United Nations - Extent of Successes

Question 1

Why is the UN unique and valuable?

Answer 1

It contains nearly universal memberships

Question 2

Complete the scentence:
The UN provides the __ to hold legitimate __ meetings or __ direct discussions to states who otherwise have no formal relations or cannot __ to be seen talking to each other.

Answer 2

The UN provides the opportunity to hold legitimate diplomatic meetings or discreet direct discussions to states who otherwise have no formal relations or cannot afford to be seen talking to each other.

Question 3

What does the UN’s unique combination of attributes place it in?

Answer 3

“An unrivalled position to assist in the diplomatic settlement of acute international conflicts”

Question 4

What was good about having a small amount of members in the Security Council?

Answer 4

It was small so it made decision making swifter and more efficient

Question 5

What was the Council able to do which most other UN intuitions couldn’t?

Answer 5

The Council was able to enforce it’s decisions on all member states thus making it more efficient

Question 6

Since what year have 36 peacekeeping operations been launched with varying success?

Answer 6

Since 1949

Question 7

Unlike the Security council, the General Assembly does not have the ability to force action by any state it can only make what?

Answer 7

(The General Assembly can only make resolutions, which may or may not be carried out by their members

Question 8

Can you remember what one commentator said about the Assembly

Answer 8

One commentator said that the Assembly is a “good organ for symbolic politics of agenda setting, and achieving majorities in support of resolutions” and is also vital as a place where smaller countries get heard

Question 9

What is the ECOSOC considered to be?

Answer 9

It is considered to be a vital link between the UN and civil society

Question 10

There were 4 developments of the UN can you remember them?

Answer 10

•One of the central mandates of the UN: the promotion of higher standards of living, full employment and conditions of economic and social progress
•To reach ends, program’s and funds have been established
•This ‘welfare network’ constitutes 70% of the work of the UN
•Examples of the most successful program’s, which are said to reflect the success of the UN on a whole include:
-The UNDP (UN Development Programme), a large provider of grants for sustainable human development worldwide