GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC

Global organizations during the pandemic

1. The Global Organizations in the Times of Pandemic Bofel Angcla Trugillo Reporter

2. PART I

3. United Nations (U.N.) The United Nations (UN) was established on October 24, 1945 and it is the second multipurpose international organization established in the 20th century that was worldwide in scope and membership .

4. World Health Organization (WHO) T he World Health Organization (WHO) plays an essential role in the global governance of health and disease; due to its core global functions of establishing, monitoring and enforcing international norms and standards, and coordinating multiple actors toward common goals. 

5. European Union (EU) The European Union  ( EU ) is a political and economic union of  27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The EU has developed  an internal single market  through a standardised  system of laws  that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where members have agreed to act as one.

6. European Union (EU) EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs; and maintain common policies on  trade,   agriculture, fisheries  and  regional development.

7. The European Union (EU) plays important roles in diplomacy, the promotion of human rights, trade, development and humanitarian aid and working with multilateral organisations.  The organization is a contributor of peace, development partner, human rights policy advocate, partner to United Nations, contribute to global security, act as a Crisis Response and Humanitarian Aid, advocate of action on Climate Change, an expanding union and a development partner. FUNCTIONS AND ROLES

8. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) The is an international political and military organization with the aim of guaranteeing the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. Throughout the last 25 years, NATO has developed association agreements with some 40 countries, which collaborated with the Alliance across a broad spectrum of activities related to security and defen s e .

9. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) 's  purpose  is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. POLITICAL - NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defen s e and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and in the long run, prevent conflict. FUNCTIONS AND ROLES

10. PART II

11. How are international organizations stepping up to respond to the pandemic?

12. The COVID -19 pandemic has presented enormous political challenges to global cooperation, and organizations. On April 2020, President Trump announced he suspended funding to the  World Health Organization  over allegations of mismanagement.

13. E ven before Trump took aim against the WHO, analysts had  criticized the WHO’s handling of the crisis, citing a lack of resolve vis-a-vis China and allegedly  political crisis .

14. On 13 March 2020, WHO announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind  COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund , to make it easier for private individuals, corporations and institutions anywhere in the world to come together to directly contribute to fighting the pandemic.

15. Countries have been less likely to comply than to complain when the WHO issues recommendations with controversial domestic consequences — for example, on  travel restrictions or widespread testing. However, the WHO does a lot more than issue recommendations. 

16. The U.N. faces similar constraints from powerful member states. The U.N. General Assembly in early April,2020 adopted a resolution to ask for “intensified international cooperation” and tasked Secretary General António Guterres to lead the effort. But to date, the U.N. Security Council hasn’t echoed this call. While the Security Council took action against past  HIV/AIDS  or Ebola epidemics, it now faces political tensions from its most powerful members, China and the United States.

17. For weeks, the Security Council has been  negotiating a draft resolution on a global cease-fire during the pandemic. Without a concerted call for global solidarity among the world’s great powers, Guterres has focused on the need for science and solidarity and the U.N. has launched a new communication effort to counter  misinformation  about the pandemic. And the U.N. also launched a $2 billion global humanitarian response plan together with UNICEF and the WHO.

18. On 1 March 2020, the  UN released US$15 million  from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help vulnerable countries battle the spread of the COVID-19.

19. The European Union also has difficulty launching coordinated solutions that go beyond its bureaucrats’ competences and which require each member states’ consent — particularly with regard to economic and fiscal policies.

20. The European Commission, the E.U.’s executive body, has been able to impose solutions in less politically controversial areas. Initially, it got the 27 E.U. members to agree on a common ban on travel from outside the E.U. and  suspend its Stability and Growth Pact rules to facilitate state aid

21. Perhaps surprisingly, other international organizations that have risen to the challenge are not generally involved in global health. NATO and the World Food Program are just two examples. They have transferred their airlifting capabilities to move vital medical equipment and staff as well as share information. NATO’s secretary general has also been countering misinformation, while WFP’s executive director has warned of a hunger pandemic.

22. The pandemic has placed an unprecedented burden on the world economy, healthcare, and globalization through travel, events cancellation, employment workforce, food chain, academia, and healthcare capacity. Thus, Global Organizations are coping up in the system to extend help in all countries affected by this pandemic.

23. The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. -Albert Schweitzer

24. Thank You!