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Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank. Aims and Objectives.

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Asian Development Bank

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  1. Asian Development Bank

  2. Aims and Objectives • ADB aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. Over half the population remains poor, with one child in 20 dying before the age of 5, over 250,000 women dying annually from childbirth and pregnancy, over five million living with HIV AIDS and 3/5 of global TB cases found in the region. • Economists, sociologists, engineers, gender experts and environmental scientists are amongst the hundreds of professions at the bank working together to reduce poverty. • Environmental sustainability is a core strategy of ADB’s work as it is the poor that are most severely affected.  Environmental damage and resource depletion are already impeding the region’s development and reducing the quality of life. • ADB is active in creating the framework for the private sector to be involved in investing in new projects that underpin development and improve the lives of the 1.8 billion people in the region who live on less than $2 a day. • Since 2000, the Asian Development Fund has transformed the region with the construction of thousands of schools, bridges, health clinics and roads, providing opportunities for people to lift themselves out of poverty.

  3. Australia's National Interest • Meets the Internationalism national interest • Australia is seen as a good International Citizen • Working on issues such as: • AIDS • Refugees • Slavery • Climate change • UN • Human rights • Democracy • This develops good international relations and gives Australia a good image • Australia has joined this organisation in 1966

  4. Australia’s Role in organisation • Role that Australia plays: • Has supported the organisation through grants such as the u.s$8 million towards a reliable electricity project involving improving financial performance and supporting an investment plan to meet growing demand in Samoa. • Outcome of this project includes: • Financial performance improving • Operational efficiency improving • EPC's investment plan meets demand requirements. • Effective regulation of the power sector is established. • Development of clean energy. • So far Australia’s track record with the organisation is good.

  5. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  6. Aims and objectives • Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. • FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.

  7. Australia’s National Interest • Organisation is supported by the UN • Meets the Internationalism national interest: • As the organization works with issues such as the Pakistan floods and the Haiti earthquake • This makes Australia seen as a good International Citizen - As Australia has provided aid for both Pakistan floods and Haiti earthquake • Australia is working on issues such as: • Refugees • UN - human rights • Environment

  8. Australia’s role in organisation • Has international agreements over the environment • Fisheries Act 1994.An Act for the management, use, development and protection of fisheries resources and fish habitats, the management of aquaculture activities and helping to prevent shark attacks, and for related purposes. • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983 • So far Australia has had good relations with the organisation.

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