The Acronym Game
What does WHO stand for?
Hint: Responsible for international health and well-being.
The World Health Organization
How many seats are there in the UN?
193
A) What does UNSC stand for?
B) What is one way the UNSC is unique from the other organizations within the UN?
A) United Nations Security Council.
B) ANY:
The only UN Body that can enforce a mandate or resolution (all other bodies can only make recommendations)
The only UN Body that can authorize the use of force or military intervention.
The only UN Body that can impose sanctions on countries.
The only UN Body to recommend candidates for the UN Secretary-General.
The only UN Body to have reduced representation (15 members instead of all)
What is the name of the main deliberative body of the UN?
The General Assembly
What does NGO stand for?
Hint: not a UN council
Non-Governmental Organization
Who was the first female UN Secretary-General?
Trick question, there has never been a female UN Secretary-General
When does the UNSC meet?
The UNSC can meet at any time they are needed.
Any member of the Security Council or the Secretary-General can propose a meeting.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is one of the largest global financial institutions. Which branch of the UN controls them?
None.
The IMF is affiliated with the UN but operates independently.
What does UNWTO stand for?
Hint: Vacation time!
United Nations World Tourism Organization
What document officially created the UN?
The United Nations Charter
There are 5 permanent seats in the UNSC that never change, and 10 temporary seats that rotate which countries will take part.
A) List the 5 permanent seats.
B) Why are those countries the permanent seats?
A) China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States.
B) Either answer accepted:
They were the victorious Allies in World War II
They possessed the first (and most) nuclear weapons at the time of founding.
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Doctrine was committed to by the UN in 2005. What is it?
A doctrine formalizing all states have the legal and ethical requirement to protect their own citizens from atrocities, war crimes, and human-rights violations.
What does ICJ stand for?
Hint: Law & Order
International Court of Justice
There used to be another international organization for peacekeeping that was replaced by the UN.
A) What year was it replaced?
B) What was it called?
1945 - The League of Nations
There are 5 permanent seats in the UNSC that never change, and 10 temporary seats that rotate which countries will take part.
A) Who decides which countries will get one of the rotating seats?
B) How long does that country get to keep their seat?
A) The General Assembly holds an election.
B) Seats are rotated after 2 years.
Which city and country hosts the European headquarters of the United Nations?
Geneva, Switzerland
What does UNHCR stand for?
Hint: Responsible for helping those fleeing from their home country
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
A) How many are there?
B) What are they?
A) 6
B) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
There are 5 permanent seats in the UNSC that never change, and 10 temporary seats that rotate which countries will take part.
A) What special power do the permanent seats have that the rotating seats don't?
B) Which seat has used that power the most?
A) Veto power (The power to cancel out any resolution just by saying no, without a vote).
B) Russia/ The USSR
Note: In April 2022, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution requiring permanent members to explain their use of the veto.
What are the three types of UN peacekeeping missions?
Traditional peacekeeping
multidimensional peacekeeping
peace enforcement