives and promote problem-solving consensus among the different perspectives and the
building of common ground solutions. A global citizen should avoid taking sides with one
particular point of view, and instead search for ways to bring all sides together.
# 2 Responsibility to respect the principle of cultural diversity: The multiple perspectives that
exist with most global issues often are a reflection of different cultural belief systems. Each of
our major cultural belief systems brings value-added to our search for solutions to the global
issues we face. In building a sustainable values-based world community it is important to
maintain respect for the world’s different cultural traditions; to make an effort to bring together
the leaders of these different cultural traditions who often have much in common with one
another; and to help leaders bring the best elements of their cultures to the task of solving global
issues and building world community.
# 3 Responsibility to make connections and build relationships with people from other countries
and cultures. Global citizens need to reach out and build relationships with people from other
countries and cultures. Otherwise we will continue to live in isolated communities with narrow
conflict-prone points of view on global issues. It is quite easy to build global relationships. Most
countries, cities, and towns are now populated with immigrants and people from different ethnic
traditions. The Internet offers a range of opportunities to connect with people on different issues.
So even without traveling abroad (which is a useful thing to do), it is possible to build a network
of personal and group cross-country and cultural relationships. Building such networks help
those involved better understand their similarities and differences and search for common
solutions for the global issues that everyone faces.
#4 Responsibility to understand the ways in which the peoples and countries of the world are
interconnected and interdependent: Global citizens have the responsibility to understand the
many ways in which their lives are inter-connected with people and countries in different parts of
the world. They need for example to understand the ways in which the global environment
affects them where they live, and how the environmental lifestyles they choose affect the
environment in other parts of the world. They need to understand the ways in which human
rights violations in foreign countries affect their own human rights, how growing income
inequalities across the world affect the quality of their lives, how the global tide of immigration
affects what goes on in their countries.
#5 Responsibility to understand global issues: Global citizens have the responsibility to
understand the major global issues that affect their lives. For example, they need to understand
the impact of the scarcity of resources on societies; the challenges presented by the current
distribution of wealth and power in the world; the roots of conflict and dimensions of peace-
building; the challenges posed by a growing global population.
#6 Responsibility to advocate for greater international cooperation with other nations: Global
citizens need to play activist roles in urging greater international cooperation between their
nation and others. When a global issue arises, it is important for global citizens to provide advice
on how their countries can work with other nations to address this issue; how it can work with
established international organizations like the United Nations, rather than proceed on a
unilateral course of action.
#7 Responsibility for advocating for the implementation of international agreements,
conventions, and treaties related to global issues: Global citizens have the responsibility to
advocate for having their countries ratify and implement the global agreements, conventions, and
treaties that they have signed.
#8 Responsibility for advocating for more effective global equity and justice in each of the value
domains of the world community. There are a growing number of cross-sector issues that require
the implementation of global standards of justice and equity; for example the global rise in
military spending, the unequal access by different countries to technology, the lack of consistent
national policies on immigration. Global citizens have the responsibility to work with one
another and advocate for global equality and justice solutions to these issues.

ANALYSIS

The problem encountered is the Communication barrier. Communication barriers may

cause a lack of attention and interest. And one of the causes why many students' suicide because
of the lack of attention and lack of support from family or friends. The way to resolve the
problems is to listen to our friends or family members who suffer from mental health or
depression. Learning how to listen, listening more than you speak, and asking clarifying
questions all contribute to that person who needs support or attention. According to EF
Academy, throughout human history, we have always organized ourselves into groups and
communities that share similar values, ideas, culture, and overall identity. This, in turn, helped
and still helps shape our needs economically, politically, religiously, and socially. But in the 21st
century, as the world has fewer physical and communication barriers, we’ve seen a rise in higher
demand for global engagement, resulting in global citizens who crave a sense of belonging to a
world community rather than a small, local one. Meanwhile, in the classroom, students can start
to face issues of global independence through an economics course, diversity of identities and

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cultures in a history course, sustainable development in an environmental science course, and
more. As a result, students learn to become successful learners, confident individuals,
responsible citizens, and effective contributors. All in all, this will allow students to explore,
develop and express their values and opinions. They will increase their listening and respecting
skills of others and their opinions and be able to make informed choices that not only affect them
but others as well. Thus, the future of the world lies in the hands of the youth.

