UN Flashcards

1
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when was UN founded and its aim

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post ww2 in 1945
to maintain international peace + security

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2
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how many subsidaries does the un have and name 3

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13
food and agriculture organisation
international monetry fund
world health organisation

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3
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3 successes of WHO

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eradicated smallpox 1979
nearly eradiacted polio
significant in HIV/AIDS

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4
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one failure of WHO

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only advisory body, bad managment of COVID, 132k deaths as of jan 2022

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5
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success of security council and peacekeeping - libya

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colonialism - caused conflict - UN promoted stability after 70 years of political unrest

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6
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2 failures of security council

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didn’t intervine in russia’s annexation of Crimea
doesn’t address conflict in middle east and afghanistan

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7
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what did UN demand during russia ukraine war

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demanded russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine

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8
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what was the only intervention the UN could do of ukraine war

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coordinate appeal of $1.7 billion for humanitarian support

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9
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example of unequal power relations within UN

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russia - veto 121 times
as of may 2022

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10
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success of millenium development goals

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70% successful in reducing child mortality

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11
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success of IMF

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linking rupee to GBP stabalised and developed india’s economy

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12
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since 1945, UN have assisted and protected …

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30 million refugees

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13
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failure of UNFCCC

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paris agreement at cop21 not likely to be met

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14
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FAO has negotiated fairer trade agreements …

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between LICs and HICs promoting agricultural growth for countries such as Ghana

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