General UN Trivia
What does "UN" stand for?
United Nations
When was the UN formed?
1945.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi and what did he do?
Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India.
What does UNWOMEN stand for?
UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The UN successfully organized peace talks between these two nations feuding over Kashmir, and brought their forces back to the 1947 cease-fire lines.
India and Pakistan
Why was the UN created?
In which country was the UN created?
United States - San Francisco
What was the Cold War?
The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union fighting between Communism v.s. Capitalism.
The WHO is the World Health Organization, what is its purpose?
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
In what country did the UN fail to carry out free elections as it was supposed to? (Hint: the country is still a dictatorship)
North Korea
How many non-permanent countries are on the Security Council?
10.
What is the UN's predecessor organisation which failed after being created at the end of WWI?
The League of Nations
What country has been attempted to be colonized by the Society Union and the United States, but the Taliban has control over it today?
Afghanistan.
UNEP stands the United Nations Environmental Programme and what is its purpose?
To coordinate its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.
What country during a major genocide (600,000 deaths in 100 days) did the UN fail to hold peace keeping missions in? (Hint: happened in Africa)
Rawanda
Which 5 Countries are permanently on the Security Council?
China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
What is the UN's longest peace keeping missions (which still continues today and began in 1948)?
The Israel/Palestine conflict.
What are the three places were a nuclear bomb was used to attack another country?
Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki.
What is UN Children's Fund's (UNICEF) purpose?
UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and development assistance to children and mothers, working to help increase the number of girls enrolled in school worldwide and providing clean water, sanitation, educational support, and nutritional assistance to children.
What unlawful invasion (happening in 2003) did the UN fail to constrain?
What is the number of countries apart of the UN and what is one country that is not apart of the UN?
193 countries.
Vatican City, Taiwan, or Kosovo.
Who inspired the creation of the UN?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What is the Iran Nuclear Deal?
A deal signed between Iran and the 5 permanent security council members restricting Iran's creation of nuclear weapons.
The ILO stands for the International Labour Organisation, what is its purpose?
To promote social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights.
How many human rights treaties have been passed by the UN since 1948?
10.