UN Flashcards
UN LOGO? WHAT DOES THE OLIVE BRANCH SIGNIFY?
OLIVE BRANCH SIGNIFIES WORLD PEACE
CARTOON 1? WHO ATTACKED WHO? WHEN?
CARTOON 1 - ISRAEL ATTACKED LEBANON TO ELIMINATE THE GROUP HEZBOLLAH IN JUNE 2006. BUT ACTION WAS ONLY TAKEN IN AUGUST WHEN RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AND ISRAEL ONLY LEFT IN OCTOBER
CARTOON 2?
KOFI ANNAN - US SEC GEN PROTECTING HIMSELF RATHER THAN PROTECTING OTHER COUNTRIES AND GETTING ATTACKED.
“UN WAS NOT CREATED TO TAKE HUMANITY TO HEAVEN BUT PROTECT IT FROM HELL” WHO SAID THIS?
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD - SECOND SEC GEN - SWEDISH
“JAW JAW IS BETTER THAN WAR-WAR” WHO SAID THIS?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
BORE EACH OTHER WITH WORDS RATHER THAN BORE HOLES INTO BATTLEFIELDS. WHO SAID?
SHASHI THAROOR
IMF - FULL FORM, WHAT IS IT, HOW MANY COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. LOOKS OVERALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. MEMBER COUNTRIES - 189
BUT G7 HAS MAJOR VOTES - 41.29%
TEHRAN CONFERENCE -
THE BIG THREE POWERS - UK USA RUSSIA
YALTA CONFERENCE
BIG THREE PRESIDENTS - STALIN, CHURCHILL, ROOSEVELT
UN CHARTER SIGNED BY HOW MANY COUNTRIES AND WHEN
SIGNED BY 51 COUNTRIES ON 26 JUNE
UN DAY CELEBRATED WHEN?
24 OCTOBER
WHEN DID INDIA JOIN UN?
30 OCTOBER
WHO IS THE CURRENT SEC GEN OF UN?
ANTONIO GUTERRES - MADE THE SEC GEN ON JAN 1 2017 - WAS THE PM OF PORTUGAL - 9TH SEC GEN
WHEN WAS THE UNGA RESOLUTION ADOPTED?
1992
WHEN AND WHO LAUNCHED THE INQUIRY FOR REFORMS
KOFI ANNAN LAUNCHED THE INQUIRY ON 1 JAN 1997
WORLD BANK
FORMED DURING WW2 IN 1944. MAINLY CONCERNED WITH HELPING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. GIVES LOANS, INFLUENCES ECONOMIC POLICIES OF NATIONS. CRITICIZED FOR FORCING FREE-MARKET REFORMS, ATTACHING DIFFICULT CONDITIONS WITH LOANS.
WHAT IS THE TERM OF PERMANENT AND NON PERMANENT MEMBERS?
PERMANENT MEMBERS - ARE PERMANENT
NON PERMANENT MEMBERS HAVE A 2 YEAR TERM AND THEY CANNOT GET IMMEDIATELY RE-ELECTED AFTER IT.
WHEN DID UN COMPLETE 60 YEARS?
IN 2005
WHEN WAS THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL STARTED?
19 JUNE 2006
CARTOON - WHERE AND WHEN DID THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS HAPPEN?
THE CRISIS TOOK PLACE IN DARFUR, SUDAN SINCE 2003
WHEN WAS THE SC EXPANDED AND HOW MANY MEMBERS INCREASED?
THE SC EXPANDED FROM 11 TO 15 MEMBERS IN 1965
WTO - SAARI INFO
STARTED N 1995 - SUCCESSOR OF GATT - GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND TARIFF - MANAGES TRADE AROUND THE WORLD - HAS 164 MEMBERS TILL NOW - MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN BY EU, US , JAPAN
IAEA -
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - STARTED ON THE IDEA OF US PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER IN 1957 - PROMOTING PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR POWER - CHECKS COUNTRIES FOR IT
CARTOON - FALLEN OLIVE - ONE SIDE WAR - ONE SIDE UN
IT CONVEYS THAT IF THE UN FAILS TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND AVOID CONFLICT THEN IT WILL RESULT IN WAR.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
NGO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - KNOWN FOR ITS REPORTS WHICH CALL OUT GOVERNMENTS - ONE OF ITS MAJOR FOCUS IS ON GOV. MISCONDUCT - LOGO - CANDLE WITH WIRES
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
NGO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - LARGEST HUMAN RIGHTS ORG. IN US - DRAWS MEDIA ATTENTION - FOCUSES ON ISSUES OF BANNING LANDMINES - STOPPING USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS. ESTABLISHED THE CRIMINAL COURT.
