United Nations Organization (UNO)
United Nations (UN), international organization established on October 24, 1945. The United Nations (UN) was the second multipurpose international organization established in the 20th century that was worldwide in scope and membership. Its predecessor, the League of Nations, was created by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and disbanded in 1946. Headquartered in New York City, the UN also has regional offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi. Its official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. For a list of UN member countries and secretaries-general.
- According to its Charter, the UN aims:
“To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,…to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights,…to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.”
- In addition to maintaining peace and security, other important objectives include developing friendly relations among countries based on respect for the principles of equal rights and self-determination of peoples; achieving worldwide cooperation to solve international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems; respecting and promoting human rights; and serving as a centre where countries can coordinate their actions and activities toward these various ends.
- The UN formed a continuum with the League of Nations in general purpose, structure, and functions; many of the UN’s principal organs and related agencies were adopted from similar structures established earlier in the century. In some respects, however, the UN constituted a very different organization, especially with regard to its objective of maintaining international peace and security and its commitment to economic and social development.
- Changes in the nature of international relations resulted in modifications in the responsibilities of the UN and its decision-making apparatus. Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union deeply affected the UN’s security functions during its first 45 years. Extensive post-World War II decolonization in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East increased the volume and nature of political, economic, and social issues that confronted the organization. The Cold War’s end in 1991 brought renewed attention and appeals to the UN. Amid an increasingly volatile geopolitical climate, there were new challenges to established practices and functions, especially in the areas of conflict resolution and humanitarian assistance. At the beginning of the 21st century, the UN and its programs and affiliated agencies struggled to address humanitarian crises and civil wars, unprecedented refugee flows, the devastation caused by the spread of AIDS, global financial disruptions, international terrorism, and the disparities in wealth between the world’s richest and poorest peoples.
- History and development
Despite the problems encountered by the League of Nations in arbitrating conflict and ensuring international peace and security prior to World War II, the major Allied powers agreed during the war to establish a new global organization to help manage international affairs. This agreement was first articulated when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter in August 1941. The name United Nations was originally used to denote the countries allied against Germany, Italy, and Japan. On January 1, 1942, 26 countries signed the Declaration by United Nations, which set forth the war aims of the Allied powers.
The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union took the lead in designing the new organization and determining its decision-making structure and functions. Initially, the “Big Three” states and their respective leaders (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin) were hindered by disagreements on issues that foreshadowed the Cold War. The Soviet Union demanded individual membership and voting rights for its constituent republics, and Britain wanted assurances that its colonies would not be placed under UN control. There also was disagreement over the voting system to be adopted in the Security Council, an issue that became famous as the “veto problem.”
The first major step toward the formation of the United Nations was taken August 21–October 7, 1944, at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, a meeting of the diplomatic experts of the Big Three powers plus China (a group often designated the “Big Four”) held at Dumbarton Oaks, an estate in Washington, D.C. Although the four countries agreed on the general purpose, structure, and function of a new world organization, the conference ended amid continuing disagreement over membership and voting. At the Yalta Conference, a meeting of the Big Three in a Crimean resort city in February 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin laid the basis for charter provisions delimiting the authority of the Security Council. Moreover, they reached a tentative accord on the number of Soviet republics to be granted independent memberships in the UN. Finally, the three leaders agreed that the new organization would include a trusteeship system to succeed the League of Nations mandate system.
The Dumbarton Oaks proposals, with modifications from the Yalta Conference, formed the basis of negotiations at the United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO), which convened in San Francisco on April 25, 1945, and produced the final Charter of the United Nations. The San Francisco conference was attended by representatives of 50 countries from all geographic areas of the world: 9 from Europe, 21 from the Americas, 7 from the Middle East, 2 from East Asia, and 3 from Africa, as well as 1 each from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (in addition to the Soviet Union itself) and 5 from British Commonwealth countries. Poland, which was not present at the conference, was permitted to become an original member of the UN. Security Council veto power (among the permanent members) was affirmed, though any member of the General Assembly was able to raise issues for discussion. Other political issues resolved by compromise were the role of the organization in the promotion of economic and social welfare; the status of colonial areas and the distribution of trusteeships; the status of regional and defense arrangements; and Great Power dominance versus the equality of states. The UN Charter was unanimously adopted and signed on June 26 and promulgated on October 24, 1945.