CONCLUSION

A good citizen has to imbibe many qualities. The fact that he has some duties and
responsibilities to bear, is true. But at the same time, he also enjoys some rights and privileges as
a citizen of a free state. While he has every right to participate in the judicial, legal, political,
religious, and social affairs of the nation, he also has some responsibilities He must not hurt the
sentiments of others and must protect the weak from the strong. Being loyal to the nation and the
society, under all the circumstances, is his first and foremost duty. A good citizen must be ready
to sacrifice his life for the sake of his motherland. He must love his nation and be a nationalist.
He should have firm and deep faith in his motherland. He should obey the laws of the land. But
he must also keep in mind the welfare of the state, the benefit of society, and the long-term
interests of the nation.
A good citizen must respect the cultural heritage of his country. He should respect the
heroes, the prophets, the sages, and the saints of his country. He must respect the race to which
he belongs. He must always keep in mind the future of his country. He must raise the standard of
living of his country by working honestly. During times of aggression or foreign attacks, he must
be ready to shed his blood for the sake of his motherland. Therefore, the defense of the country is
the supreme duty of a good citizen. A good citizen must live in peace and harmony with his
neighbors and fellow citizens. He must respect the institutions of his country. A good citizen
must always respect the laws of the state and should have no patience with criminals and
antisocial elements. We must be vigilant against the enemies of the country. He must not do
something that may help the anti-nationalist or the enemies of the country. He must cling to high
ideals. He must be aware of what is happening in his country. Unity of the nation should be his
topmost priority. He should work for the unity of the country. Goodwill for all, the protection of
the weak, help for the victims, and a sympathetic attitude towards his fellow citizens are the
qualities that are needed in a good citizen. A good citizen should have a spirit of cooperation,
friendliness, humanity, dedication, and devotion towards his family and society. He must respect
other faiths. He must not do anything that brings disgrace to his society or his country. “Greatest
good of the greatest number of people'' should be his principle. All these good qualities, if
possessed, make us good citizens.
 Activity 3

The world started as one but after the cold war the world started to decode divided into
three worlds and those worlds has their own economy, culture and territories. Those worlds are
classified as developed, developing and underdeveloped countries also known as the First world
countries, second world countries and the third world countries which shows the world hierarchy
made by policymakers.
The term First World originally refers to the capitalist, industrialized countries, within the
Western European and United States' sphere of influence. The term also includes other
industrialized countries such as Japan and some of the former British colonies, particularly
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. First world Nations has the most advanced economy,
highest standard of living, the most advanced technology, and the greatest influence in the world.
Second World is a terminology used during the Cold War. The word Second World had various
definitions. Some have called this a socialist industrial state under the influence of the Soviet
Union. Whereas others have described it as former communist countries which are between
poverty and prosperity. However, both the Second World and the First and Third World were
based on a political ideology with an economic definition. The second world ranged from
average human development to highly human development. Developing countries are often
characterized as less industrialized with a lower per capita income level. The rest of the world
became known as the Third World. The largely underdeveloped agricultural states and nations of
Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where the blessings of civilization have benefited only a small
government elite, companies, and the upper classes of the former colonial powers. Whatever the
term is used, it refers to countries where poverty is high, child mortality is high, economic and
educational growth is low and natural resources are poorly consumed. Countries that are
vulnerable to exploitation by multinationals and developed countries. These are the emerging
and technologically underdeveloped countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America. The
lack of a middle class is one of the most important factors; the nation has a large poor population
and a tiny privileged upper class that dominates the country's wealth and resources.
After the Second World War, the world split into two large geopolitical blocks and
spheres of influence with contradictory political views on government and good society. The
bloc of democratically industrialized nations within the American sphere of influence, the "First
World". Also referred to as the West. The eastern bloc of the communist-socialist states, where
political and economic power should come from peasants and workers until now oppressed. The
remaining three quarters of the world's population, which did not belong to either block, was
considered "third world". That's why Western policymakers have started to talk about the
world as three distinct political and economic blocks.
To sum it up first, second and third world implies that the way some countries are run are
better than others, as if first world countries were winning a nonexistent race. People in a Third
World country can be just as happy with their lives as the people in a Third World country.
These are not words that should be used to describe developed, developing and under-developed

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countries. However, neither are those terms. Many African nations have been around for
thousands of years yet they are still considered underdeveloped.

ACTIVITY 4
SOCSCI 1105

The origin, purposes, function and mandate of

the following international organization: UN,
APEC, ASEAN

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INTRODUCTION

International organizations plays an important in our world. As they have different

