SOCIOL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Civil Society
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From weiss et al. reading today - united nations has several layers. The u. n. as a forum for world leaders. United nations is the closest we"ve ever come to a world government (though it isn"t really one) Functions as a forum for world leaders to collectively address global issues. In general, all countries are represented at the u. n. But, u. n. organs vary in terms of how inclusive they are of all countries. Annual forum of world leaders to discuss global problems and make decisions about functioning of un, issue recommendations, declarations. 5 permanent members with veto power (china, france, russia, General assembly and security council made up of countries" leaders and their representatives. But, their activities are supported by a second layer: United nations is also an enormous bureaucracy with lots of staff that do not represent particular countries. Today, u. n. number of staff is around 44,000. United nations is not just about countries" power.
