international organization's role in india's development

1. Role of International
Organizations in Development
Submitted To:Submitted To:
Dr. Rajshree UpadhyayDr. Rajshree Upadhyay
Professor, College of H.Sc.Professor, College of H.Sc.
Presented By:Presented By:
Shalini PandeyShalini Pandey
M.Sc. Final YearM.Sc. Final Year

2. 1.2 billion
population
10th
largest
economy by GDP
Agriculture account for
13.7% in GDP
Worlds largest youth
population
Service sector in the biggest
contributor in GDP (around 60%)
One of the top country targeted
for FDI
Current GDP= 5.6%
Literacy rate of 74.04%
M- 82.14 and F- 65.46
269.3 million BPL
i.e. 21.9%

4. Headquarter: New York City, USA
Head: Helen Clark
Country office: Delhi
Formation: 1965
Working in177 countries
Funded by voluntary contribution
• Advocates for change
• connects countries to
share knowledge,
experience and
resources.
• provides expert advice,
training, and grant
support to developing
countries.
• Special focus on least
developed countries.
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

6. Assam
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Bihar
India ranks 135th out of 187
countries in the 2014 UNDP
Human Development Index

7. Headquarter: Rome, Italy
Head: Ertharin Cousin
Country office: Delhi
Formation: 1961
Working in 75 countries
Funded by voluntary contribution
• Largest humanitarian
organization
addressing hunger and
promoting food
security.
• On average, the WFP
provides food to 90
million people per year.
WFP - WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Launched on
experimental basis
formally in 1863 by the
FAO and the United
Nations General
Assembly and
extended in 1965 on
continuing basis.

8. Objectives of WFP
Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies
Support food security and nutrition and (re)build livelihoods in fragile
settings and emergencies
Reduce under nutrition and break the intergenerational cycle of hunger
Reduce risk and enable communities and countries to meet their own
food and nutrition needs

9. WFP in IndiaWFP in India
to help address the current paradox that despite economic growth, self-sufficiency in food
grains production, a sound legal framework and policies, the country remains home to a huge
concentration of malnourished and food-insecure people.
Activities:
•Rayagada Pilot Project – Strengthening TPDS Through Technology
•Rice Fortification
•WFP Targeted Public Distribution System 3S Model
•Village Grain Banks
•Food Insecurity Mapping And Monitoring
India ranks 55th out of 76 countries in Global Hunger Index, 2014

10. Headquarter: Rome, Italy
Head: Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka
Working for gender equality
Formation: 2011
Working for elimination of
discrimination
Working for the empowerment of
women.
Objectives
•To support inter-governmental
bodies in their formulation of
policies, global standards and
norms
•To help UN member states
implement the above standards
•To enable member states to
regular monitoring of system-wide
progress.
UN Women
Lead agencies in
coordinating
International
Women's Day events
as well as the
Commission on the
Status of Women.
Theme of
International women
day for 2014 was
"“Equality for women
is progress for all”

11. Critical Area of Concern
Women and Poverty
Education and Training of Women
Women and armed conflict
Women and the economyWomen and Health
Violence against Women Women in power and decision making
Institutional mechanisms for the
advancement of women
Human Rights of Women
Women and the Media
The Girl Child
Women and Environment

12. Headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland
Head: Michel Sidibé
Advocate for accelerated,
comprehensive and coordinated
global action on the HIV/AIDS
epidemic.
Formation: 1994
Working in 155 countries
Mission
•To lead, strengthen and
support an expanded
response to HIV and AIDS
that includes preventing
transmission of HIV,
providing care and support
to those already living with
the virus reducing the
vulnerability of individuals
and communities to HIV and
alleviating the impact of the
epidemic.
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS)
UNAIDS is guided by a
Programme
Coordinating Board
with representatives
of 22 governments
from all geographic
regions, the UNAIDS
Cosponsors, and five
representatives of
(NGOs)

13. Goals
• Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the
epidemic;
• Strategic information and technical support to guide
efforts against AIDS worldwide ;
• Tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and
of responses to it ;
• Civil society engagement and the development of strategic
partnerships;
• Mobilization of resources to support an effective
response.

14. Headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland
Head: Michel Sidibé
Concerned with international
public health
Formation: 1948
Working in 155 countries
Mission
•providing leadership on matters
critical to health
•shaping the research agenda
•setting norms and standards and
promoting and monitoring their
implementation
•providing technical support,
•monitoring the health situation
and assessing health trends.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
The WHO Constitution
states that overall
objective of WHO "is
the attainment by all
people of the highest
possible level of
health“Indian Representative: Dr. Nata
Menabde

15. Eradication of communicable diseases, in particular,
HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis
Mitigation of the effects of non-communicable diseases
Sexual and reproductive health, development, and aging
Nutrition, food security and healthy eating;
Occupational health
Substance abuse
Drive the development of reporting, publications, and
networking.

16. Country’s Corporation Strategy 2012-17
Supporting an improved role of the Government of India in global
health
Promoting access to and utilization of affordable, efficiently
networked and sustainable quality services by the entire population
Helping to confront the new epidemiological reality of India

17. Headquarter: Rome, Italy
Head: Kanayo F. Nwanze
empower poor rural to achieve higher
incomes and improved food security.
Formation: 1977
Working in 173 countries
Objectives
IFAD's objectives are to fund rural
development projects specifically
aimed at assisting the poorest of
the poor — small farmers,
artisanal fishermen, rural poor
women, landless workers, rural
artisans, nomadic herdsmen and
indigenous populations — to
increase their food production,
raise their incomes, improve their
health, nutrition, education
standards and general well-being
on a sustainable basis.
The International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)
IFAD provides loans to
its developing
Member States and
provides grants to
institutions and
organizations in
support of activities to
strengthen the
technical and
institutional capacities
linked to agricultural
and rural
development.
Indian P. Manager: Nigel Brett

18. Focus Areas
Agricultural Development
Financial Services
Rural infrastructure
Fisheries
Livestock Capacity & Insti.
Building
Storage/ Marketing
Res./Ext./ Training
SMSE

19. Headquarter: Paris, France
Head: Irina Bokova
known as the "intellectual" agency of
the United Nations
Formation: 1945-46
Working in 195 countries
Objective
UNESCO strives to build
networks among nations that
enable this kind of solidarity,
by:
•Mobilizing for education
•Building intercultural
understanding
•Pursuing scientific
cooperation
•Protecting freedom of
expression
UNESCO- United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization
UNESCO's aim is "to
contribute to the
building of peace, the
eradication of poverty,
sustainable
development and
intercultural dialogue
through education,
the sciences, culture,
communication and
information".
Indian Representative: Mr.
Shigeru Aoyagi

20. Headquarter: Geneva, Switzerland
Head: Guy Ryder
devoted to promoting social justice and
internationally recognized human and
labour rights.
Formation: 1919
Working in 185 countries
Objective
•Promote and realize standards
and fundamental principles and
rights at work.
•Create greater opportunities for
women and men to decent
employment and income.
•Enhance the coverage and
effectiveness of social protection
for all.
•Strengthen tripartism and social
dialogue.
ILO - International Labour Organization
received the Nobel
Peace Prize in the year
1969 for improving
peace among classes,
pursuing justice for
workers, and
providing technical
assistance to other
developing nations.
ILO registers
complaints against
entities that are
violating international
rules
Indian Representative: Mr.
Shigeru Aoyagi

21. Programmes
Labour Statistics
Training and Teaching of ILO officers To stop Child Labour
Formulation of international policies and programmes to promote basic human rights,
improve working and living conditions, and enhance employment opportunities
Formulation of international policies and programmes to promote basic human rights,
improve working and living conditions, and enhance employment opportunities

22. Headquarter: Rome, Italy
Head: José Graziano da Silva
leads international efforts to defeat
hunger
Formation: 1945, 16 Oct
Working in 194 countries
•Serving both developed and
developing countries
•A neutral forum where all nations
meet as equals to negotiate
agreements and debate policy
•A source of knowledge and
information, and helps developing
countries and countries in
transition modernize and improve
agriculture, forestry and fisheries
practices, ensuring good nutrition
and food security for all.
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
Latin Moto means "Let
there be bread"
Indian Representative: Mr.
Shigeru Aoyagi

23. Priority Work Areas
Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition
Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable
Reduce rural poverty
Enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems
Increase the resilience of livelihoods from disasters

24. Headquarter: Vienna, Austria
Head: Li Yong
Formation: 1966
Working in 171 countries
Works towards improving the
quality of life of the world's
poor by drawing on its
combined global resources
and expertise in the following
three interrelated thematic
areas:
•Poverty reduction through
productive activities;
•Trade capacity-building; and
•Energy and environment.
UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development
Organization
The Organization's
primary objective is
the promotion and
acceleration of
industrial
development
in developing
countries and
countries
with economies in
transition and the
promotion of
international
industrial
cooperation.

