🧍Case Study - The UN Flashcards

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What is the UN?

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The United Nations

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What does the UN do?

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Known as ‘The Guardian of international peace, security and human rights’, it promotes the development of poorer nations through work with the IMF and World Bank

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What are the UN’s four main purposes?

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Maintaining worldwide peace and security
Developing relations among nations
Fostering co-operation between nations
Solving economic, social and humanitarian international problems

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How do affiliated programs link to the UN?

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Affiliated programs, funds and agencies each have their own membership, leadership and budget which are independent international organisations funded by both voluntary and assessed contributions

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How are UN programmes and funds financed?

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Through voluntary contributions such as through UNICEF

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How do specialised agencies contribute to the UN?

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The WHO, for example, pays contributions in

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How do member states fund the UN?

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They each have set dues based on their GDP, economic circumstances, government debt etc.

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What is a benefit of the Security council?

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Their involvement with it meant the UN were linked with the exclusive power to deal with peace and security issues

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What is the UN General Assembly?

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A forum to discuss and assess important issues such as development and economic stability. Collaborates countries to face global issues, all countries represented

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Which countries are the permanent members of the security council?

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UK, US, Russia, China, France

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What is the purpose of the security council?

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To maintain security and settle international disputes

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How is the UN unique?

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It has almost global membership

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What do the General Assembly make decisions on?

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All key issues, such as international peace and security, admitting new members and the UN budget.

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What is UNICEF?

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The UN’s Children’s Fund

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What are criticisms of the UN’s welfare network?

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‘Politicisation, poor conditioning, bureaucratic incompetence and under-funding.’

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How successful have peacekeeping operations been?

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To a varying degree, some successful, others not, such as when peacekeeping forces had to withdraw from Somalia

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What has the UN failed to limit?

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The acquisition of increasing types and numbers of nuclear weapons