Organization and administration
Principles and membership
The purposes, principles, and organization of the United Nations are outlined in the Charter. The essential principles underlying the purposes and functions of the organization are listed in Article 2 and include the following: the UN is based on the sovereign equality of its members; disputes are to be settled by peaceful means; members are to refrain from the threat or use of force in contravention of the purposes of the UN; each member must assist the organization in any enforcement actions it takes under the Charter; and states that are not members of the organization are required to act in accordance with these principles insofar as it is necessary to maintain international peace and security. Article 2 also stipulates a basic long-standing norm that the organization shall not intervene in matters considered within the domestic jurisdiction of any state. Although this was a major limitation on UN action, over time the line between international and domestic jurisdiction has become blurred.
New members are admitted to the UN on the recommendation of the Security Council and by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly. Often, however, the admittance of new members has engendered controversy. Given Cold War divisions between East and West, the requirement that the Security Council’s five permanent members (sometimes known collectively as the P-5)—China, France, the Soviet Union (whose seat and membership were assumed by Russia in 1991), the United Kingdom, and the United States—concur on the admission of new members at times posed serious obstacles. By 1950 only 9 of 31 applicants had been admitted to the organization. In 1955 the 10th Assembly proposed a package deal that, after modification by the Security Council, resulted in the admission of 16 new states (4 eastern European communist states and 12 noncommunist countries). The most contentious application for membership was that of the communist People’s Republic of China, which was placed before the General Assembly and blocked by the United States at every session from 1950 to 1971. Finally, in 1971, in an effort to improve its relationship with mainland China, the United States refrained from blocking the Assembly’s vote to admit the People’s Republic and to expel the Republic of China (Taiwan); there were 76 votes in favour of expulsion, 35 votes opposed, and 17 abstentions. As a result, the Republic of China’s membership and permanent Security Council seat were given to the People’s Republic.
Controversy also arose over the issue of “divided” states, including the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), North and South Korea, and North and South Vietnam. The two German states were admitted as members in 1973; these two seats were reduced to one after the country’s reunification in October 1990. Vietnam was admitted in 1977, after the defeat of South Vietnam and the reunification of the country in 1975. The two Koreas were admitted separately in 1991.
Following worldwide decolonization from 1955 to 1960, 40 new members were admitted, and by the end of the 1970s there were about 150 members of the UN. Another significant increase occurred after 1989–90, when many former Soviet republics gained their independence. By the early 21st century the UN comprised nearly 190 member states.
Principal organs
The United Nations has six principal organs: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.
General Assembly
The only body in which all UN members are represented, the General Assembly exercises deliberative, supervisory, financial, and elective functions relating to any matter within the scope of the UN Charter. Its primary role, however, is to discuss issues and make recommendations, though it has no power to enforce its resolutions or to compel state action. Other functions include admitting new members; selecting members of the Economic and Social Council, the nonpermanent members of the Security Council, and the Trusteeship Council; supervising the activities of the other UN organs, from which the Assembly receives reports; and participating in the election of judges to the International Court of Justice and the selection of the secretary-general. Decisions usually are reached by a simple majority vote. On important questions, however—such as the admission of new members, budgetary matters, and peace and security issues—a two-thirds majority is required.
The Assembly convenes annually and in special sessions, electing a new president each year from among five regional groups of states. At the beginning of each regular session, the Assembly also holds a general debate, in which all members may participate and raise any issue of international concern. Most work, however, is delegated to six main committees: (1) Disarmament and International Security, (2) Economic and Financial, (3) Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural, (4) Special Political and Decolonization, (5) Administrative and Budgetary, and (6) Legal.
