"The Contemporary World" Lesson 4 : The United Nations and Contempo
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1. United Nations is an international organization founded on October 24th,
1945
2. UN Charter its ruling and guiding document, came into force after
being signed on June, 26th, 1945, in San Francisco
3. UN Charter this document explains the rights and duties of all coun-
tries that belong to the organization
4. 51 there were ____ member states
5. 193 at the present time, ____ countries are member states
6. General Assem- which decides what country becomes a member state
bly
7. UN official lan- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
guages (United Nations Department of Public Information 2011)
8. Secretary-Gener- is the main leader of the organization and represents the
al interests of all people
9. Mr. António current Secretary-General is the Portuguese and 9th to
Guterres occupy such an honorable position to advocate for the
rights of millions around the world
10. Six main organs General Assembly, the Security Council, the Internation-
of the United Na- al Court of Justice, the Economic and Social Council,
tions Trusteeship Council, and the Secretariat (United Nations
Department of Public Information 2008)
11. Goals of the Unit- maintain international peace, security, and develop friend-
ed Nations ly relations among member states
12. second the UN was created after the ____World War to prevent
conflicts, help the countries at war to make peace, and
support peacebuilding and peacekeeping.
13. economic, social, The UN's actions are directed to solve any ____, ____, or
or cultural ____ issues
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14. Security Council has the duty to maintain international security and peace
(Fasulo 2003)
15. Goals of the Unit- protect human rights, or the rights inherent to all human
ed Nations beings; for example, the right to education and health
16. UN Charter mentions that it is a key objective of the UN to promote
and protect such rights, and for that reason, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights was approved in 1948
17. provision and is a major objective of the UN
mobilization of
humanitarian aid
18. international aid The organization relies on _____ ___ to intervene after the
occurrence of natural or man-made disasters to provide
relief and assistance, especially in countries where the
national governments cannot cover such efforts
19. UN advocates for sustainable development and supports in-
ternational law
20. Security Council also plays an important role in the fight for respect of
international law
21. Security Council organ can impose sanctions, and even authorize the use
of force in case of a threat to world peace (Howard 1989)
22. UN system __ _____, commonly known as the UN family, encom-
passes the main organs as well as programs (World
Food Programme WFP), funds (United Nations Children's
Fund UNICEF), organizations (World Health Organization
WHO), and specialized agencies (International Atomic
Energy Agency IAEA).
23. voluntary contri- Most of the programs and funds are financed by ____
butions ____ (United Nations Department of Public Information
2008).
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24. Treaty of Ver- The current United Nations had its predecessor organi-
sailles zation in the League of Nations, whose mandates and
objectives were conceived under the ____ __ ____ by
the victorious countries of World War I in 1919 (Mazower
2009).
25. League of Na- This organization's mission, as well as that of the UN,
tions was "to promote international cooperation and to achieve
peace and security" ([Link])
26. international On January 10th, 1920, the ____ _____ ____ was official-
intergovernmen- ly founded with the enforcement of a peace treaty
tal organization
27. Geneva The League of Nations' main organs were the Assembly,
the Council, and the Secretariat which was based in _____
28. opium pan- League of Nations solved some territorial conflicts and
demics battled human issues, for example, _____ ____
29. World War I The League of Nations was dismantled in 1946 after the
creation of the United Nations in 1945 and because of its
failure to prevent ____ ___ _ (Habermann-Box 2014).
30. 26 In the United Nations Declaration of 1942, signed by rep-
resentatives of __ countries
31. Franklin Delano U.S. president coined the term "United Nations"
Roosevelt
32. San Francisco In 1945, at the____ ____ ____ where the UN Charter was
Conference signed weeks after the president's death, the members
agreed to name the new organization United Nations to
pay tribute to the late president whose efforts to achieve
world peace during World War II were vital.
33. 19 The Charter contains __ chapters that detail the objec-
tives, principles, criteria for member states, functions, and
powers of each organ of the organization (United Nations
Department of Public Information 2011).
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34. 1945 At the United Nations Conference on International Orga-
nization held in ____, the UN flag was commissioned to a
group of designers.
35. UN Flag It represents a world map centered on the North Pole
surrounded by branches of an olive tree which symbolizes
world peace. It is white in the center with a blue back-
ground.
