The United Nations - Basics | The Structure of the UN | UN Charter - Article 1 and 2 | Successes and Failures of UN Peacekeeping Forces | Rwandan Case Study (Failure of Peacekeeping Troops) |
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1945
What year was the United Nations formed?
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6 organs
How many main organs does the UN have?
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1. To maintain international peace and security
2. To develop friendly relations among nations 3. To achieve international cooperation 4. To be a centre for harmonising the actions of nations
What are the four main purposes of Article 1 in the UN Charter?
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They deal with conflicts and their aftermath by insisting and promoting peace.
What do the UN peacekeeping forces do?
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Hutus and Tutsis
Who are the two most prominent ethnic groups of Rwanda?
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191 (according to reading material) or 193 (current)
How many member states does the UN have currently?
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The Secretariat
Which is the administrative arm of the UN?
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Peacekeeping and peacebuilding
What is the UN best known for?
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Winning the Nobel Peace Prize
What has been the greatest achievement of the UN Peacekeeping forces?
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1994
When did the Rwandan genocide take place?
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New York, USA
Where is the headquarters of the UN?
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15 member states
How many member states does the security council have?
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The purposes and principles of the charter.
What does Article 2 of the UN charter uphold?
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1990s - 2000s
Which decade was one of the most challenging decade for the UN peacekeeping forces?
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The Hutus.
Which ethnic group conducted the mass killings?
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The League of Nations
Which organization was set up before the UN but eventually failed to prevent war?
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It settles disputes between member states and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.
What is the main role of the International Court of Justice?
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Upholding the sovereign equality of all its member states.
What is the first principle in Article 2 of the UN Charter?
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Any two : Sierra Leone, Burundi, Cote D’Ivoire, Timor, Liberia, Haiti and Kosovo.
What are the names of two countries where the UN peacekeeping forces have recently completed their tasks?
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800,000 - 1,000,000
How many Tutsis were killed in the genocide?
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USA, UK, France, Russia, China
Which are the five countries in the UN who have veto power?
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To discuss and make recommendations on any subject falling within the scope of the UN charter.
What is the role of the General Assembly?
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The UN cannot intervene in matters which are essentially within domestic jurisdiction of members states.
What does the last principle in Article 2 indicate to the UN and its members states?
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Haiti
In which country did were the UN workers blamed for spreading Cholera which resulted in the death of 10,000 people?
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General Romeo Dallaire was the commander of the UN peacekeeping troops. The UN did not intervene because the five members states of the security council did not want to lose any more soldiers as 10 UN peacekeepers were already killed.
Who was the commander of the UN peacekeeping forces and why did the UN not intervene?
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