The United Nations Flashcards
1
Q
What is the UN?
A
United Nations, they are guided by purposes and principles in the UN charter
2
Q
When was the UN formed?
A
1945
3
Q
What are the UN main aims
A
- keep peace throughout the world
- develop friendly relations among nations
- be a centre for harmonising the actions of nations to achieve these goals
- help nations work together to improve lives of poor people, conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and encourage respect for each other’s rights + freedoms
4
Q
What are the principal organs?
A
- UN general assembly
- UN secretariat
- International court of justice
- UN security council
- UN economic and social council
- UN trusteeship council-inactive since 1994
5
Q
How many members are in the UN General Assembly? What is their main role?
A
193 member nations are part of the general assembly
6
Q
What is the structure of the Security Council? Who are the Permanent 5 members?
A
15 members consisting of:
- 5 permanent members: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States
- 10 rotating members, who serve a term of two years
7
Q
When did Australia join the UN?
A
1945
8
Q
How many founding members were there in the UN?
A
51 founding members, Australia being one of them
