History
When was the United Nations officially created?
24th of October 1945
How many Main Bodies does the UN have?
Six
What does subsidiary mean
secondary or
"(of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company" https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/subsidiary
What does SDG stand for? (Bonus for what it means)
Sustainable Development Goals
How many member states does the UN have?
193 Members
(2 non-member permanent states)
Where are the UN headquarters?
New York, USA
Name all the Main Bodies of the UN
Secretariat
Security Council
General Assembly
ECOSOC
International Court of Justice
The Trusteeship Council
How many subsidiary organs does the UNGA have?
Six
How many SDGs are there?
17
How many members does the UNSC have?
15
Who were the three founding fathers (The Big Three) of the United Nations?
Winston Churchill(UK), Joseph Stalin (USSR), Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA)
Which body is responsible for maintaining international peace and security?
The Security Council
How many specialised agencies does the UN currently have?
15
What is the Egyptian Agenda inspired by the SDGs?
Egypt 2030 Agenda
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How many permanent members does the UN have? (Bonus for naming them)
Five
(UK, USA, Russia, France and China)
What was the "predecessor" of the United Nations?
The League of Nations
Which of the six Main Bodies is no longer functioning? (Bonus points for why?)
The Trusteeship Council.
Because it has fulfilled its mandate (for now).
Name three specialised agencies
WHO
UNESCO
UNICEF
ILO
IMF
WTO...etc.
Under which UN body(ies') supervision were the SDGs created?
General Assembly 2nd: Economic and Social
What are the 2 non-member permanent states?
Palestine and the Holy See
The name of the conference in which the United Nations was officially put in action
The Yalta Conference
Who is the current Secretary General?
António Guterres
Can you name all six of the GA subsidiary bodies?
GA1st: Disarmament
GA2nd: Economic and Financial
GA3rd: Social, Cultural and Humanitarian
GA4th: Special Political and Decolonisation
GA5th: Budgetary
GA6th: Legal
What are the 5Ps under which the 17 goals are divided?
People
Planet
Prosperity
Peace
Partnership
What is a VETO and who posses it?
It is the power that only the five permanent members of the UN posses, that allows them to reject any resolution regardless of how many votes are in favour for it