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Once upon a time in a magical a man and a bat shared a forbidden kiss and coughed in each other mouths as a result the whole world was connected together with a singular purpose to get depressed and sit inside by your self this magical experience is still on going and still effecting us in new and exciting ways. Every year making more and more people cough and enjoy the wonders of bat soup

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The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand with the signing of the ASEAN declaration by the founding father of the ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
It was established with the purpose of accelerating the economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region, and promoting regional peace and stability.

The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in SouthEast Asia, signed at the first ASEAN summit on 24 February 1976, declared that in their relations with one another, the High Contracting Parties should be guided by the following fundamental principles:

Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all nations

The right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion, or coercion

Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another

Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner

Renunciation of the threat or use of force

Effective cooperation among themselves

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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which includes Canada, Mexico and the United States in a free trade zone.

AIMS
Their aims includes to eliminate tariffs on most manufactured goods and treat investors from other two countries as if they were domestic investors.

HISTORY
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was inspired by the success of the European Economic Community (1957–93) in eliminating tariffs in order to stimulate trade among its members.
President Ronald Reagan proposed a North American common market in his 1980 presidential campaign. In 1984, Congress passed the Trade and Tariff Act, which itself built upon and amended the prior Trade Act of 1974.

By easing trade between 450 million people in three countries, NAFTA more than quadrupled trade in 20 years. This boosted economic growth in all three countries. It also led to lower prices on groceries and oil in the United States.

Advantages

Oil prices went down because the United States could now import much of its oil from Mexico and Canada

NAFTA boosted U.S. economic growth by as much as 0.5% a year.17  The sectors that benefited the most were agriculture, automobiles, and services

Disadvantages

NAFTA is criticized for destroying half a million American jobs and lowering U.S. wages. In addition, NAFTA increased the U.S. trade deficit

Some accuse NAFTA of exploiting Mexico's workers, destroying its farms, and polluting its environment

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The African Union is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.

The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002.

It's aims are:

To promote the unity and solidarity of the African States;

To coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa;

To defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity and independence;

To eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa; and

To promote international cooperation, having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Benefits of it are:

It deals with conflict
Encourages democracy and has power to investigate countries that fail to meet standards

Limitations are:

Finance- can't afford troops
Poor leadership
Reluctance tk get involved jn things ( Zimbabwe endorsed 2002 election results)

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001 by six countries, People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

The main objectives of the SCO are to (i) strengthen relations among member states; (ii) promote cooperation in political affairs, economics and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, and educational spheres as well as in energy, transportation, tourism, and environmental protection; (iv) safeguard regional peace, security, and stability; and (v) create a democratic, equitable international political and economic order. With assistance from the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, SCO members have developed an intergovernmental agreement on facilitating international road transport.
Initially, the SCO focused on mutual intraregional efforts to curb terrorism, separatism and extremism in Central Asia. The Charter of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was signed at the St. Petersburg Summit of the Heads of State of the SCO in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003.

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- In March 2018, at the 10th Extraordinary Session of the African Union on AfCFTA, three separate agreements were signed: the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, the Kigali Declaration; and the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons
-The Protocol on Free Movement of Persons seeks to establish a visa-free zone within the AfCFTA countries, and support the creation of the African Union Passport
At the summit in Kigali on 21 March 2018, 44 countries signed the AfCFTA, 47 signed the Kigali Declaration, and 30 signed the Protocol on Free Movement of People.
- While a success, there were two notable holdouts: Nigeria and South Africa, the two largest economies in Africa.

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EU - Kyla

About the EU
The EU is the largest economy in the world. Although growth is projected to be slow, the EU remains the largest economy in the world with a GDP per head of €25 000 for its 500 million consumers. The EU is the world's largest trading block. The EU is the world’s largest trader of manufactured goods and services. Europe has become deeply integrated into global markets. Thanks to the ease of modern transport and communications, it is now easier to produce, buy and sell goods around the world which gives European companies of every size the potential to trade outside Europe.

Why trading Blocs matter
The development of trade - if properly managed - is an opportunity for economic growth. So EU trade policy seeks to create growth and jobs by increasing the opportunities for trade and investment with the rest of the world. By working together, Europe has the weight to shape an open global trading system based on fair rules – and to ensure that those rules are respected.

