History
Why was the UN founded?
Preserve peace; build a better world; in response to the horrors WWII; prevent war
How many member states are in the General Assembly?
193
How many rights are in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
30
How many Sustainable Development Goals are there?
17
What city in the United States suffered from a lack of access to clean water starting in 2014?
Flint, Michigan
What year was the United Nations Charter signed and the UN officially formed?
1945
What are two of the main bodies of the United Nations?
General Assembly; Security Council; International Court of Justice; Secretariat; Economic & Social Council; Trusteeship Council
What are three rights in the UDHR?
[three rights]
In what year were the Sustainable Development Goals established? And what year are they to be achieved by?
2015 & 2030
What is the number one cause of the climate crisis?
carbon emissions / greenhouse gasses / burning fossil fuels
In 1920, the first international organization aimed at maintaining world peace was formed (it came before the United Nations) - what was it called?
The League of Nations
Which countries are permanent members, and thus have veto power, in the Security Council?
U.S., France, China, Russia, UK
Who led the committee that drafted the UDHR?
Eleanor Roosevelt
List three of the sustainable development goals.
[list three]
What does the UN acronym Wa.S.H. stand for? (It's related to SDG 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation.)
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
What are two reasons that the League of Nations failed? (Not including WWII breaking out)
No legal power; not all countries were members; no military; required unanimous decisions
Name two countries/states/nations that are not full Member States of the United Nations?
Palestine, Vatican City, Taiwan, Cook Islands, Niue
What year was the UDHR adopted by the General Assembly?
1948
Eight international goals aiming to address poverty, hunger, disease, education, gender equality, and sustainability were adopted by the UN in 2000 with hopes of reaching them in 2015. What were these goals called?
The Millennium Development Goals
The Earth needs to avoid warming by ____ degrees C from pre-industrial levels in order to avoid entering a danger zone. If warming exceeds ____ degrees C, coral reefs will die off.
1.5
2
How many countries were represented at the signing of the UN charter in in San Francisco in 1945?
50 countries
Who is currently the Secretary General of the UN? Where is he from?
Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
How many member states were in the UN when the UDHR was adopted?
58
What are two of the four underlying principles (or guiding ideals) of the Sustainable Development Goals?
SDGs are universal; SDGs combine all aspects of sustainability; SDGs leave no one behind; SDGs require the participation of all.
What year was the Paris Agreement adopted?
2015 (I'll also accept 2016, because that is when it was signed)