UN Flashcards
when was UN founded and its aim
post ww2 in 1945
to maintain international peace + security
how many subsidaries does the un have and name 3
13
food and agriculture organisation
international monetry fund
world health organisation
3 successes of WHO
eradicated smallpox 1979
nearly eradiacted polio
significant in HIV/AIDS
one failure of WHO
only advisory body, bad managment of COVID, 132k deaths as of jan 2022
success of security council and peacekeeping - libya
colonialism - caused conflict - UN promoted stability after 70 years of political unrest
2 failures of security council
didn’t intervine in russia’s annexation of Crimea
doesn’t address conflict in middle east and afghanistan
what did UN demand during russia ukraine war
demanded russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine
what was the only intervention the UN could do of ukraine war
coordinate appeal of $1.7 billion for humanitarian support
example of unequal power relations within UN
russia - veto 121 times
as of may 2022
success of millenium development goals
70% successful in reducing child mortality
success of IMF
linking rupee to GBP stabalised and developed india’s economy
since 1945, UN have assisted and protected …
30 million refugees
failure of UNFCCC
paris agreement at cop21 not likely to be met
FAO has negotiated fairer trade agreements …
between LICs and HICs promoting agricultural growth for countries such as Ghana