25. Function
• Assists developing countries in the formulation of development,
institutional, scientific and technological policies and programmes in the
field of industrial development;
• Analyzes trends, disseminates information and coordinates activities in
their industrial development;
• Acts as a forum for consultations and negotiations directed towards the
industrialization of developing countries; and
• Provides technical cooperation to developing countries for
implementing their development plans for sustainable industrialization
in their public, cooperative and private sectors.

26. Headquarter: Geneva,Switzerland
Head: Roberto Azevêdo
An organization for trade opening
Formation: 1995
Member: 160 countries
The organization deals with
regulation of trade between
participating countries by
providing a framework for
negotiating and formalizing
trade agreements and a
dispute resolution process
aimed at enforcing
participants' adherence to
WTO agreements, which are
signed by representatives of
member governments
WTO- World Trade Organization
At its heart are the
WTO agreements,
negotiated and signed
by the bulk of the
world’s trading
nations. These
documents provide
the legal ground rules
for international
commerce.
Supervise and liberalize
international trade

27. Functions
Oversees the implementation, administration and operation of the covered
agreements.
Provides a forum for negotiations and for settling disputes.
Administer Trade Policy Review Mechanism
Achieve greater coherence in global economic policy making by collaborating other
organizations.

28. Headquarter: Washington, D.C.
Head: Roberto Azevêdo
An organization for trade opening
Formation: 1944
Member: 193 countries
Goals
two goals for the world to
achieve by 2030:
End extreme poverty by
decreasing the percentage of
people living on less than
$1.25 a day to no more than
3%.
Promote shared prosperity
by fostering the income
growth of the bottom 40% for
every country.
WORLD BANK GROUP
Supervise and liberalize
international trade

29. The World Bank Group consists of
• The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), established in
1945, which provides debt financing on the basis of sovereign guarantees;
• The International Finance Corporation (IFC), established in 1956, which provides
various forms of financing without sovereign guarantees, primarily to the private
sector;
•The International Development Association (IDA), established in 1960, which provides
concessional financing (interest-free loans or grants), usually with sovereign
guarantees;
•The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), established in
1965, which works with governments to reduce investment risk;
•The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), established in 1988, which
provides insurance against certain types of risk, including political risk, primarily to the
private sector.

30. Achievements
Poverty has been reduced from 45.3% in 1993-94 to
37.2% in 2004-05 to 21.9% in 2011-12.
Polio Free India, in 2014
No polio cases from January, 2011

31. Achievements
TB incidences fell at an average rate of 1.5%/year b/w
2000 and 2013
Hundreds of supply firms upgraded through intense
training, counselling and coaching by UNIDO

32. Achievements
Between 2001-09 India’s Education for All Program
enrolled 20 million out of school children
98% Indian children have access to primary school.

33. Achievements
Vocational training imparted to 32% youths in 2006 to
60 % in 2011.
Livelihood programme mobilizes more than 30 million
poor households in 90,000 villages.

34. Achievements
IDA projects over $1.4billion for rural water supply
and sanitation
Health project helped pregnant women to reach
medical facility in time of delivery.
Tamilnadu- 95.5%

35. Achievements
Over $ 2 billion projects for providing road
connectivity to remote areas
Improved farmers income from rain fed land in
Karnataka, Himanchal, Uttarakhand

36. Achievements
Over 2,60,000 hectare barren land converted into
cultivated land
Food Security
Provided effective models for TPDS especially in Orissa

37. Achievements
Continuous decline of HIV epidemic
From 23.2 lakh in 2006 to 20.9 lakh in 2011

38. Challenges
India rank 135 /187 in Human Development Index,
2014
India ranks 55th out of 76 countries in Global Hunger
Index, 2014

39. Challenges
One of the highest malnourished children in the world
nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa
One in every three malnourished children in the world
lives in India. 50% infant death due to malnourishment

40. Challenges
India’s maternal mortality rate (MMR): 16% i.e.
178 in 2010-12, India is behind the target of 103 deaths per 1,00,000 live
births to be achieved by 2015 under the United Nations-mandated
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Lack of quality education at primary and secondary level

41. Challenges
One third of rural population still lacks access to all weather
road connectivity.
India alone account for 24% of TB patients.

42. Challenges
India has just one doctor for every 1,700 people
53% of Indians who defecate in the open.