When was the UN founded and how many members did they have |
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June 26th 1945 and there were 50 members that signed but 51 members all together , one later signed |
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Why did the 51st member not sign the same time as the other members? |
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It was because the 51st member was Polland and they hadn't established a post war government after world war two. |
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Where was the UN became legite. |
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San Fransisco confrence of 1945 |
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What year did the United Nations become official or become enforced? |
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October 24th 1945 |
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What are the six organs of the UN and what are their abreviations? |
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1. General Assembly - G.A.
2. Security Council - S.C.
3. Secretariat
4. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
5. Trusteeship Council (T.C.)
6. International Court of Justice (I.C.J.) |
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What does the General Assembly do? |
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- deliberative body of the UN
- all representatives from governments meet for three months each fall and review reports from other five organs
-they make recommendations on a wide range of international questions
- approve the U.N. budget and apportion expenses
- each member has one vote
- most decisions are made by simple majority but important decisions must require two thirds vote
- takes recommendations from the security council and appoints secretary general |
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What does the Security Council do? |
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- primary responsibility is international peace and security
-has the power to back up declaration swith actions to ensure compliance with them
- there are 5 perminant members and ten elected every two years by the general assembly .
-for something to pass it must have a yes by all of the p5 members if one says no then its defeated |
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Who are the P5 ? |
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1. US
2. Russia
3. The United Kingdom
4. France
5. China |
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What does the Secretariat do? |
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- lead by secretary general
headquarters in New York, 2nd in Geneva
-staffed with 15,000 international civil servants |
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What secretary general have been from Africa? |
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt (1992-1996)
Kofi Annan of Ghana (1997- 2007)
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Who is the current Secretary General? |
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Ban ki Moon - from south korea |
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What does the Economic and social council do ? |
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- coordinate the economic and socizal work of the un
- there are 54 members that each have 3 year terms
- oversees five regional economic commissions
- women status, population, sustainable development
- have committes on program coordination and non governmental organizations
- holds sessions for 4-5 weeks a year |
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Trusteeship council |
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- has the p5 members
- original jurisidiction was over 11 former colonies
- after these colonies got their independence its fate is idle |
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International Court Justice |
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- 15 judges - 9 year terms
- world court
- resides at The hague, netherlands
- can issue advisory opinions |
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what african secretary general came up with the blue helmet ? and what was the blue helmet? |
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the blue helmets represented peace keeping "peace keeping helmets" and they were issued by Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
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What were the reasons for having the five permanent security members? |
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They were the main founding members so they carved themselves a seat as perminant, they were most powerful and thats why they are in charge of keeping international peace security. |
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1. UNCT AD
2. UNICEF
3. IMF |
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1. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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3. International Monetary Fund |
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1. UNDP
2. IBRD
3. OHCHR |
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1. United Nations Development Programme
2. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
3. Office of the High commissioner for Human Rights |
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1. WFP
2. WTO
3. ICC |
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1. World Food Programme
2. World Trade Organization
3. International Crimminal Court |
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1. ICJ
2. UNHCR
3. IAEA |
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1. International Court of Justice
2. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
3. International Atomic Energy Agency |
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1. ILO
2. IAO
3. LINESCO
4. WHO |
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1. International Labor Organization
2. International ______ organization
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4. World Health Organizations |
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