Deck 2: UN Organizations and Historical Events

Question 1

Although human rights are fundamental to all functions of the UN, human rights issues mainly fall under……………

A)ecosoc
B)unifem
C)unesco
D)who

Answer 1

ecosoc

Question 2

…………….. Develops international labor standards and provides technical assistance training to governments.

A)ilo
B)unifem
C)who
D)unesco

Answer 2

ilo

Question 3

…………….Works with other UN bodies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to provide community-based services in primary healthcare, basic education, and safe water and sanitation for children in developing countries.

A)unicef
B)unifem
C)unesco
D)who

Answer 3

unicef

Question 4

…………….Promotes economic and political empowerment of women in developing countries, working to ensure their participation in development planning and practices, as well as their human rights.

A)unifem
B)unesco
C)who
D)ilo

Question 5

………… Pursues intellectual cooperation in education, science, culture, and communications and promotes development through social, cultural, and economic projects.

A)unesco
B)who
C)unifem
D)unicef

Question 6

………………… Conducts immunization campaigns, promotes and coordinates research, and provides technical assistance to countries that are improving their health systems.

A)who
B)unifem
C)unicef
D)ilo

Question 7

The UN Security Council, comprising …………..member states, is responsible for making decisions regarding international peace and security.

A)15
B)17
C)18
D)20

Question 8

The ……………… is the administrative arm of the UN, responsible for overseeing the programs and policies established by the other UN organs.

A)secretariat
B)iccpr
C)icerd
D)cedaw

Question 9

The position of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, currently held by Mary Robinson, the former President of…………….., is part of the UN Secretariat.

A)china
B)ussr
C)uk
D)ireland

Question 10

At the International Peace Conference in Hague in ............. over 25 nations met for ten weeks to codify the laws of war, both on land and at sea.

A)1889
B)1899
C)1934
D)1945

Question 11

At the Treaty of Versailles in.............., the victors of the First World War convened to negotiate a peace settlement.

A)1879
B)1889
C)1917
D)1919

Question 12

The League of Nations lasted only until..............; it dissolved after it failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II.

A)1936
B)1946
C)1956
D)1958

Question 13

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the................

A)united states
B)japan
C)china
D)france

Question 14

Roosevelt and Churchill signed in the Atlantic Charter while on board the HMS Prince of Wales on August 14,...............

A)1911
B)1921
C)1931
D)1941

Question 15

On January 1, ..............., representatives from the 26 Allied nations gathered in Washington, DC to sign the Declaration by United Nations.

A)1932
B)1942
C)1952
D)1962

Question 16

The term "United Nations" had been suggested by President...................

A)roosevelt
B)naomi klein
C)donnelly jack
D)woodrow wilson

Question 17

On February 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin met at ............and announced their resolution to form "a general international organization to maintain peace and security".

A)yalta
B)moscow
C)teheran
D)new york

Question 18

The San Francisco Conference of ............ propelled the United Nations into reality.

A)1925
B)1935
C)1938
D)1945

Question 19

The United Nations officially became an institution with the ratification of the UN Charter on October 24,...............

A)1928
B)1935
C)1938
D)1945

Question 20

The UN Headquarters were first established in ...........City on October 24, 1949.

A)new york
B)yalta
C)teheran
D)moscow

Question 21

The International Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the UN, is based in................, the Netherlands, and was established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations.

A)hague
B)new york
C)yalta
D)teheran

Question 22

The position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December...............

A)1933
B)1943
C)1953
D)1993

Question 23

The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights was first held by ...................of Ecuador.

A)mr. josé ayala-lasso
B)jeremy bentham
C)st. thomas aquinas
D)john