UN

Question 1

What is the UN’s function?

Answer 1

Its function is to ensure global peace and prevent the occurance of another world war and ensure global stability

Question 2

What does the UN promote?

Answer 2

The UN promotes stable development - 2015 sustainable development goals

Question 3

What does the UN protect?

Answer 3

The UN protects human rights

Question 4

What laws does the UN uphold?

Answer 4

They uphold international laws on trade

Question 5

What was the world’s first IGO?

Answer 5

The UN

Question 6

When was the UN introduced

Answer 6

In the second world war

Question 7

When did 26 nations agree to work as allies against the axis powers?

Answer 7

1942

Question 8

When did the UN become the world’s first IGO?

Answer 8

In 1945

Question 9

Evidence of the US supporting human rights

Answer 9

The international bill of human rights

Question 10

How does the UN deliver humanitarian aid?

Answer 10

They deliver emergency services to places affected by natural disasters or disease

Question 11

The Syrian conflict has raised ideological differences between the…

Answer 11

geopolitical divisions of two permanent members of the Security Council

Question 12

How does the UN use sanctions to defend human rights?

Answer 12

The Security Council responds to threats e.g armed conflict and sometimes that involves economic sanctions against countries where human suffering is prevelant or even using direct military intervention

Question 13

What sanctions exist?

Answer 13

Arms embargo, trade embargo, restrictions on loans, freezing assets and travel restrictions

Question 14

Economic sanctions were applied briefly against…

Answer 14

The Ivory Coast and Liberia in 2015

Question 15

Why were economic sanctions placed on Liberia and the ivory coast in 2015?

Answer 15

Because there was suspected war crimes

Question 16

Who established the aims and structures of the UN?

Answer 16

The USA, UK, USSR and China who were allies at the time

Question 17

Name the roles of the UN?

Answer 17

Maintain international peace and security, promoting sustainable development, protecting human rights, upholding international law and delivering humanitarian aid

Question 18

What international humanitarian laws were formed by the UN?

Answer 18

The UN Genocide Convention -1948
The Geneva Convention - 1949

Question 19

What are the roles of UN troops?

Answer 19

Their role varies from conflict prevention to peace enforcement

Question 20

What is a critique of the permanent war court?

Answer 20

The process takes far too long and too many war criminals still avoid capture

Question 21

What does the World Food Programme do?

Answer 21

It provided food assistance to 143 million people in 2022 including emergency aid to conflict in Ukraine

Question 22

The UN security council imposed economic sanctions on…

Answer 22

North Korea to stop its nuclear programme reducing foreign trade by 90%

Question 23

What is an example of the UN protecting the climate?

Answer 23

The 2015 Paris Agreement signed by 196 countries and aims to limit climate warming to 2 degrees

Question 24

The UN green climate fund has allocated over $__ billion

Answer 24

$11 billion to support the climate resilience in developing nations

Question 25

What is a limitation of the UN's intervention in Rwanda?

Answer 25

The UN had limited authority and resources

Question 26

The UN failed to act in Rwanda which resulted in the deaths of...

Answer 26

800,000 Tutsis and moderate hutus in 100 days

Question 27

how was the UN successful in Sierra Leone?

Answer 27

The UN mission helped to end the civil war known for child soldiers and blood diamonds

Question 28

How many weapons in Sierra Leone did the UN destroy

Answer 28

They destroyed 42,000 weapons and 1.2 million rounds of ammunition

Question 29

What did the UN ignore about Rwanda?

Answer 29

They ignored evidence that the genocide was planned and refused to act once it started

Question 30

Iran's GDP fell by _% as a result of economic sanctions placed on it by the UN

Answer 30

5%

Question 31

When the sanctions were placed on Iran, it was the world's _th largest oil exporting country and influenced global prices through OPEC

Answer 31

4th

Question 32

How did the UN take direct military involvement in Bosnia?

Answer 32

The UN waas provoked into action following allegations of ethnic cleansing by Bosnians against muslims. The UN designated a safe zone protected by UN peacekeepers

Question 33

What were some limitations of the UNs intervention in Bosnia?

Answer 33

Supplies of food ran low, many muslims died of starvation and 8000 muslims were killed

Question 34

How many women and chilsren were deported from Bosnia?

Answer 34

23,000 women and children, many of whom suffered rape

Question 35

How is the UN funded?

Answer 35

All 193 members are required to make payments to certain parts of the organisation as a condition of the membership

Question 36

Who is the largest donor to the UN?

Answer 36

The USA which contributes more than $10 billion in 2017, roughly 1/5 of the body's collective budget