United Nations Questions is a multiple-choice quiz about the United Nations Organisation (UNO).
Key Information about the UNO:
Charter: The United Nations Charter is considered a treaty, according to International Law. It was signed on June 26th, 1945, and its purpose includes saving people from war and promoting collective progress and up gradation.
Membership: There were 51 original members in 1945, and currently, there are 193 member countries. Membership is open to all other peace-loving states that accept and are willing to carry out the obligations in the UN Charter.
Head Office: The Head Office of the UN is in New York.
Principal Organs: The UNO has a total of six principal organs. The World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund are noted as not being principal organs.
General Assembly (GA):
Its Headquarter is in New York.
It consists of all UN Members.
Each Member shall have no more than five representatives.
The President's term is one year.
It meets in regular annual sessions and special sessions as required.
Its functions include promoting international co-operation in the political, economic, social, cultural, educational, and health fields.
The GA can expel a persistently violating member upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
Security Council:
It consists of fifteen Members.
It has five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), and the United States. Germany is not a permanent member.
It has ten non-permanent members, who serve a term of two years.
Its purpose is to maintain international peace and security.
Secretariat: It is headed by the UN Secretary-General, whose term is five years.
International Court of Justice (ICJ):
Its head office is at The Hague (Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands).
The term of a judge is nine years.
All members of the United Nations are parties to its statute.
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):
It has 54 members.
Its objectives include high living standards, full employment, and socio-economic progress.
It coordinates the work of the UN's specialized agencies.
Trusteeship Council: This organ has suspended its operations since 1994.
Other Details:
The UN has six official languages, but Portuguese is not one of them.
UN Day is celebrated every year on October 24th.
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