purpose, functions, and mandate, we will also dig deeper as to what issues and concerns they are
facing. Specifically, we will focus on the United Nations (UN), Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC), and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
United Nations (UN) is an international organization that was established in 1945 by 51
countries after World War II. It was created by the United Nations Charter and the Statue of the
International Court of Justice. Its goal is to preserve international peace and security by fostering
friendly relations between nations and promoting social change, higher living standards, and
respect for human rights. ("United Nations", n.d)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was established in 1989 in Australia as an
informal forum for Pacific Rim member countries to negotiate free trade and cooperation. The
member of economies declared the establishment of a liberalized free trade region around the
Pacific Rim as the organization's primary goal during its first five years of activity. ("Office of
the Historian", n.d)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) the five original member countries of
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand established the organization on
August 8, 1967 in Bangkok. There are also other countries that joined in 1990s. Its aim is to
promote regional peace and stability while also accelerating economic growth, social change,
and cultural development. "Cooperative peace and shared prosperity shall be the fundamental
goals of ASEAN" the Heads of State and Government of ASEAN reaffirmed in 1995. ("NTI|
Treaties & Regimens", n.d)
We tend to focus only on our country’s organizations. Little did we know that
international organizations are also essential in our country’s betterment. As we dig deeper as to
what each of this international organization, we can also learn a lot as to what the role of
international organization plays in the world.

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BODY
Does the international organization fulfill their duties and tasks?
I believe that they are doing their best in accomplishing their duties. It may be tough but if they
persevere and seek help from people who can help them, they can surely achieve it. They may be
seeking to solve a problem in a certain year. Even if it is overdue, it doesn’t mean that they
didn’t fulfill their goals. It doesn’t mean that they fail to be an international organization.
They have a webpage of some sort and they publish their commitment and accomplishment in
that webpage.

Is an international organization essential?

Yes, I believe that an international organization is essential in our world. Not only they can help
in solving a lot of problems, but they can also promote and adhere a lot of good practices that are
essential to all of us. They are built with a purpose. That alone, can determine its essentiality.

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ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) mission is to ensure that people moves freely and
peacefully across borders. It is a way to have a great communication and better understanding to
our neighbor countries in Asia. Through businesses and aligning the rules and regulation of each
states. APEC was establishes in 1989 and the objectives are to eliminate trade and investment
barriers in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC operates on "the basis of non-binding commitments,
open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participating economies." (Chenglin Lui,
April 2005)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aimed at primarily in promoting economic
growth and regional stability in each states. It was founded in 1967 during the polarized
atmosphere of the cold war and also the stability. It aims to have a cooperation and alliances in
each states in Asia. Also, through this, we are eased to travel in each states in less hassle. It also
promoting the cultural exchange and respect to each of us.
According to Maizland & Albert (November, 2020) It is an intergovernmental organization
of ten Southeast Asian countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The bloc’s biggest success has been
promoting economic integration among members. It also helped negotiate the RCEP
agreement to create one of the world’s largest free trade blocs. ASEAN has struggled to
form a cohesive response to China’s claims in the South China Sea, which conflict with
those of several members.
United Nation (UN) goal is to keep the peace throughout the world while developing a friendly
relations among nations. By keeping these goal, each nation can work together to improve the
lives of poor people or the “Poverty”, to lessen the hunger, diseases and the illiteracy. It is also a
way to encourage everyone to respect each other’s rights, decision and freedoms.

"In many respects, the world is shifting beneath our feet. Yet the Charter remains a firm foundation for
shared progress.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (October, 2015)

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ISSUES AND CONCERNS
As much as how each organization functions, they also faces issues and concerns. If such things
are not addressed and taken care of, then it is hindering the organization to achieve its purpose
and aim. There are a lot of international organization that are functioning in every part of the
world. In this activity, we will only focus on three international organization which is the United
Nations (UN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN).

United Nations (UN)

According to Sengupta (2017), “The Security Council’s job is to maintain international peace. Its
ability to do so has been severely constrained in recent years, in large part because of bitter
divisions between Russia and the West. The Council has been feckless in the face of major
conflicts, particularly those in which permanent members have a stake.”
The main issue that is concerning the United Nations is keeping the peace of the world. With the
different dispute and conflicts of countries, it is stopping the UN from attaining its goals.
With the sustainable development goals(SDG) that are created by the United Nations General
Assembly, the concerns of how this goals will be achieved is always present.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

At present, APEC is confronted with a series of problems and in its implementation of the many
commitments in advancing free and open trade and investment, reduces trade barrier, and
building one economic community in the Asia Pacific region. (Teacher, 2017)
These are just some of the issues faced by APEC: Discrimination, Creation of Sub-regional
cooperatives / Shift of attention to bilateral /plurilateral, Free Trade Areas, APECs exclusive
nature, No solution to the proliferation of FTAs, Impacts on harmonization in APEC, Exclusive
focus on trade liberalization, Lack of a clear cut definition of goals, and Operation mechanism
and Institutionalized construction this means more talk and less work.
The biggest external challenges for APEC are new competitors in East Asian regionalism, and its
future relationship with the emerging East Asian community. (Hu, 2008)
Remaining relevant is also an issue concerning APEC.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

According to Heng (2020), “One of the challenges long faced by ASEAN is the lack of a
custodian that can keep the association going. ASEAN also lacks strong institutions to guarantee
the success of the implementation of its collective decisions.”
It is no surprise that such an international organization like this is facing a drastic issues. This
issue has been dealt for too long. Nevertheless, ASEAN is still trying their best to function and
achieve its purpose. Internal and external security challenges are also encountered by ASEAN.
“ASEAN is also constrained by other key challenges, including corruption, demographic
changes, uneven social development, disparities in economic development and technology
adoption, environmental degradation, and other issues related to politics and the rise of
authoritarianism.”(Heng, 2020)

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 With these key challenges, ASEAN’s aim will be hindered.

