UN History
The major event that prompted the founding of the United Nations
What is World War II?
This is the only UN organ that has members with veto powers and can issue sanctions
What is the Security Council?
This is the only organ of the United Nations not based in New York
What is the International Court of Justice?
These five countries hold veto power in the Security Council
What are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia
Solutions in the UN (and MUN) take the form of this document
What is a resolution?
This was the predecessor to the United Nations
What is the League of Nations?
This is the only organ in the UN that has equal representation (all 193 members; 1 member - 1 vote)
What is the General Assembly?
The original type of business at the current UN headquarter site.
What is a slaughterhouse?
The number of countries current in the United Nations
What is 193?
The current secretary-general of the United Nations
Who is António Guterres?
The foundational treaty of the the United Nations, outlines the rules every member and committee must follow
What is United Nations Charter?
This organ deals with environmental issues and sustainability
What is ECOSOC?
What are the official languages of the UN? (name 3 of the 6)
Arabic, English, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
What is South Sudan?
This nation gives the most donations to the United Nations
What is the United States?
City in which the UN charter was signed.
What is San Francisco?
This comprises all the staff of the UN
What is the Secretariat?
Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, it represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled
What is Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The two major nations in the United Nations that have observer status but no voting rights
What is Vatican City/Holy See and Palestine
A United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country
What is the United Nations Commission for Refugees? (also accept: UN Refugee Agency)
The number of original member states of the UN.
What is 51?
This organ's regular meeting was suspended in 1994, but can still be called up by request now
The Trustee Council
A permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression
The International Court of Criminals
This nation holds approximately 1/6 of the world population
What is China?
The major treaty signed in 1970 to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons
What is Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty