The UN system

Question 1

History of the Founding of the UN

Answer 1

-Emerged from the ashes of WW 2
-The Declaration of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco by 26 governments
-the allied powers pledged to continue fights against the Axis Powers

Question 2

Primary mission of the UN

Answer 2

-Save succeeding nations from the scourge of war
-Maintain international peace and security
-Develop friendly relations among nations
-Address economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems
-promote respect for human rights

Question 3

Six Principle Organs of the United Nations

Answer 3

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

Question 4

The UNGA

Answer 4

-Focus on Decolonisation
-Self determination
-Membership rose from 51-195
-193 states plus 2 - the Holy sea and Palestine

Question 5

Security council

Answer 5

-Apex body of the UN
-Main responsibility: maintaining Peace and Security
-5 permanent members - China, France, Russian federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Question 6

Security Council WHAT THEY DO

Answer 6

-Mediation
-utilize the good offices of the UN Secretary General
-Economic sanctions
-Arms embargoes
-Peacekeeping and Collective security
-Failed states
-DDR/ SSR

Question 7

International court of justice

Answer 7

-world court
-15 judges
-settles disputes between states
-arbitration
-advisory opinion

Question 8

COJ WHAT THEY DO

Answer 8

-Is the principal judicial organ of the UN, though the courts origins predate the League of Nations
-The idea for the creation of an international court to arbitrate international disputes arose during an international conference held at The Hague in 1899
-The institution was subsumed under the League of Nations in 1919 as the Permanent Court of International Justice

Question 9

Trusteeship Council

Answer 9

Oversee the transition of colonial territories into self governing states
-new roles: administering the global commons (seabed and outer space)
-serving as a forum for minority and indigenous peoples

Question 10

ECOSOC

Answer 10

-recommend international action on economic and social issues, promote universal respect for human rights, and work for global cooperation on health, education and cultural areas
-coordinates the activities of UN programs and specialised agencies
-Grants consultative status to non governmental organisations

Question 11

The Secretariat

Answer 11

-International civil service
-Independent of member states
-Recruited based on criteria of: efficiency, competence, integrity, geographical diversity

Question 12

Secretary General

Answer 12

-the principal administrative officer of the UN, is elected for a 5 year term by two thirds vote of the GA and by recommendation of the SC and the approval of permanent members
-comes from small, neutral countries
-Serves as the chief administrative officer at all meetings, oversees the preparation of the UNs budget
-Charged with bringing before the org. any matter that threatens international peace and security

Question 13

Subsidiary organs

Answer 13

-They report to the General Assembly for ECOSOC
-Role in areas of health, refugee issues, peacekeeping and human rights
-autonomous and control their own budgets