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UN General Assembly Flashcards

1
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what does the GA do?

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acceptance of new members, suspension, budgetary issues

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UNGA main committees (6)

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  1. disarmament
  2. economic and financial
  3. social/humanitarian/cultural
  4. special political/decolonization
  5. administrative and budgetary
  6. legal
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3
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UNGA budget

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ACABQ proposal => administrative community review => UNGA plenary decision

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4
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witholding payments as a politcal instrument

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the US witheld the payments to introduce some reforms

– the nuclear option: loss of voting rights

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membership procedure

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  1. formal application to sg
  2. UNSC 9 votes without veto
  3. UNGA 2/3 majority
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6
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non-member observer states

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holy see, palestine

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igo’s with observer status

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au, oas (can only speak on procedural matters)

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enhanced observer status

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eu (can only vote on procedural matters)

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9
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Panke 2017- UNGA and sovereignty

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can UNGA’s institutional design mitigate the effects of power and size

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10
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agenda-setting stage

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medium equalizing effect of institutional design

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negotiation stage

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weak equalizing effect of institutional design

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decision-making stage

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strong equalizing effect of institutional design

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13
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what’s the uniting for peace resolution?

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when the SC can’t resolve a case because of lack of unanimity among P5, the GA shall issue reccomendations to the state

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what’s the origins of the uniting for peace resolution?

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China x taiwan dispute between USSR and other SC members

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what are the conditions for the uniting for peace resolution?

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7 UNSC memebrs should be in favour OR majority of UNGA votes in favour

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16
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examples for the uniting for peace resolution (3)

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  1. peacekeeping in sinai
  2. extension for the mission in congo
  3. status of jerusalem.
17
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what’s the outreach foundation of ECOSOC?

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it connects the funds and programs and specialized agencies as well as NGOs to the UN

18
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until when did the trusteeship council exist?

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1994

19
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what’s the aim of the trusteeship council?

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national self-determination/independence - territories were put under its authority

20
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which commission did it took over from the league?

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the mandates commission

21
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what difference did the trusteeship council have from the commission?

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it prepared all trust territories for independence

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