The General Assembly has debated issues that other organs of the UN have either overlooked or avoided, including decolonization, the independence of Namibia, apartheid in South Africa, terrorism, and the AIDS epidemic. The number of resolutions passed by the Assembly each year has climbed to more than 350, and many resolutions are adopted without opposition. Nevertheless, there have been sharp disagreements among members on several issues, such as those relating to the Cold War, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and human rights. The General Assembly has drawn public attention to major issues, thereby forcing member governments to develop positions on them, and it has helped to organize ad hoc bodies and conferences to deal with important global problems.
The large size of the Assembly and the diversity of the issues it discusses contributed to the emergence of regionally based voting blocs in the 1960s. During the Cold War the Soviet Union and the countries of eastern Europe formed one of the most cohesive blocs, and another bloc comprised the United States and its Western allies. The admission of new countries of the Southern Hemisphere in the 1960s and ’70s and the dissipation of Cold War tensions after 1989 contributed to the formation of blocs based on “North-South” economic issues—i.e., issues of disagreement between the more prosperous, industrialized countries of the Northern Hemisphere and the poorer, less industrialized developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere. Other issues have been incorporated into the North-South divide, including Northern economic and political domination, economic development, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and support for Israel.
Security Council
The UN Charter assigns to the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council originally consisted of 11 members—five permanent and six nonpermanent—elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms. From the beginning, nonpermanent members of the Security Council were elected to give representation to certain regions or groups of states. As membership increased, however, this practice ran into difficulty. An amendment to the UN Charter in 1965 increased the council’s membership to 15, including the original five permanent members plus 10 nonpermanent members. Among the permanent members, the People’s Republic of China replaced the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1971, and the Russian Federation succeeded the Soviet Union in 1991. After the unification of Germany, debate over the council’s composition again arose, and Germany, India, and Japan each applied for permanent council seats.
The nonpermanent members are chosen to achieve equitable regional representation, five members coming from Africa or Asia, one from eastern Europe, two from Latin America, and two from western Europe or other areas. Five of the 10 nonpermanent members are elected each year by the General Assembly for two-year terms, and five retire each year. The presidency is held by each member in rotation for a period of one month.
Each Security Council member is entitled to one vote. On all “procedural” matters—the definition of which is sometimes in dispute—decisions by the council are made by an affirmative vote of any nine of its members. Substantive matters, such as the investigation of a dispute or the application of sanctions, also require nine affirmative votes, including those of the five permanent members holding veto power. In practice, however, a permanent member may abstain without impairing the validity of the decision. A vote on whether a matter is procedural or substantive is itself a substantive question. Because the Security Council is required to function continuously, each member is represented at all times at the UN’s headquarters in New York City.
Any country—even if it is not a member of the UN—may bring a dispute to which it is a party to the attention of the Security Council. When there is a complaint, the council first explores the possibility of a peaceful resolution. International peacekeeping forces may be authorized to keep warring parties apart pending further negotiations. If the council finds that there is a real threat to the peace, a breach of the peace, or an act of aggression (as defined by Article 39 of the UN Charter), it may call upon UN members to apply diplomatic or economic sanctions. If these methods prove inadequate, the UN Charter allows the Security Council to take military action against the offending country.
During the Cold War, continual disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union coupled with the veto power of the Security Council’s permanent members made the Security Council an ineffective institution. Since the late 1980s, however, the council’s power and prestige have grown. Between 1987 and 2000 it authorized more peacekeeping operations than at any previous time. The use of the veto has declined dramatically, though disagreements among permanent members of the Security Council—most notably in 2003 over the use of military force against Iraq—have occasionally undermined the council’s effectiveness. To achieve consensus, comparatively informal meetings are held in private among the council’s permanent members, a practice that has been criticized by nonpermanent members of the Security Council.
In addition to several standing and ad hoc committees, the work of the council is facilitated by the Military Staff Committee, sanctions committees for each of the countries under sanctions, peacekeeping forces committees, and an International Tribunals Committee.