ANALYSIS
This analysis is broken down to five parts: origin, purposes, function, and mandate of the UN,
APEC, and ASEAN, and importance of international organizations.

Origin
United Nations (UN) - founded in 1945
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)-founded in November 1989, Canberra, Australia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - founded on August 8 1967

Purposes
United Nations (UN) –They prioritizes peace. It helps nations deal with economic and social
problems. It promotes respect for human rights. It works to advance justice and international law.
And it helps victims of wars, famines, and other disasters. (Goodrich, 2016)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Its primary purpose is to promote sustainable
economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. ([Link], 2020)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – To accelerate the economic growth, social
progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavors in the spirit of equality
and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community
of Southeast Asian nations, and to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect
for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to
the principles of the United Nations Charter.(NTI, 2019)

Function
United Nations (UN) - to preserve international peace and security
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - to create prosperity on the border of the people by
promoting growth and accelerating regional economic integration. To enhance social equity in
the region.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – to promote economic growth

Mandate
United Nations (UN)
 to bring together all relevant actors to marshal resources and to advise on and propose integrated
strategies for post-conflict peace building and recovery;
 to focus attention on the reconstruction and institution-building efforts necessary for recovery
from conflict and to support the development of integrated strategies in order to lay the foundation for
sustainable development;
 to provide recommendations and information to improve the coordination of all relevant actors
within and outside the United Nations, to develop best practices, to help to ensure predictable financing
for early recovery activities and to extend the period of attention given by the international community
to post conflict recovery.(United Nations,2015)

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

 To build capacity in the region so that APEC member economies can better mitigate, prepare
for, respond to and recover from emergencies and natural disasters, including by building
business and community resilience and fostering private-public partnerships to protect
business, trade and economic growth and communities from disruption.
 To improve coordination and enhance intra-APEC cooperation and integration of best
practice emergency and natural disaster preparedness efforts in APEC, including by fostering
research and collaboration, sharing knowledge, lessons learnt and best practices in the field
of emergency management to better protect business, trade and economic growth and
communities in the Asia-Pacific region from disruptions related to emergencies and natural
disasters. (EPWG, n.d.)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

ASEAN’s efforts in post-conflict peace building shall complement other comprehensive
approaches to (a) ensure the complete discontinuity of conflicts and violence and/or man-made
disasters in affected areas; (b) facilitate the return of peace and/or normalization of life as early
as possible; and (c) lay the ground for reconciliation and all other necessary measures to secure
peace and stability, thus preventing the affected areas from falling again to conflicts in the future.
(Amador & Teodoro, n.d)

Importance of International Organizations

International organizations play an important role in the world and every countries. They may
have different goals, purpose, and functions; nevertheless, they somewhat share a certain goal,
which is to make the world a better place. They want to pursue the goodness and betterment of
the world and help the countries achieve progress.
The organizations have been created to achieve a certain goal. There may be problems that have
arisen from the world that a certain organization wanted to solve. Moreover, organizations can
join forces to achieve the same goal.

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CONCLUSION

International organizations are founded for a reason, may it be a simple goal or a wide
goal. They are created with a purpose. A purpose that can help a family, society, community,
country, or the world.
APEC works to facilitate economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the
Asia-Pacific region. Both APEC and ASEAN share a common goal, which is to accelerate
economic and social development in our members. While the United Nation wants to ensure that
all states will be free from poverty and also to protect our nature, the planet itself, to do no harm
that can cause us chaos. In that way, we will be able to live a world full of peace and prosperity.
The UN, APEC, and ASEAN are just some of the international organizations present in
the world. They have been created with a purpose and goal in mind. As they face issues and
concerns, it can hindered them in achieving their purpose, function, and mandate.
We should open our minds and promote these international organizations as we can. For
it can help them in doing their tasks and serving their purposes.

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Group 1 Members:
Agliam, Narz Joshua
Agustin, Nica Grace D.
Aluad, Sharilyn
Bravo, King Jay T.
Dacanay, Kaye
Esguerra, Christian
Espiritu, Glenna Benitez
Lagasca, Mark Bryan Pagaduan Macadangdang,
Anngie
Quibuyen, Leyla
Torres, Nora Lyn M.

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