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What is the UN

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The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization Programme, U that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop
governmental
friendly relations among nations, achieve international status with EC cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of the UN’s work nations. It is the largest, most familiar, most internationally represented and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world.

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UN headquarters

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New York

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Other main offices of UN

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Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna and Haque

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When and where did they start drafting the UN charter

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On April 25 1945
50 govts met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter

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When did they adopt the UN charter?

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25 June 1945

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When did the UN charter come into affect?

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24 October 1945

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When the UN began operations, the organisations objectives included what

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Maintain international peace and security
Protecting human rights
Delivering humanitarian aid
Upholding international law
Promoting Sustainable development

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How many founding members were there in the UN?

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51 member states

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Current membership of the UN

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193

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Last country to join the UN

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South Sudan

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Six principal organs of the UN

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The General assembly
The security council
Economic and social Council ECOSOC
The trusteeship council
The international Court of Justice
the UN sacretariat

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The UN system includes a multitude of specialised agencies, funds and programmes such as

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The World Bank
The World health Organisation
The world Food programme
UNESCO
UNICEF

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Aims of the UN

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• To keep peace throughout the world;
• To develop friendly relations among nations;
• To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms.

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Objectives of the UN 

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Cooperation in United Nations Activities
• International peace and security,
• The promotion of the well-being of the peoples of the world,
• And international cooperation to these ends.

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When did the trusteeship council of the UN get suspended

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November 1, 1994, upon the independence of Palau, the last remaining UN trustee territory

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The international Court of Justice is located where

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The Hague

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Six. Official languages of the UN used in inter-governmental meetings and documents.

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Arabic, Chinese English, french Russian Spanish

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UN General assembly- deliberative assembly of all UN member states

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• May resolve non-compulsory recommendations to states or suggestions to the Security Council (UNSC);
Decides on the admission of new members, following proposal by the UNSC;
• Adopts the budget;
• Elects the non-permanent members of the UNSC; all members of ECOSOC, the UN Secretary General (following their proposal by the UNSC); and the fifteen judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Each country has one vote.

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Who elects the chairperson the UN

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Do you and secretary general is elected by the General assembly for five year

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UN secretariat, administrative organ of the UN

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• Supports the other UN bodies administratively (for example, in the organization of conferences, the writing of reports and studies and the preparation of the budget);
• Its chairperson- the UN Secretary General–is elected by the General Assembly for a five-year mandate and is the UN’s foremost representative.

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International Court of Justice( universal court for international law)

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• Decides disputes between states that recognize its jurisdiction;
• Issues legal opinions;
• Renders judgment by relative majority. Its fifteen judges are elected by the UN General Assembly for nine-year terms.

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Term of UNjudges

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Nine years they are elected by the UN General assembly

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UN security council for international security issues

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Responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security
May adopt compulsory resolutions
Has 15 members, five permanent members with veto power and 10 elected members

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How many members does the UN security council has?

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15 members
Five. Permanent members and 10 elected

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UNeconomic and social Council(for global economic and social affairs)

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Responsible for co-operation between states as regards economic and social matters;
• Co-ordinates co-operation between the UN’s numerous specialized agencies;
• Has 54. members, elected by the General Assembly to serve staggered three-year mandates.

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How many members does the UN economic and social Council have

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54 elected by the General assembly to Serve for three years

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UN trusteeship council(for administering trust territory) currently inactive

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• Was originally designed to manage colonial possessions that were former League of Nations mandates;
• Has been inactive since 1994, when Palau, the last trust territory, attained independence.

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What are the peace keeping soldiers of the UN called

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Blue helmets

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The longest running active peacekeeping mission of the UN

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United Nations truce supervision organisation(UNTSO)
Have been stationed in the middle is since 19408

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Smallest peacekeeping mission of the UN

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United Nations military Observer group in India and Pakistan(UNMOGIP) monitoring the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir

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Largest peacekeeping mission of the UN

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United Nations organisation stabilisation mission in the democratic republic of the Congo( MONUSCO) which included 20,688 uniformed personnel

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When was UNICEF- unitednations children’s fund created

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1946

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The Food and agriculture organisationFAO what is created when

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1945

34
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The UNDP- UN development programme was founded when

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19,45

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