Committee Procedure
To ensure there is quorum to hold a meeting and pass a resolution, the chair must conduct this activity.
What is...
Roll Call
The number of estimated different animal and plant species on Earth
What is...
8 million
The UN Headquarters is located in this American city.
What is...
New York City
This island nation is located between Hawaii and Australia and is 26 square km.
What is...
Tuvalu
This important climate document helped put France on the map.
What is the...
Paris Agreement
The maximum length of an opening speech during a committee session.
What is...
One-Minute
The number of plant and animal species threatened with extinction.
What is...
1 million.
The United Nations peace keepers.
What are...
The Blue Helmets
The capital city of this is Arabic speaking country is Doha.
What is...
Qatar
This UN treaty aims to protect biodiversity.
What is...
The Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)
The type of consultation is used when working together to share ideas and develop a draft resolution.
What is...
Informal Consultation
Two main human causes of species loss
What is (any 2 of):
1. Changes in land/sea use (e.g. deforestation, increased agriculture, more houses)
2. Climate Change
3. Pollution
4. Poaching, Over hunting/fishing
5. Invasive Alien Species
The number of member states in the United Nations
What is...
193
This central Asian country borders China and Russia. It is hard to spell because of it's silent "h".
What is...
Kazakhstan
This law of the sea gives countries rights to exclusive economic zones in the ocean area around their country.
What is...
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The process of reviewing each line of a draft resolution
What is...
A Line-By-Line Review
The definition of biodiversity
What is...
The variety of life.
The UNEP is the acronym for what United Nations committee?
What is...
The United Nations Environment Programme
To see ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico's neighbour to the south you should visit this country.
What is...
Belize
The are 17 topics the United Nations wants to make progress on in our world by 2030. What is the name of these 17 items?
What is...
The Sustainable Development Goals
When all members of the committee agree on the resolution.
What is...
Consensus.
The soala is an endangered species commonly found in this Asian country.
What is...
Vietnam
The current United Nations Secretary General
Who is...
Antonio Guterres
(Bonus: What country is he from)
Well I'll be damned! This country knows where to put it's solar power.
What is...
Singapore
In 1948 the UN ratified this document that has since been translated into over 500 languages and is the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.
What is...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.