United Nations Sec Council

Question 1

When did Sec Council hold first meeting?

Answer 1

1946 London

Question 2

How many perm members were there originally, and now?

Answer 2

6 originally, 10 now

Question 3

When were the additional perm members added?

Answer 3

1965

Question 4

In what year had JAP and GER become the 2nd and 3rd largest contributors to the UN?

Answer 4

1992

Question 5

Why have UK and FRA begun to support GER for perm seat?

Answer 5

To protect their own seats becoming EU ones

Question 6

What does the cascade effect suggest?

Answer 6

That perm membership of Sec Council leads to membership of all organs of the UN

Question 7

Who are in the Group of Four? (wrt UN SC membership)

Answer 7

Brazil, India, Germany, Jap

Question 8

What is the “Ezulwini Consensus”?

Answer 8

For 2 African perm seats on the UN SC - countries chosen by AU non-rotationally.

Question 9

When did India table a draft resolution for the Gen Assem

to change representation on UN SC?

Answer 9

1992 (had started with letter in 79)

Question 10

What was the UN response to Indian sponsored draft res on changing UN SC membership?

Answer 10

Created the working group

Question 11

When did the UN SC begin to open up some of their procedures to other UN members?

Answer 11

1993 (ongoing sequence of reform)

Question 12

What was the main outcome of the Razali-proposal of 97?

Answer 12

In 98 any future resolutions on expanding UN SC would need 2/3 maj

Question 13

When did Kofi Annan speak to the UN GA about the need for reform of the SC?

Answer 13

2003

Question 14

What name did the Coffee-Club adopt?

Answer 14

Uniting for Consensus (ITA,SPA,ARG,CAN,MEX, SKOR)

Question 15

Which US res was quite vocal in not wanting a Perm seat for GER?

Answer 15

Bush Snr (considered to be for lack of support for Iraq 2003)

Question 16

What reform did the small 5 ask for in 2006?

Answer 16

Asked for P5 to explain every time they used the veto

Question 17

What does Chapter VI concern?

Answer 17

Pacific Settlement of Disputes

Question 18

What does Chapter VII concern?

Answer 18

Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression

Question 19

What does Chapter VIII concern?

Answer 19

Regional arrangements

Question 20

Why did the P5 not traditionally become involved in peace keeping?

Answer 20

For fear of the CW spreading through this. As CW thawed, UK deployed UN troops in CYP, FRA in Lebanon.

Question 21

When did Kofi Annan address the UNGA to ask for the composition of the UNSC to be changed?

Answer 21

2003

Question 22

What panel did Kofi Annan create to look at change to the UNSC?

Answer 22

High level panel on threats, challenges and change

Question 23

How many UNSC seats did the high level panel on threats, challenges and change recommend?

Answer 23

24

Question 24

Why was Kofi Annan criticised for supporting UNSA change?

Answer 24

Believed that large reform initiatives should be left to members nor Sec Gen. (also suggested that linked to GW2)

Question 25

How is the UNSC avoiding transparency in its decision making process?

Answer 25

Moving meetings to the closed door consultation room.

Question 26

How the the UN differ critically from the LoN?

Answer 26

It recognised the Great Power’s prerogatives in the UNSC

Question 27

In which matters is there no Veto on the UNSC?

Answer 27

Procedural matters - most matters non-procedural i.e. peacekeeping etc