Economic and Social Council
Designed to be the UN’s main venue for the discussion of international economic and social issues, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) directs and coordinates the economic, social, humanitarian, and cultural activities of the UN and its specialized agencies. Established by the UN Charter, ECOSOC is empowered to recommend international action on economic and social issues; promote universal respect for human rights; and work for global cooperation on health, education, and cultural and related areas. ECOSOC conducts studies; formulates resolutions, recommendations, and conventions for consideration by the General Assembly; and coordinates the activities of various UN programs and specialized agencies. Most of ECOSOC’s work is performed in functional commissions on topics such as human rights, narcotics, population, social development, statistics, the status of women, and science and technology; the council also oversees regional commissions for Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Western Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
The UN Charter authorizes ECOSOC to grant consultative status to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Three categories of consultative status are recognized: General Category NGOs (formerly category I) include organizations with multiple goals and activities; Special Category NGOs (formerly category II) specialize in certain areas of ECOSOC activities; and Roster NGOs have only an occasional interest in the UN’s activities. Consultative status enables NGOs to attend ECOSOC meetings, issue reports, and occasionally testify at meetings. Since the mid-1990s, measures have been adopted to increase the scope of NGO participation in ECOSOC, in the ad hoc global conferences, and in other UN activities. By the early 21st century, ECOSOC had granted consultative status to more than 2,500 NGOs.
Originally, ECOSOC consisted of representatives from 18 countries, but the Charter was amended in 1965 and in 1974 to increase the number of members to 54. Members are elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly. Four of the five permanent members of the Security Council—the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union (Russia), and France—have been reelected continually because they provide funding for most of ECOSOC’s budget, which is the largest of any UN subsidiary body. Decisions are taken by simple majority vote.
Trusteeship Council
The Trusteeship Council was designed to supervise the government of trust territories and to lead them to self-government or independence. The trusteeship system, like the mandate system under the League of Nations, was established on the premise that colonial territories taken from countries defeated in war should not be annexed by the victorious powers but should be administered by a trust country under international supervision until their future status was determined. Unlike the mandate system, the trusteeship system invited petitions from trust territories on their independence and required periodic international missions to the territories. In 1945 only 12 League of Nations mandates remained: Nauru, New Guinea, Ruanda-Urundi, Togoland and Cameroon (French administered), Togoland and Cameroon (British administered), the Pacific Islands (Carolines, Marshalls, and Marianas), Western Samoa, South West Africa, Tanganyika, and Palestine. All these mandates became trust territories except South West Africa (now Namibia), which South Africa refused to enter into the trusteeship system.
The Trusteeship Council, which met once each year, consisted of states administering trust territories, permanent members of the Security Council that did not administer trust territories, and other UN members elected by the General Assembly. Each member had one vote, and decisions were taken by a simple majority of those present. With the independence of Palau, the last remaining trust territory, in 1994, the council terminated its operations. No longer required to meet annually, the council may meet on the decision of its president or on a request by a majority of its members, by the General Assembly, or by the Security Council. Since 1994 new roles for the council have been proposed, including administering the global commons (e.g., the seabed and outer space) and serving as a forum for minority and indigenous peoples.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice, commonly known as the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, though the court’s origins predate the League of Nations. The idea for the creation of an international court to arbitrate international disputes arose during an international conference held at The Hague in 1899. This institution was subsumed under the League of Nations in 1919 as the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) and adopted its present name with the founding of the UN in 1945.
The court’s decisions are binding, and its broad jurisdiction encompasses “all cases which the parties refer to it and all matters specially provided for in the Charter of the United Nations or in treaties and conventions in force.” Most importantly, states may not be parties to a dispute without their consent, though they may accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the court in specified categories of disputes. The court may give advisory opinions at the request of the General Assembly or the Security Council or at the request of other organs and specialized agencies authorized by the General Assembly. Although the court has successfully arbitrated some cases (e.g., the border dispute between Honduras and El Salvador in 1992), governments have been reluctant to submit sensitive issues, thereby limiting the court’s ability to resolve threats to international peace and security. At times countries also have refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction or the findings of the court. For example, when Nicaragua sued the United States in the court in 1984 for mining its harbours, the court found in favour of Nicaragua, but the United States refused to accept the court’s decision, blocked Nicaragua’s appeal to the Security Council, and withdrew from the compulsory, or general, jurisdiction of the court, which it had accepted since 1946.
