Justice Served, International Style
This principal judicial organ of the UN settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions.
What is the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
This UN body is responsible for coordinating economic, social, and related work among 15 specialized agencies.
What is the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
What is the main administrative body of the United Nations that carries out the day-to-day work?
What is the Secretariat?
This international organization was founded in 1945 and consists of 193 member states.
What is the United Nations?
This body of the United Nations is responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
What is the Security Council?
The International Court of Justice is located in this city, which is also the seat of the United Nations.
What is The Hague?
ECOSOC meets annually in this city, which is also home to the UN Headquarters.
What is New York?
Who is the head of the UN Secretariat, responsible for overseeing its operations?
Who is the Secretary-General?
This is the main decision-making body of the United Nations where all member states are represented.
What is the General Assembly?
This type of member in the Security Council has the power to veto resolutions.
What are permanent members?
The ICJ has jurisdiction over disputes between states that have accepted its authority, typically under this type of agreement.
What is a treaty?
ECOSOC has this many elected member states, each serving a three-year term.
What is 54?
This document outlines the responsibilities and functions of the UN Secretariat.
What is the UN Charter?
The General Assembly meets annually in New York City to discuss and make decisions on these types of issues, including peace and security.
What are international issues?
One of the main functions of the Security Council is to authorize these military actions to maintain or restore peace.
What are peacekeeping missions?
The ICJ is composed of this many judges, who are elected for terms of nine years.
What is 15?
This organization, part of the UN system, focuses on international public health and is often associated with ECOSOC.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The Secretariat provides support to these major UN bodies, including the General Assembly and the Security Council.
What are the principal organs of the United Nations?
In the General Assembly, most decisions require a majority vote; however, certain important issues, such as amendments to the UN Charter, require this type of vote. (Hint: Answer is a fraction larger than 1/2)
What is a two-thirds majority vote?
This country was the first to hold the presidency of the Security Council in 1946.
What is the United States?
The ICJ can provide advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by this UN body, which includes all member states.
What is the General Assembly?
ECOSOC plays a crucial role in reviewing progress towards these global objectives established in 2015, aimed at addressing various social, economic, and environmental challenges.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
This key function of the Secretariat involves preparing reports, conducting research, and facilitating communication among member states.
What is the role of the Secretariat in creating policy?
This annual event, held in September, marks the beginning of the UN General Assembly session and includes speeches from world leaders.
What is the General Debate?
This resolution, passed in 2001, recognized the importance of combating terrorism and the role of the Security Council in this fight. [hint: Resolution (1500+200)−(27×10)+7]
What is Resolution 1373?