Chapter 11 Self-grading Quizzes

The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development
. More than ________ intergovernmental organizations exist today.

. Multilateral aid accounts for approximately ________ of all aid originating from Western governments.

. By 1961 the UN had ________ member states.

. The importance of The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) does NOT lie in the area of ________.

. The major Western sphere of influence bodies include the Organization of American States, la Francophonie, and the ________.

. Multilateralism refers to ________.

. The International Labour Organization ________.

. There are two main categories of organization within the UN: specialized agencies and ________.

. The UN was created under the banner of peace and security, but it rapidly took on mandates to promote ________.

. Founded in 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an organization that ________.

. ________ is not a middle power.

. In the context of international organizations the logic of technical functionalism means ________.

. In 1997, what is referred to today as the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council was set up to promote all of the below except for ________.

. ________ operate under the direct supervision of the Secretary-General's office.

. As with many other UN agencies, UNESCO has had to seek ________.

. US has influenced development strategies _________.

. Traditional multilateralism terms have been __________.

. Universal bodies of the UN _____________.

. Social and political movements _____________.

. Africa's most important regional organization is ____________.

. Regional blocs are usually organized ____________.

. ASEAN is ___________.

. Some of China's major bloc initiatives are _______________.

. The Belt and Road Initiative ______________.

. A major sub-regional bloc in Latin America is ___________.

. Those social and political tremors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in today's multilateralism.

. Middle powers tend to pursue a unilateral approach to agreement-making.

. The UN has often been a platform for non-Western countries to regroup and to resist Western pressures.

. The United Nations was conceived in the closing months of the Second World War.

. Rich countries liked UNCTAD because it followed Western prescriptions and posed advantages for multinational corporations.

. The World Health Organization's mandate defines health as "the absence of disease or infirmity."

. UNICEF pursues a worldwide mandate for child survival and development.

. The United Nations Development Program Administrator ranks second in the UN after the secretary general.

. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development promotes consensus on aid and socio-economic development.

. Western powers have sought to stay connected with their former colonies or dependencies to retain a sphere of influence.

. The UN has frequently coupled humanitarian work with its peacekeeping missions.

. In a globalized world, important drivers of development problems are confined to national territories.

. Some multilateral arrangements are basically clubs open only to rich countries.

. For non-Western countries, Western powers have first defined problems and prescribed the solutions according to their preferred policy formulas.

. Global cooperation to reduce COVID-19 pandemic risks has been uneven and often weak.

. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is a bloc of low-income countries.

. OECD produces policy proposals for its members.

. The G20 represents a trend toward bilateralism.

. The World Trade Organization is a multilateral body of the un.

. The US and the EU today continue to put priority on multilateralism via the WTO rather than bilateral deal-making.

. The G7 is comprised of the UK, USA, Germany, France, and Russia.

. The Organization of American States is an effort of the US to maintain its commercial interests in Latin America.

. The Organization of American States (OAS) includes all Latin American countries and territories.

. The United Nations is embarking on a new era of selective multilateralism, according to some thinkers.

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