The 15 judges of the court are elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council voting independently. No two judges may be nationals of the same state, and the judges are to represent a cross section of the major legal systems of the world. Judges serve nine-year terms and are eligible for reelection. The seat of the World Court is The Hague.
Secretariat
The secretary-general, the principal administrative officer of the United Nations, is elected for a five-year renewable term by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly and by the recommendation of the Security Council and the approval of its permanent members. Secretaries-general usually have come from small, neutral countries. The secretary-general serves as the chief administrative officer at all meetings and carries out any functions that those organs entrust to the Secretariat; he also oversees the preparation of the UN’s budget. The secretary-general has important political functions, being charged with bringing before the organization any matter that threatens international peace and security. Both the chief spokesperson for the UN and the UN’s most visible and authoritative figure in world affairs, the secretary-general often serves as a high-level negotiator. Attesting to the importance of the post, two secretaries-general have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace: Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961 and Kofi Annan, corecipient with the UN, in 2001.
The Secretariat influences the work of the United Nations to a much greater degree than indicated in the UN Charter. It is responsible for preparing numerous reports, studies, and investigations, in addition to the major tasks of translating, interpreting, providing services for large numbers of meetings, and other work. Under the Charter the staff is to be recruited mainly on the basis of merit, though there has been a conscious effort to recruit individuals from different geographic regions. Some members of the Secretariat are engaged on permanent contracts, but others serve on temporary assignment from their national governments. In both cases they must take an oath of loyalty to the United Nations and are not permitted to receive instructions from member governments. The influence of the Secretariat can be attributed to the fact that the some 9,000 people on its staff are permanent experts and international civil servants rather than political appointees of member states.
The Secretariat is based in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi (Kenya), and other locales. It has been criticized frequently for poor administrative practices—though it has made persistent efforts to increase the efficiency of its operations—as well as for a lack of neutrality.
Subsidiary organs
The United Nations network also includes subsidiary organs created by the General Assembly and autonomous specialized agencies. The subsidiary organs report to the General Assembly or ECOSOC or both. Some of these organs are funded directly by the UN; others are financed by the voluntary contributions of governments or private citizens. In addition, ECOSOC has consultative relationships with NGOs operating in economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related fields. NGOs have played an increasingly important role in the work of the UN’s specialized agencies, especially in the areas of health, peacekeeping, refugee issues, and human rights.
Important MCQS of United Nations Organization (UNO)
For the formations of United Nations, a Conference was held from 25-April-1939 to 26-June-1945 in______________?
a) Santiago
b) San Fransisco
c) Switzerland
d) None of these
____________ Countries participated in the conference held in San Fransisco, California for the formation of United Nations?
a) 40
b) 60
c) 50
d) None of these
UN Charter was compiled and the UN came into being on_____________ ?
a) 24-October-1946
b) 24-October-1945
c) 22-October-1946
d) 22-October-1945
Head Office of UN in ___________?
a) New York
b) New Jersey
c) Germany
d) Hague
There are ___________languages used as the Official lanugages of UN?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 3
d) 6
___________ Countries are member of United Nation?
a) 183
b) 193
c) 200
d) None of these
The Secretary General of UN is _________?
a) Bankey Moon
b) Maria Farnenda Espinosa
c) Antonio Guterres
d) None of these
The Secretary General of UN, Antonio Guterres belongs to __________?
a) Portugal
b) Canada
c) Germany
d) Italy
Maria Farnenda Espinosa was the ____________ President of United Nations?
a) 45
b) 67
c) 59
d) 73
Maria Farnenda Espinosa, who was the 73rd President of UN, she belongs to ___________ ?
a) Ecuador
b) Spain
c) USA
d) None of these
Maria Farnenda Espinosa, who was the 73rd President of UN, she born in ___________ ?
a) Ecuador
b) Spain
c) USA
d) None of these
Ecudor is in __________ ?
