Write 150 word response for each post : Global governance is the act of governing or influencing organizations, states and other entities in regards to policies and agreements held. The UN plays a major role in this aspect more so when it comes to security and upholding peace agreements between nations. Governments pledge manpower and equipment support to ongoing missions similar to the peace missions in Kosovo and between Lebanon and Israel. Other major roles include the monitoring the adherence and progress of nations that sign onto accords. One of the major agreements signed by over 200 nations was the Kyoto protocol to limit and reduce the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by countries (USA TODAY,2012). According to the UN, the Kyoto Protocol is a way of protecting the atmosphere which is listed as one of the global commons shared by all nations on Earth (UN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, 5,2013). The Kyoto Protocol is an attempt by the world through the UN to protect, conserve and hold each other accountable. The UN is made up of representatives for most of the nations on Earth however those countries are not bound to follow the statues put in place by the UN. The UN holds no real power to enforce countries to withhold a standard by force. They have no legal authority on sovereign nations soil. They cannot levy penalties or bring an army to force a country to terms with agreements. The accords and agreements monitored by the UN rest entirely on a nation and their willingness to follow the terms. Even with the pressure of multiple nations agreeing to the Kyoto Protocol many nations did not agree or sign the protocol. Global governance only goes so far on the national stage. The inability to truly hold nations that commit wrong doing or failure to abide by agreements stops short at a nations sovereignty. Nations will not agree to letting an international organization like the UN or other entities to dictate how they will go about daily life. A nations sovereignty will always trump the needs of an entity to perform global governance.
