United Nations
1946
When was the first session of the United Nations?
International Organization (IO)
A formal system of rules and objectives which has a formal and technical organization from at least two states
The Secretary-General and tens of thousands of international UN staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of the UN as mandated by the General Assembly and the Organization's other principal organs.
What is the Secretariat comprised of?
Chief administrative office of the Organization appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council for a five-year, renewable term.
What is the Secretary-General's role?
73rd
What is the current number of session of the General Assembly?
The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. It is the only UN body with universal representation. The General Assembly makes decisions on important issues such as peach and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, requiring a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly.
What is the purpose of the General Assembly?
To settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
What is the role of the ICJ?
Sept 1939
What month and year did WW II Start?
Palestine and The Holy See
What states are only observers of the United Nations?
1946
What year did Sweden become a member of the Security Council?
1932
What year did the German National Socialist Party Assume power after winning elections?
1919
What year was the League of nation founded/established?
1946 - 1952
What years did the 1st Secretary General, Trygve Lie (Norway) of the United Nations serve?
1953-1961
What years did the 2nd Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden) of the United Nations?
1945 in San Francisco Conference
When and where was the United Nations Established?
November 11, 1918
When did WW1 End?
July 28, 1914
When did WW1 Start?
May 7, 1945
When did the Germans surrender in WW2?
1st January 2017
When did the current Secretary General, Antonio Guterres of the United Nations take office?
San Francisco, CA USA
Where country and city was the UN Charter agreed?
Reims France
Where did Germany surrender to the US?
Reims France
Where did the Germans surrender in WW2
in The Hague in the Netherlands.
Where is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) housed?
New York City
Where is the main headquarter of the UN?
NYC
Where is the present Assembly held?
London, United Kingdom
Where was UN's first meeting of the General Assembly?
At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
Where was the Covenant of the League of Nations signed?
London
Where was the first session of the United Nations?
The United States
Which country did not join the League of Nations?
Bolivia Ethiopia Kazakhstan Netherlands Sweden
Which current non-permanent members of the Security Council will be leaving at the end of the year?
May 8 1945
Which date did Germany surrender to the USSR?
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918
Which hour on which date which month and what year did the WWI Hostilities End
Belgium Dominican Republic Indonesia Kuwait South Africa
Which member states will be joining the Security Council in 2019?
Jan, 1 1942
Which month and which year was "The Atlantic Charter" agreed and signed?
May 1945
Which year and month did WWII end in Europe
1948
Which year was the UN Declaration on Human Rights agreed?
1945
Which year was the United Nations Charter agreed?
United States Russia France United Kingdom China
Who are the 5 permanent members of the Security Council?
Bolivia Cote d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Kazakhstan Kuwait Netherlands Peru Poland Swedan
Who are the current non-permanent members of the Security Council?
Miroslav Lajcak Slovakia
Who chaired last years UN General Assembly?
Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcia Equador
Who chairs the current UN General Assembly?
Eleanor Roosevelt in 1948
Who created the Human Rights Commission?
Bolivia
Who currently, in October, presides over the Security Council?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who is generally considered to have led the negations on the UNDHR to a successful conclusion?
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (Ecuador)
Who is the President of the 73rd session of the General Assembly?
Antonio Guterres
Who is the current Secretary General of the United Nations?
Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
Who is the current Secretary General of the United Nations?
FDR and Winston Churchill
Who originally agreed on and signed "The Atlantic Charter"?
Miroslav Lajcak (Slovakia)
Who presided over the General Assembly in 2017?
Nikki Haley from the United States
Who presided over the Security Council in September?
Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium)
Who was the 1st President of the 1st session of the General Assembly in 1946?
Trygve Lie (Norway)
Who was the 1st Secretary General of the United Nations?
Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)
Who was the 2nd Secretary General of the Unite Nations?
Jan Eliasson (Sweden)
Who was the President of the 60th session of the General Assembly in 2005?
