The united nations Flashcards

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An organization that is committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations, etc.

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The united nations

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2
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What year was the united nations founded

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1945, after ww2

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3
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What is the city that hosted the UN Conference on Internation Organizations?

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San Francisco

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3
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What organization was created to prevent another war after WW1 and was eliminated during WW2?

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League of Nations

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4
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How many countries were represented at the UN conference in San Francisco?

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50, including US, France, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and China

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5
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Name the 5 countries known as the Permanent Five

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  1. United States
  2. France
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Russia
  5. China
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6
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Name the 2 observer countries for the UN

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Vatican City and Palestine

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7
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How many country are apart of the UN today?

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195 countries

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8
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Where is the headquarters of the UN?

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New York City

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9
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Where is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) located?

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Hague in Netherlands

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10
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The one central mission of the UN

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The maintenance of international peace and security

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11
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When did the Universal Declaration of human rights lay down the principles that brought human rights into the realm of international law.

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1948

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12
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Role of UN: where they coordinate humanitarian relief with international community

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Deliver humanitarian aid

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13
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How does the UN plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emission that causes climate change?

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Buidling a more sustainable global economy

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14
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What are the Main Bodies of the UN

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  1. The general assembly
  2. UN security Council
  3. Economic and Social Council
  4. Trusteeship Council
  5. ICJ
  6. The secretariat
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15
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Body of the UN where the they bring up international issues for the security council to deal with

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General assemby

16
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Body of the UN that s the strong arm of the UN and maintains international peace

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UN security council

17
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How many countries does the UN security council makes up

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15, including the permanent five. And 10 non-permanent countries that are elected every 2 years.

18
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It is used to punish a country for violating international law

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Sanctions

19
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Ways of the UN security council to maintain international peace

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  1. Recommends peaceful negotiations
  2. Use economic sanctions
  3. Use military sanctions
20
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Type of sanction where all political ties will be removed, i,e., embassies

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Diplomatic sanction

21
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Type of sanction where all trade with a country will be banned except food

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Economic sanction

22
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Type of sanction where military is deployed to force compliance

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Military Sanction

23
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A group of armed soldiers sent to a hostile area to promote peace (are not combatant troops).

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UN Peacekeepers

24
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Army made up of soldiers from more than one UN country that serves as combat troops

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UN Military Force

25
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Color of the Helemet for UN peacekeepers

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Blue

26
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A country where the UN supervised its independence

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East Timor (Asia)

27
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The country where UN cut all trade after they failed to comply to international law

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Iraq (Middle east Asia)

28
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The country where UN Humanitatrian mission is to give food and supplies to people in need

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Somalia (Africa)

29
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The country where UN helped strengthen government, army, and hold elections

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Haiti (Caribbean)

30
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What percentage does the 14 countries have to pay the UN to be part of it? (edit)

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85%