UN BASICS
The year the United Nations was officially founded.
What is 1945?
The UN agency whose main focus is to provide aid and help to children around the world.
What is UNICEF?
The total number of Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, set for the year 2030.
What is 17?
The major US city where the UN Headquarters complex is located.
What is New York City?
The name for the UN military forces that wear blue helmets while supervising truces and maintaining stability.
What are Peacekeepers?
The UN's predecessor organization, formed after World War I, that failed to prevent World War II.
What is the League of Nations?
The UN agency that deals with global health issues, such as stopping the spread of pandemics.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
SDG #1 is simply titled this, meaning to eliminate people living on less than a few dollars a day.
What is No Poverty?
The country where the UN's main judicial body, the International Court of Justice, is located.
What is the Netherlands?
The one main organ of the UN that is solely responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
What is the Security Council?
The total number of independent countries that are currently members of the United Nations.
What is 193?
This agency promotes international cooperation in areas like education, science, and the preservation of historical sites.
What is UNESCO?
SDG #13 is a call to action on this massive global threat that affects the planet's temperature and weather.
What is Climate Action?
This continent contains the most member states of the UN.
What is Africa?
The five permanent members of the Security Council have the power to block any resolution using this power.
What is a veto?
The official legal document that sets out the rights and duties of all member states, signed in San Francisco.
What is the UN Charter?
This food-focused organization helps fight hunger and provide emergency food relief globally.
What is the World Food Programme (WFP)?
SDG #5 is focused on achieving this for all women and girls.
What is Gender Equality?
The neutral European city where the UN has a major office, and many international organizations are based.
What is Geneva?
The only one of the five permanent Security Council members located entirely in Asia.
What is China?
The main administrative leader and diplomat of the UN, currently António Guterres.
Who is the Secretary-General?
This is the UN agency that helps refugees who have fled their homes due to conflict or persecution.
What is the UNHCR? (or What is the UN Refugee Agency?)
SDG #6 deals with making sure everyone has access to clean drinking water and good sanitation.
What is Clean Water and Sanitation?
The UN General Assembly building in New York is famous for this curved, dome-like roof on its top.
What is the dome?
This is the official diplomatic word for cutting off trade with a country as a form of non-military punishment for bad actions.
What is sanctions?