UN EXAM STUDY

Question 1

What year was the United Nations created?

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

How many countries are currently members of the United Nations?

Answer 2

191

Question 3

Where is the United Nations headquarters located?

Answer 3

New York City, US

Question 4

What event cause the creation of the United Nations?

Answer 4

The failure of the League of Nations to prevent World War II

Question 5

What is the UN General Assembly?

Answer 5

It is the “Town meeting” of the world where all member nations have a seat.

Question 6

What is the role of the UN General Assembly?

Answer 6

It brings up international issues and elects Security Council members.

Question 7

Which countries are in the Permanent Five?

Answer 7

United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Question 8

What is the main purpose of the UN Security Council?

Answer 8

To maintain international peace and security.

Question 9

What is the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

Answer 9

The ICJ is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations

Question 10

Where is the ICJ located?

Answer 10

The Hague, Netherlands

Question 11

What types of cases does the ICJ handle?

Answer 11

The ICJ settles legal disputes between countries and gives advisory opinion on international legal questions referred to it by the UN.

Question 12

Who can bring cases to the ICJ?

Answer 12

Only countries can bring cases to the ICJ and both parties must agree to its jurisdiction.

Question 13

How many ICJ judges are there

Answer 13

The ICJ has 5 judges

Question 14

How are the ICJ judges chosen?

Answer 14

The ICJ has 15 judges elected by the UN General Assembly and Security council for nine-year terms.

Question 15

What is the purpose of the ICJ advisory opinions?

Answer 15

Advisory opinions from the ICJ provides legal guidance on international questions for UN bodies and agencies, though they are not legally binding.

Question 16

What is the purpose of UN Peacekeepers?

Answer 16

They are armed soldiers sent to hostile areas to promote peace. They do not engage in combat missions.

Question 17

What is the primary function of the UN?

Answer 17

To promote economic development, human rights, and environmental protection.

Question 18

Providing food, supplied or aid in a crisis zone is an example of what?

Answer 18

UN humanitarian effort,

Question 19

What are economic sanctions?

Answer 19

A ban on trade with country, exept for food, to force compliance with international law.

Question 20

What is the role of veto power in the UN Security Council?

Answer 20

Any of the five permanent members can veto a proposed action, preventing it from passing,

Question 21

What are diplomatic sanctions?

Answer 21

The removal of political ties, such as closing embassies or halting diplomatic relations.

Question 22

What is the different between UN Peacekeepers and a UN Military Force?

Answer 22

Peacekeepers are non-combat troops aimed for maintaining peace while the military fore include combat troops for enforcing peace.

Question 23

Why are the sanctions sometime ineffective?

Answer 23

If one of the permanent members of the Security Council disagrees, they can veto the sanctions, making them difficult to enforce.

Question 24

What is a strength of the United Nations?

Answer 24

It provides a forum for almost all nations to discuss international issues, and it engages in important humanitarian efforts.

Question 25

What is a weakness of the UN?

Answer 25

Sanctions are only effective if all courses follow them, and the UN's military force is rarely used and often ineffective.

Question 26

What is a Trusteeship Council?

Answer 26

It was a part of the UN that helped manage territories and promote self-government (no longer active today)

Question 27

What is an example of a UN Peacekeeping mission's success?

Answer 27

The UN's successful supervision of Easy Timor's independence.

Question 28

What is the role of the Economic and Social Council?

Answer 28

It works with the UN's economic, cultural, health, and educational activities.

Question 29

Where is the international Court of Justice located?

Answer 29

The Hague, Netherlands

Question 30

How are non-permanent members chosen for the UN Security Council?

Answer 30

They are elected by the General Assembly every two years.

Question 31

What are military sanctions?

Answer 31

Military sanctions involve using armed forces to enforce international law or compel a country to comply.

Question 32

what age group are most child soldiers?

Answer 32

Most child soldiers are between 14 and 17 years old, but children as young as 7 have been used.

Question 33

True or false, only boys can be child soldiers.

Answer 33

False. Many child soldiers are girls.

Question 34

What percent of child soldiers are female?

Answer 34

40 percent.

Question 35

How are child soldiers defined?

Answer 35

A child soldiers is defined as any person under 18 years of age engaged in deadly combat or support roles as part of an armed force.hat

Question 36

is the impact of child soldiers in the last three decades?

Answer 36

In the last 30 years, children have been killed, 6 million have been disabled, and 25 million have been displaced from their homes.W

Question 37

What non-combat roles do child soldiers perform.

Answer 37

Child soldiers may cook, clean for commanders, guard checkpoints, carry firewood and equipment, clean and repair guns, carry messages, used as a mine tripper, or spy.

Question 38

What are some of the hardships faced by child soldiers?

Answer 38

Child soldiers face dangers of fighting and injuries, lack of food, strict punishments, lack of medical care, living apart from their families, and no access to school.

Question 39

Which organizations work to stop the use of child soldiers?

Answer 39

The United Nations and Child Soldiers International work to prevent the use of child soldiers worldwide.

Question 40

How old was Edwin Jemison when he enlisted in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War?

Answer 40

Edwin Jemison was 16 years old when he enlisted in 1861.

Question 41

What role did William Johnson play during the Civil War?

Answer 41

William Johnson, a 13-year-old drummer, was awarded the medal of honor for his resolve in holding onto his drump during the Seven Days battle of 1862.

Question 42

What pecentage of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18?

Answer 42

As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18.

Question 43

How are child soldiers manipulated in war?

Answer 43

Children are often manipulated with promises of food, clothing, medical care, and the manipulation of their fear of trauma.

Question 44

What is the role of drugs in the child soldier recruitment?

Answer 44

Children are often forced to use drugs, which dull their senses and make them more compliant to the violence around them.

Question 45

Who is Ishmael Beah, and what did he experience.

Answer 45

was recruited into the Sierra Leone Army at the age 14. He was a soldier for nearly three years, losing his parents during the war.

Question 46

What does the UN Convention on the Rights on the Child say about child soldiers

Answer 46

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child mandates that person's under 18 should not take a direct part in hostilities.

Question 47

Which organizations are involved in protecting children from war?

Answer 47

UNICEF and Human RIghts Watch are key organizations involved in protecting children from being recruited into armed conflict.

Question 48

What are some of the psychological effect experienced by child soldiers? (4)

Answer 48

Severe trauma, desensitization to violence, fear, and isolation

Question 49

How has the availability of light weapons contributed to child soldier recruitment?

Answer 49

The development and widespread availability of light weapons make it easier for children to handle them, lowering the physical barriers to becoming soldiers.

Question 50

Why is poverty a factor in child soldier recruitment?

Answer 50

Poverty makes it easier to recruit children, as they may see joining armed groups as a way to receive food, clothing and medical care that they might not have otherwise.