a) Eastern Europe
b) Western Europe
c) South America
d) North America
The Charter of United Nation consist on?
a) To save people from war
b) Provisions of fundamental rights
c) Collective progress and upgradation
d) All of these
The objective of United Nations____________ ?
a) Co-operation
b) Friendly relations
c) Equality
d) All of these
There are __________ principle organs of United Nations?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
There are _____________ special agencies of United Nations?
a) 15
b) 22
c) 9
d) 17
The International Court of Justice which is considered as one of the principle organs of United Nations, its basic purpose is _____________?
a) Mutual Co-operation
b) Equality & Prosperity
c) To settle the Internation Legal Disputes
d) None of these
The Headquarter of ICJ is in _______________?
a) Hague
b) New York
c) San Fransisco
d) None of these
Antonio Guterres, the current Secretary General of United Nations hold the Office since ______________ ?
a) 13-August-2015
b) 13-September-2015
c) 13-October-2016
d) 13-October-2015
The full name of the Secretary General of UN Antonio Guterres is ________________?
a) Antonio Manuel de Oliveria Guterres
b) Antonio Manuel Guterres
c) Antonio the Oliveria Guterres
d) Antonio de Oliveria Caprio Guterres
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres born on _____________?
a) 30-April-1946
b) 30-April-1948
c) 30-April-1949
d) None of these
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres remained the Prime Minister of Portugal _____________?
a) 1995-2002
b) 1995-2001
c) 1995-1999
d) None of These
Antonio Guterres remained the UN High Commissioner for refugess ____________?
a) 2003-2013
b) 2005-2015
c) 2007-2017
d) None of these
Maria Fernanda Espinosa who was 73rd session President remained the defence minister of Equador__________________?
a) 28-11-2012 to 23-09-2013
b) 28-11-2012 to 23-09-2015
c) 28-11-2012 to 23-09-2014
d) None of these
Maria Fernanda Espinosa born in _________________?
a) Madrid, Spain
b) Salamanca, Spain
c) Barcelona, Spain
d) None of these
Maria Fernanda Espinosa born on _________________?
a) 07-September-1964
b) 07-September-1965
c) 17-September-1964
d) 17-September-1965
The current President of UN is ______________?
a) Antonio Guterres
b) Tijjiani Muhammad-Bande
c) Maria Fernanda Espinosa
d) None of these
Tijjiani Muhammad-Bande is _____________ session President of UN?
a) 73
b) 74
c) 75
d) 76
The 74th Presidential session of United Nation started from _____________?
a) July-2019
b) August-2019
c) September-2019
d) None of these
The President of UN selects for the period of _____________?
a) 1 Year
b) 3 Year
c) 1/5 Year
d) 2/5 Year
Tijjiani Muhammad-Bande remained the Vice President of United Nations in __________?
a) August-2016
b) September-2016
c) August-2017
d) September-2017
Tijjiani Muhammad-Bande belongs to ________?
a) Nijeria
b) Somalia
c) Ethopia
d) None of these
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was born in ___________?
a) Lagos
b) Kebbi
c) Kano
d) None of these
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande the current President of UN was born on ________?
a) 09-December-1957
b) 10-December-1957
c) 07-December-1957
d) None of these
The General Assembly of United Nations represents _____________?
a) 15 members
b) All member of UN
c) 100 members
d) None of these
There are total ________ countries who are the members of United Nations?
a) 193
b) 203
c) 183
d) 173
The total members of General Assembly of United Nations are ____________?
a) 30
b) 10
c) 15
d) 40
There are __________________ permanent members of General Asembly of United Nations?
a) 5
b) 3
c) 8
d) 4
There are __________________ non-permanent members of General Asembly of United Nations?
a) 10
b) 9
c) 15
d) 7
The General Assembly Headquarter in ________?
a) New York
b) Hague
c) Germany
d) Spain
The permanent members of United Nations are China, Russia, UK, USA & ___________?
a) Germany
b) Netherlands
c) France
d) Canada
The Permanent members of General Assembly of United Nations are elected for the period of __________?