36. Manhattan, New The UN headquarters is located in
York
37. Philadelphia The General Assembly considered other cities, such as
__________, but with persusasion by John D. Rockefeller
Jr.'s donation of $ 8.5 million dollars, the city of New
York donated the property (United Nations Department of
Public Information 2008).
38. Cold War UN also played a major role during the ______ ____
period and later it has intervened in conflicts and carried
out peacekeeping operations around the globe.
39. 72 The UN has in its ____ years of existence contributed
to international peacebuilding, peacekeeping, and conflict
resolution.
40. UN system operates globally - thus assistance is granted where need-
ed.
41. UN encouraged the decolonization process which resulted in
the independence of over 80 countries, and its relief agen-
cies provide shelter and support to millions of displaced
refugees
42. Funds and spe- such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
cialized agencies and the World Health Organization (WHO), have provided
goods, services, food, and vaccines that have benefitted
over 100 million people in 80 countries (United Nations
Department of Public Information 2011).
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43. UN also assisted in the occurrence of man-made or natural
disasters, as in the occurrance of the Indian Ocean tsuna-
mi of 2004 and the earthquake that struck the Haitian
capital Port-au-Prince, causing the death of over 200,000
Haitians. The peacekeepers from the United Nations Sta-
bilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) were deployed and
worked for the recovery of the nation. Other examples
include the aid to refugees of the Iraqi, Somalian, or
Afghanistan wars (United Nations Department of Public
Information 2011).
44. UN also focused on the protection of children, especially those
in conflict areas, and has developed norms for their safe-
guard
45. Geneva Conven- declared that "children shall be protected... and they shall
tion of 1949 be provided with the help and care they required"
46. Nobel Peace award Two Secretary- Generals have received the eleven
Prize times (United Nations Department of Public Information
2011).
47. philanthropic The United Nations has a close relationship to the work
organizations, and mission of ____ ____, ____, and ________, such as
NGOs, nonprofits the International Red Cross, CARE, and OXFAM, in the
occurrence of natural or man-made catastrophes
48. Japan and China The United States alone gives $8 billion each year to the
United Nations, followed by ______ and _____
49. General Assem- main organ of the United Nations represents, deliberates,
bly and makes recommendations and policies with the repre-
sentation of all member states. For that reason, it is the
only universally represented United Nations organ.
50. September Annually in _________, The UN members gather at the
General Assembly Hall at the UN headquarters where the
General Assembly session takes place.
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51. each ______ year, a new president of the General Assembly is
selected
52. International the main judicial body of the United Nations established
Court of Justice in 1946. It works according to the international laws to
achieve and solve legal matters and disputes and provides
consultancy and advice on legal issues. Individuals are not
allowed to present cases before the court, only states.
53. The Hague, International Court of Justice headquarters is based at the
Netherlands Peace Palace in
54. 15 International Court of Justice is composed of ___ judges,
all elected by the General Assembly and the Security
Council from different countries that have been approved
(United Nations Department of Public Information 2011).
55. Security Council Its mission and main responsibility is to watch over and
maintain international peace and security. It investigates
and determines the occurrence of any act that may threat,
initiate a conflict, or disturb international peace. Its five
permanent members are China, France, the Russian Fed-
eration, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and
there are 10 other non- permanent members elected by
geographical regions by the General Assembly that serve
for a period of two years.
56. Security Council where the organ sits, was a gift from Norway, and its mural
chamber was designed by Norwegian artist Arnstein Arneberg.
57. monthly The Security Council's presidency changes ______ (Unit-
ed Nations Department of Public Information 2011).
58. Sustainable De- These goals are a UN initiative approved in 2015 to re-
velopment Goals place the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that
(SDGs) were established in 2000 to address the most pressing
needs of humankind.
59. SDGs official name is
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Transforming
Our World: the
2030 Agenda for
Sustainable
Development
60. Global Goals SDGs are comprised of 17 "________ _______" which
have 169 targets among them to address several sustain-
ability and development issues. These include the previ-
ously stated goals, since in many countries these have not
been fulfilled, and others that have an environmental and
economic impact
on the worldwide population.
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