The UN Security Council is made up of five permanent members and ______ non-permanent memb
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
What is the proposal drawn by an international panel?
A.The expansion of the UN Security Council from 16 to 24.
B.The Security Council should be more proactive in authorizing the use of force.
C.Adding seven new permanent members in the UN Security Council.
D.States cannot use force preemptively.
What had South African Ambassador Kumalo expect the Security Council to do?
A.To extend UN peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
B.To extend African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
C.To make a firm decision about deploying AU peacekeeping troops to Somalia.
D.To make a firm decision about deploying UN peacekeeping troops to Somalia
A.正确
B.错误
A.China.
B.The U.K.
C.The U.S.
D.Germany.
According to the news item, the bomber was disguised as
A.a member of UN officials.
B.a member of the security forces.
C.a member of Pakistan officials.
D.a civilian.
You hear about the United Nations (UN) constantly in the news, although you might not always realize it. For example:
"Peacekeeping" operations are sponsored by the United Nations. Currently, the UN has peacekeeping forces in more than a dozen different countries including Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Cyprus and Lebanon.
There have been UN weapons inspectors in and out of Iraq for a dozen years. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a UN agency that inspects the nuclear programs of nations to ensure that nuclear materials are not being diverted for military use.
The Security Council is a UN organization that makes some of the most important international decisions on the planet.
The Earth Summit and the Kyoto Protocol were UN sponsored efforts--the largest international environmental efforts ever.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a UN document ratified by the members of the General Assembly.
The World Court or International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, acts as the judicial portion of the United Nations and hears cases and international disputes from around the world.
The World Health Organization is a UN program.
UNICEF is a UN program. Originally, UNICEF helped children affected by WWII.
Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the UN, is often in the news.
The UN has this remarkable influence because nearly every nation on the planet is a member.
In this article, you will learn the basics of the United Nations so you can grasp the scope and reach of its operations. The next time you hear about the UN on the news, you will have a much better understanding of this international organization.
What is the UN?
The United Nations was born on October 24, 1945, shortly after World War Ⅱ (which officially ended on August 15, 1945 ). Its primary goals focus on world peace and the international desire to prevent another world war.
The UN has 191 member nations--nearly every nation on the planet. All of them have signed on to the UN Charter, which was originally written in 1945 by the representatives of 50 different countries.
Organization
The UN Charter sets up an organization that includes six "organs." Two of these--the General Assembly and the Security Council--are in the news quite a bit. The others are less visible.
The General Assembly
In the General Assembly, every member nation gets one vote. Any " important question" for the general assembly requires a two-thirds majority for approval. The usual Important questions include:
Recommendations on peace and security
Election of members to organs
Admission, suspension, and expulsion of members
Budgetary matters
All other matters are decided with a simple majority. Many of the proceedings of the General Assembly, are embodied in resolutions.
The Security Council
The goal of the Security Council, according to the UN Charter, is to focus on peace and security: "[UN] Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf... The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decision
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
According to the statement, the UN Security Council resolution concerning Israel and Yasser Arafat was presented by the United States and approved by 11 Council members including Britain, Germany and Bulgaria.
A.正确
B.错误
How will climate change affect global security?
Are governments doing enough to tackle climate change?
The British Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, has warned that climate change will have implications more fundamental and serious for the security of nations than any single conflict in the future.
Speaking ahead of a UN Security Council debate on climate change, Margaret Beckett said the resources available to mankind were already stretched, and that an unstable climate threatened to make things worse.
What impact do you think climate change will have on global security? Is there enough political will to tackle the problem? What should the UN be doing? Has climate change affected you?
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Who is Margaret Beckett?
A.The UN Secretary General.
B.The UN High Commissioner for the Environment.
C.The British Interior Secretary.
D.The British Foreign Secretary.