V-United Nations

Question 1

Is an international organization established on October 24, 1945

Answer 1

UN (United Nations)

Question 2

What organization is UN’s predecessor that was created by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and was disbanded in 1946?

Answer 2

League of Nations

Question 3

Three regional offices of UN

Answer 3

Geneva, Switzerland
Vienna, Austria
Nairobi, Kenya

Question 4

Where is UN’s headquarters located?

Answer 4

New York, USA

Question 5

What are the official languages that UN use?

Answer 5

Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Russian, and Spanish

Question 6

Enumerate the purposes of UN

Answer 6

1.Maintain international peace and security;
2.Develop friendly relations among nations;
3.Achieve international cooperation in solving international problems; and
4.To be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.

Question 7

It is one of the organs of UN that is in-charge with the maintenance of international peace and security; composed of 15 members; has permanent ‘veto powers’, meaning that they can block decisions made by other members of the Council; negotiator, observer, peacekeeper and, ultimately, peace enforcer; and the big five includes USA, Russia, China, UK, and France. Has the power to pass legally-binding resolutions, to suspend or expel members, to impose economic sanctions and to take military action to maintain or restore peace and security

Answer 7

Security Council

Question 8

One of the organs of UN that is headed by the Secretary-General, who functions as the public face of the UN as well as its chief administrative officer. Appointed by the Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council for a five-year, renewable term. Deals with a mutifaceted bureaucracy staffed
by civil servants from myriad
states and cultures, and tries to
maintain the UN’s
independence, often in a
context of rivalry amongst P
-5 states.

Answer 8

The Secretariat

Question 9

Composed of 15 judges, elected for terms of office of nine years by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. It is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations that is charged with settling legal disputes between States and giving advisory opinions to the United Nations and its specialized agencies.

Answer 9

International Court of justice

Question 10

It was established to provide international supervision for 11 Trust Territories and to make sure that adequate steps were taken to prepare the Territories for self-government or independence.

Answer 10

Trusteeship Council

Question 11

It is defined by the UN as ‘a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace’. It is a technique designed to preserve the peace, however fragile, where fighting has been halted, and to assist in implementing agreements achieved by the peacemakers.

Answer 11

Peacekeeping

Question 12

Enumerate the secretaries that the UN has had.

Answer 12

Trygve Lie (Norway)
U Thant (Myanmar)
Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
Kofi Annan (Ghana)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
Ban Ki-moon (Korea)

Question 13

Who is the incumbent Secretary-General of the UN?

Answer 13

Antonio Guterres

Question 14

Is a long term process of creating the necessary conditions for sustainable peace by addressing the deep rooted, structural causes of violent conflict in a comprehensive manner. It is a phase in the peace process that occurs after peacemaking and peacekeeping have been completed.

Answer 14

Peace-Building

Question 15

This is the main deliberative organ of the UN, sometimes dubbed the ‘parliament of Nations’. Consists of all members of the UN, each of which has a single vote.

Answer 15

General Assembly

Question 16

Enumerate the organs of the UN (ssgtie)

Answer 16

Security Council
Secretariat
General Assembly
Trusteeship Council
International Court of Justice
Economic and Social Council

Question 17

This consists of 54 members elected by the General Assembly. Its chief role is to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN and the UN family of organizations. This involves overseeing the activities of a large number of programmes, funds and specialized agencies. These include the so-called ‘three sisters’ – the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO

Answer 17

Economic and Social Council

Question 18

Its main activities are located in the UN’s headquarters in New York, however, it has offices all over the world and a total staff of about 40,000.

Answer 18

Secretariat

Question 19

This assembly can debate and pass resolutions on any matter covered by the Charter, and has a specific responsibility to examine and approve the UN’s budget, determine the members’ contributions, and elect, in conjunction with the Security Council, the UN Secretary-General and the judges of the International Court of Justice.

Answer 19

General Assembly