Structure of the UN
These five countries have veto power at the UN Security Council.
The United States, China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom
This institution preceded the United Nations
League of Nations
The United States has this many UNESCO World Heritage Sites
26
This professor is the current chair of the Department of Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) at Occidental College.
Professor Baer
This creature (with the binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca) precedes “diplomacy” in the name of diplomatic practice undertaken by China and is gifted to other countries
Panda
This UN organization is responsible for global health
the World Health Organization (WHO)
This country is currently the largest contributor to UN funding
United States
This U.S. decision, made in 2017, was to withdraw from what?
The Paris Climate Agreement
This DWA professor has served as an ambassador.
Professor Derek Shearer
This is the most recent country to join NATO
Sweden
These two non-member observer states are NOT a part of the UN
Vatican City and Palestine
This is the most recent country to join the United Nations
South Sudan
In 2019, the United States did not participate in this major international agreement
What is the International Agreement on the Rights of Children and Women (Convention on the Rights of the Child
The full name of the UN program at Occidental College is this
The William and Elizabeth Kahane United Nations Program at Occidental College
This person was the first U.S. diplomat
Benjamin Franklin
Besides the U.S, the UN has other headquarters located in these three cities
What are Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi
The first UN peacekeeping mission took place in this region, which has an ongoing conflict.
Palestine
In 2018, the United States withdrew from this UN body, citing accusations of bias against Israel.
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
This many students participated in the UN program in Fall 2024
18
This trilateral trade bloc, formed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 1994, was known by this agreement
NAFTA
This branch of the UN is no longer active
the Trusteeship Council
This 1996 UN program, designed to help Iraq during sanctions, became embroiled in a financial scandal involving kickbacks and corruption.
The Oil-for-Food Programme
This person was the first U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appointed in 1947
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
This number of classes are required for the DWA major (excluding the language requirement)
10
In which decade was Hong Kong transferred back under Chinese control after 155 years of British rule
1990