Essay Outline- World as a Global Village- Learning to Live Together
1) Introduction

2) Global Cooperation in Contemporary times

2.1 United Nations
2.2 European Union
2.3. ASEAN
2.4 OECD
2.5 World Bank, IMF, Asian Development Bank

3) The Necessity for Global Cooperation

3.1 Ensuring Peace and Harmony
3.2 Tackling common social Evils- Poverty,Hunger, Illiteracy, Crime, Terrorism etc.
3.3 Resolving Health Issues- Malnutrition, Epidemics, Polio etc.
3.4 To effectively minimize the adverse effects of Climate Change- Green House Effect, Floods, Droughts etc.

4) Factors facilitating the globalization and international cooperation

4.1 Economic Inter-dependency- Trade
4.2 Scientific and Technological Advancement
4.3 The Web

5) Impediments to Effective and Meaningful Global cooperation

5.1 Economic Rivalries
5.2 Nationalism
5.3 Clash of Civilizations- Religious Misunderstanding
5.4 Scarce Resources.

6) Conclusion