General Assembly
The UN makes decisions by passing this type of document (which you just passed as well)
What is a resolution?
ECOSOC is an acronym for this
What is the Economic and Social Council?
This is the name of the person who leads the UN from New York City
Who is the Secretary-General?
This is the number of permanent members of the UN Security Council
What is 5?
This is one of the two UN organs that is allowed to elect judges to the ICJ
What is the Security Council OR What is the General Assembly?
Each session of the UN General Assembly starts in this fall month
What is September?
ECOSOC manages functional commissions, including this one that is focused on social issues (and one of our committees)
What is CSocD or the Commission for Social Development?
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is from this country
What is Portugal?
Non-permanent Security Council members are elected for terms of this length.
What is two years?
This many judges sit on the ICJ
What is 15?
This is the full name of the Third Committee of the General Assembly, usually called SOCHUM
What is the Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee?
ECOSOC members are elected for terms of this length
What is three years?
The Sustainable Development Goals were created under this former UN Secretary-General
Who is Ban Ki-Moon?
What is Russia
The ICJ meets in this country
This is one of the three non-voting observer states in the General Assembly
What is Palestine / the Holy See / the European Union?
ECOSOC works with over 1,600 of these external organizations which are mostly global nonprofits (including IMUNA)
What is an NGO / non-governmental organization / civil society organization?
Although the UN has six official languages, the day-to-day work is only done in English and this language.
What is French?
Among the non-permanent members of the council, there are always this many members from Asia
What is 2?
ICJ judges are elected for terms of this length.
What is 9 years?
The newly elected (2022-2023) President of the General Assembly is from this Caribbean country
What is Trinidad and Tobago?
ECOSOC members are elected by geographic groups, of which this is the largest (by number of countries)
What is the African Group?
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs manages the UN's space policies from this European city
What is Vienna?
This country contributes the most peacekeepers to UN operations around the world.
What is Bangladesh?
The General Assembly can ask for the ICJ's opinion on a legal question through what kinds of decisions?
What are advisory opinions?