Advantages
They have 440 million consumers looking for quality goods
They are the world's largest single market with transparent rules and regulations
They have a secure legal investment framework that is amongst the most open in the world
They are the most open market to developing countries in the world

Disadvantages
Shutting down the domestic industry.
Increased economic dependence.
Loss of state sovereignty.
Bring up the trade diversion.
Retaliation from non-member countries.

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Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa, formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945, as an outgrowth of Pan-Arabism. The founding member states were Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan (now Jordan), Saudi Arabia, and Yemen

Other members are Libya (1953); Sudan (1956); Tunisia and Morocco (1958); Kuwait (1961); Algeria (1962); Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (1971); Mauritania (1973); Somalia (1974); the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; 1976); Djibouti (1977); and Comoros (1993). (When Yemen was a divided country, from 1967 to 1990, the two regimes were separately represented.) Each member has one vote on the League Council

Areas Of Involvement: economic growth social change defense culture

The aims of the league in 1945 were to strengthen and coordinate the political, cultural, economic, and social programs of its members and to mediate disputes among them or between them and third parties. The signing on April 13, 1950, of an agreement on joint defense and economic cooperation also committed the signatories to coordination of military defense measures.

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At the 2012 African Union summit in Addis Adaba leaders agreed to create a new Continental Free Trade Area by 2017. At the 2015 AU summit in Johannesburge the summit agreed to commence negotiations. This began a series of ten negotiating sessions which took place over the next three years.

The first negotiation forum was held in February 2016 and held eight meetings until the Summit in March 2018 in Kigali. From February 2017 on the technical working groups held four meetings, where technical issues were discussed and implemented in the draft. On March 8–9, 2018 the African Union Ministers of Trade approved the draft.

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Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, costa rica, Panama
Established- 20th December 1970
Main exports include- bananas, coffee, cotton, sugar.
“The Central American Integration System shall provide the institutional framework for the regional integration of Central America . The fundamental objective of the Central American Integration System is to bring about the integration of Central America as a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development”

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African Continental Free Trade Objectives

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African Continental Free Trade Objectives

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The general objectives of the agreement are to:

create a single market, deepening the economic integration of the continent

establish a liberalised market through multiple rounds of negotiations

aid the movement of capital and people, facilitating investment

move towards the establishment of a future continental customs union

achieve sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development, gender equality and structural transformations within member states

enhance competitiveness of member states within Africa and in the global market

encourage industrial development through diversification and regional value chain development, agricultural development and food security

resolve challenges of multiple and overlapping memberships

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The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa.The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity(OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states.
It was formed to To promote the unity and solidarity of the African States; To coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa; To defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity and independence; To eradicate all forms of colonialism.

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Dark green Ratifying parties

Green -Signed March 2018, not ratified

Light Green - Signed July 2018 or later, not ratified

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Limitation (part 1) NOT COVID (an example of how they are affected) 

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Limitations:

The islands are prone to natural disasters such as cyclones. One of the impacts of climate change is the increasing frequency and power of tropical cyclones. The agricultural land, settlements, tourism and transport are often concentrated in the coastal areas that would be affected by rising sea levels.

Who are they:

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organisation

it comprises 18 members: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

Aims/ mission: (pick any they are worded similar)

They aim  to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is an international organisation that aims to stimulate economic growth and enhance political governance and security for the region, through the provision of policy advice.

The mission of the Pacific Islands Forum is “to work in support of Forum member governments, to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific by fostering cooperation between governments and between international agencies, and by representing the interests of Forum members in ways agreed by the Forum”

Background/ History:

It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum. In 1999, the name was changed; Pacific Islands Forum is more inclusive of the Forum's Oceania-spanning membership of both north and south Pacific island countries, including Australia.

Expansion:

Its decisions are implemented by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), which grew out of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation (SPEC). As well as its role in harmonising regional positions on various political and policy issues.

Benefits:

The Forum Secretariat has technical programmes in economic development, transport and trade.

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States Parties
-Argentina

-Brazil

-Paraguay

-Uruguay

-Venezuela

Associated States

-Bolivia

-Chile

-Colombia

-Ecuador

-Guyana

-Peru

-Surinam

Its main objective has been to promote a common space that generates business and investment opportunities through the competitive integration of national economies into the international market.

Mercosur citizens have the right to free movement, residence and employment throughout the bloc and in the five associated countries. Citizens still have free transport of goods, services and money, as well as equality of rights, harmonization of social security systems and labor laws.