a) 1 Year
b) 2 Year
c) 4 Year
d) None of these
The elections for the permanent members of General Assembly, United Nations are held in ______________ month?
a) August
b) November
c) October
d) None of these
The non-permanent members of General Assembly of United Nations are elected under rule___________ of the rule of procedure?
a) Rule 70
b) Rule 83
c) Rule 93
d) Rule 95
Under Rule 83 of the rule procedure, to select the non-permanent memebrs of General Assembly, the majority of _________ is required?
a) 2/3
b) 2/4
c) 1/3
d) 1/4
Regarding selection of non-permanent members under rule 83 of the rule of procedure ________ countries are chosen from African & Asian States?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 3
d) 5
Regarding selection of non-permanent members under rule 83 of the rule of procedure ________ countries are chosen from Eastern European States?
a) 3
b) 1
c) 4
d) None of these
Regarding selection of non-permanent members under rule 83 of the rule of procedure ________ countries are chosen from Latin American States? ?
a) 1
b) 4
c) 2
d) 5
Regarding selection of non-permanent members under rule 83 of the rule of procedure ________ countries are chosen from Western European States?
a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 5
The purpose of Security Council of United Nations is ______?
a) Peace
b) Prosperity
c) Security
d) All of these
The Objective of Economical & Social Council of United Nations is ______?
a) High living standards
b) Full employment
c) Socio Economic Progress
d) All of these
There are fifty four seats of Social & Economical Council of United Nations which are based on _________?
a) Political representation
b) Geographical representation
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
The International Court of Justice works ____________?
a) Security
b) High living standards
c) To settle the international legal disputes
d) None of these
Name of Pakistani Judge who remained the Judge of ICJ is _______________?
a) Sir Zafarullah Khan
b) Tasaduq Jillani
c) Zafarullah Jamali
d) None of these
Sir Zafarullah Khan remained the Judge of International Court of Justice ________________?
a) 1954-1961
b) 1954-1960
c) 1954-1962
d) None of these
The current president of ICJ is __________?
a) Xoo Henquine
b) Abdul Qawi Ahmed Yousaf
c) Dalveer Bhandari
d) None of these
The Vice President of ICJ is _________?
a) Xoo Henquine
b) Abdul Qawi Ahmed Yousaf
c) Zafarullah Jamali
d) None of these
The President of ICJ Abdul Qawi Ahmed Yousaf belongs to _______________?
a) Bhutan
b) Nijeria
c) Somalia
d) None of these
The President of ICJ Abdul Qawi Ahmed Yousaf born in _______________?
a) Mogadishu
b) Eyl
c) Hargeisa
d) Merca
The President of ICJ Abdul Qawi Ahmed Yousaf born on _______________?
a) 12-September-1948
b) 12-September-1949
c) 12-August-1948
d) 12-August-1949
The International Court of Justice consist on _________ Judges?
a) 12
b) 9
c) 15
d) None of these
The Judges of ICJ are elected for the period of ____________ Years?
a) 8 Years
b) 9 Years
c) 6 Years
d) 10 years
The Vice President of ICJ Xoo Henquin belongs to_______________?
a) Japan
b) Philpines
c) China
d) None of these
The Vice President of ICJ Xoo Henquin born on______________?
a) 15-September-1955
b) 13-September-1955
c) 15-September-1956
d) 13-September-1956
The Indian Judge recently selected as a Judge of ICJ is _________________?
a) Dipak Misra
b) Dalveer Bhandari
c) Ranjan Gogoi
d) Madan Lokur
Mr. Dalveer Bhandari who has recently selected as Judge of ICJ belongs to _____________?
a) Jodh Pur
b) Utar Pardesh
c) Mumbai
d) Kolkata
Mr. Dalveer Bhandari who has recently selected as Judge of ICJ elected on _____________?
a) 15-November-2017
b) 15-November-2018
c) 20-November-2018
d) 20-November-2017
Mr. Dalveer Bhandari is selected as a 15th Judge of ICJ for the period _____________?
a) 2017-2026
b) 2019-2028
c) 2018-2027
d) None of these
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