THIRD PARTY ACTORS

(TPA)World Model UN 2012 蔣凱昕

What is TPA?

Non-Government Organizations

Press Crops

Goodwill Ambassadors

Human Rights

NGOs

Amnesty International (AI)

advocating human rights

doctrine: “As long as there is injustice in the world, there will also be Amnesty.”

unaffiliated with any “governments, political ideologies, religions, or economic interests”

supported mainly off of individual donations

Human Rights Watch

promote and maintain

human rights in all

governments around the

world

on-ground reports to gain

intelligence on violations of

human rights

Save the Children

5 core values：accountability, ambition,collaboration, creativity,integrity

Provides：education, food, medicine, security, development, and care

disaster relief programs：food, medicine, shelter, and recovery programs

Committee to Protect

Journalists (CPJ)

Promote free press

Defend the rights of journalists

Give journalists the opportunity to report without having their safety seriously compromised in the process

What they do：

1.publicly criticizing governments

2.speaking on behalf of assaulted journalists

3.initiating protest campaigns

4.serving as a diplomat that represents all journalists around the world.

National Organization for

Women (NOW)

the largest women’s rights

organization in the United

States

Promotes equal opportunity for

women to reach their maximum

potential

1. Organizing rallies

2. Educating the public

3. Supporting equal rights lawsuits

4. Lobbying

5. Cooperating with other like organizations.

Oxfam International

fight injustice and end poverty

trade justice--fair trade

Education

debt and aid, livelihoods

health, HIV/AIDS

gender equality

conflict (campaigning for an international arms trade treaty)

natural disasters

democracy and human rights

climate change.

WikiLeaks

Goal：

1. give transparency to typically misunderstood topics and allow these issues to come under public scrutiny

WikiLeaks makes it a habit to

publish supplementary data to all their articles in order to

give readers the chance to draw their own conclusions

International Peace &

Security

International Peace Bureau

(IPB)

create a “World Without War”

Promotes：

peaceful discussions among countries

sponsors pro-peacecampaigns

organizes annual peace conferences

facilitates communication between various peace groups throughout the world.

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

(NAPF)

Abolishing weapons of mass destruction

Strengthening international regulations of

nuclear weapons

Spreading the message of peace

Provides：1.policy-making guidance

2.educates about nuclear weapons

3.supports research to find alternatives to

nuclear energy

Border Patrol Foundation

(BPF)

Support for the

families of fallen

patrollers

Raises awareness

about the risk of

border patrol

International Association for

Water Law (AIDA)

AIDA=Asociación Internacional de Derecho de

Aguas

Raise awareness on the

knowledge and implementation

of natural resource laws,

especially those pertaining to

water

Global Development & Trade

World Safety Organization

(WSO)

“Making Safety a Way of

Life…Worldwide.”

brings occupational and

environmental concerns to

the forefront of international

issues

Good Neighbors International

assist orphanages, handicapped children, widows stuck in poverty, rural area development, and families of tuberculosis patients

eliminating poverty, preventing diseases, and providing an accepting environment without discrimination

International Centre for Trade and

Sustainable

Development (ICTSD)

mobilizes expertise around the world to engage in ongoing dialogues on sustainable trade growth in order to fill in knowledge gaps

Functions：obtaining and processing information

creating a network for people

reaching out to constituencies

National Foreign Trade Council

(NFTC)

focuses primarily on

open global trade and

investment, such as

trade and tax policy,

human resources, and

sanctions

advocates an open

but regulated

international trade

system that is

beneficial for all

parties

The Fortune Society

brings second chances to incarcerated

or formerly incarcerated citizens and

helps them reintegrate into society as

contributing members

International Urban Development

Association

(INTA)

INTA=International New Town

Association

network of the major figures involved in

urban planning and provides a place

where urban developers can come

together and share ideas

bridges the gap between public and

private policy-makers

Environment & Sustainability

Greenpeace

Send ships, among other transportation

devices, to witness and report environmental

concerns

promote peace and advocate from the side of

the environment

promoting alternative energy, disarmament,

and peace

preserving natural resources

Developing sustainable energy and methods

of farming

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Preserving diversity and ecological systems by protecting all species of plants and animals, encouraging sustainable ways of consuming natural resources, and working towards less pollution and higher efficiency. *e World Wildlife

Foundation provides a voice for the creatures and hopes to find a way to share the Earth’s resources while meeting human needs without compromising nature.

Overseas Development Institute

(ODI)

reduce poverty by

helping developing

countries attain a

higher sustainable

living standard

Humanitarian & Medical

Assistance

International Committee of the

Red Cross (ICRC)

“protect the lives and

dignity of victims of war

and internal violence

and to provide them

with assistance”

humanity, impartiality,

freedom, voluntary

service, unity, and

universality

The Rotary Foundation

maintain world peace

and goodwill by

providing education,

improving health, and

eliminating poverty

Habitat for Humanity

International

motto“what the poor need is not charity but capital, not caseworkers but co-workers.”

providing safe and affordable housing all around the world

provides other options such as rehabilitating and repairing buildings

provides power, water, schools, facilities, and jobs to the local areas

Foundation for a Drug Free

World

disseminating facts about

drugs and its effects

Population Action International

(PAI)

providing comprehensive reproductive health policies and cost-effective family planning programs

HIV/AIDS awareness

investigation of the relationship between population and heath

reassessment of the effect of environmental change on population growth