Republic of the Philippines
PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Alaminos City Campus
Alaminos City, Pangasinan
Name: Cindy Y. De Vera
Course Code/Course Title: GE 5/ THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Class: 1-BSBA-A
Time/Days: 08:00-09:30 AM/Tuesday and Friday
Instructors Name: Mr. Daryl B. Ventura
Exercise #4
nd
2 Semester, S.Y.2019-2020
Direction: Name the different global actors and their functions.
Organization Date Founded
International Monetary Fund Bretton Woods Conference
(IMF) in 1994
World Bank Bretton Woods Conference
In 1944
Organization of Arab Petroleum (Conference in Beirut,
Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Lebanon
9 January 1968)
World Trade Organizations (WTO) Marrakesh Agreement in
Geneva, Switzerland
(1 January 1995), replacing
the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT)
Bank for International Hague Agreement in Basel,
Settlements Switzerland
(17 May 1930)
International Organization for First known as,
Migration (IOM) Provisional
Intergovernmental
Committee for the
Movement of Migrants
from Europe (PICMME),
1951;
Intergovernmental
Committee for
European Migration
(ICEM), 1952;
Intergovernmental
Committee for
Migration (ICM),1988; in
1989 finally to its current
name IOM
United Nations (UN) During World War II, 1
January 1942
Function
Securing international
monetary cooperation
Provides loans and grants to
governments of poorer
countries for the purpose of
pursuing capital projects
To ensure the stabilization of
oil markets in order to secure
an efficient, economic and
regular supply of petroleum to
consumers
Reductions of tariffs and other
barriers to trade
To serve the central banks in
their pursuit of monetary and
financial stability
Helps ensure the orderly and
humane management of
migration, to promote
international cooperation on
migration issues, to assist in
the search for practical
solutions to migration
problems and to provide
humanitarian assistance to
migrants in need, including
refugees and internally
displaced people
To maintain international
peace and security, develop
friendly relations among
nations, achieve international
cooperation, and to be a
center for harmonizing the
actions of nations
Non-government Organizations Starts in 1839 at United To perform a variety of service
(NGO’s) Kingdom; British and and humanitarian functions,
Foreign Anti-Slavery bring citizens concern to
Society (BFASS) government, advocate and
monitor policies and
encourage political
participation through provision
of information
International Government Began to be stablished on To carry out mutual interest
Organizations (IGO’s) 19th century with unified aims such as
preserving peace,
environmental protection,
promoting human rights and
social development
Trans-National Corporations Starts at Western Europe in Produce and supply products
(TNC’s) the 16th century and services via different
markets to maximize profits
through horizontal expansion
across international boarders
Media Began in 1440 at Germany Surveillance, correlation,
(Gutenberg Printing Press) cultural transmission and
entertainment