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Who were the founding fathers of the United Nations?
League of Nations
intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.
Institutional Framework
adds stability, durability and cohesiveness to individual relationships which otherwise might be sporadic, ephemeral, and unstable
Intergovernmental, transnational, and transgovernmental
are no usually included under the heading 'international.'
Inter-Parliamentary Union
forerunner of the League of Nations formed by the peace activists William Randal Cremer and Frederic Passy in 1889.
Transnational Relations
Activities between not only governmental, but nongovernmental
193
Amount of member states in United Nations
Intergovernmental
An organization created by a formal agreement between two or more governments
In New York City, where the UN headquarters are.
Except for the 1st UN meeting, where have all of the meetings occurred?
Transgovernmental
Connections between a branch of government in two states that don't go through normal foreign policy making channels
Paris Agreement; UN Human Rights Council; Iran Deal; UNESCO; NAFTA; TPP;
Councils and Agreements Trump has pulled out on...
Yes
Did Germany Join the League of Nations
No
Does the UN Declaration on HR constitute binding international law?
Bretton Woods Conference
Gathering of 44 nations in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in 1944 which established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Each member state pays a percentage of their GDP.
How is the United Nations Funded?
One year.
How long does the President of the General Assembly Serve?
Each member of the Security Council serves for a month, and it rotates between the members.
How long does the President of the Security Council serve?
15 member states with 5 permanent members and 10 rotating members
How many Members are in the Security Council of the United Nations?
42
How many countries original signed the League of nations agreement?
51
How many countries original signed the UN Charter?
44
How many states signed the Covenant of the League of Nations?
1
How many votes does a members states have in the General Assembly?
51 member states
In 1945 at the start of the United Nations, how many member states?
117
In 1965, How many members states were a part of the United Nations?
Berlin
In which German City did Germany surrender to the USSR?
Paris France
In which country and city was the World War I Peach Treaty negotiated?
Paris France
In which country and city was the founding of the League of Nations negotiated?
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IMF
International Monetary Fund
2 + members Must have a charter or statute Secretariat Must have an objective (purpose) Not for profit
International Organization
in the Concert of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century
International co-operation to promote collective security originated....
7 main organs, 6 active: General Assembly Security Council Economic and Social Council International Court of Justice Secretariat Trusteeship (is not active)
Main organs of United Nations
58 members from Sept 1934 to Feb 1935
Members in League of Nations
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific, Cultural Organization
Two United Nations Programs
Inter-Parlimentary Union -1889 World Postal Union
What are 2 IGOs founded before 1900?
More than 2 states Charter Secretariat Purpose No profit
What are the five requisites necessary international law demand for IGO
1st. Disarmament & International Security 2nd. Economic & Financial 3rd. Social, Humanitarian & Cultural 4th. Special Political & Decolonization 5th. Administrative & Budgetary 6th. Legal
What are the main committees of the General Assembly?
Paris, France
What country and City was the UN "Declaration on Human Rights" agreed?
Geneva Switzerland
What country and city did the League of Nations Have its headquarters?
Portugal
What country is the current Secretary General, Antonio Guterres from?
May 7, 1945
What date did Germany surrender to the US?
1. Sovereign equality of all its members. 2. Members shall fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter 3. All members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered. 4. All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations 5. All members shall give the United Nations every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter, and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the United Nations is taking preventative or enforcement action. 6. The Organization shall ensure that states which are not Members of the United Nations act in accordance with these principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security 7 Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter; but this principle shall not prejudice the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII.
What does the Charter of the United Nations Chapter 1 say about the principles of the United Nation?
1. Maintain international peace and security 2. Develop relations among nations in order to secure universal peace. 3. Achieve international co-operation to address international issues such as economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian; encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction of race, sex, language or religion 4. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.
What does the Charter of the United Nations Chapter 1 say about the purpose of the United Nations?