Exam 2: UN Organizations and Historical Events

Roosevelt and Churchill signed in the Atlantic Charter while on board the HMS Prince of Wales on August 14,...............

………………… Conducts immunization campaigns, promotes and coordinates research, and provides technical assistance to countries that are improving their health systems.

The International Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the UN, is based in................, the Netherlands, and was established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations.

…………….Promotes economic and political empowerment of women in developing countries, working to ensure their participation in development planning and practices, as well as their human rights.

The UN Security Council, comprising …………..member states, is responsible for making decisions regarding international peace and security.

The ……………… is the administrative arm of the UN, responsible for overseeing the programs and policies established by the other UN organs.

The term "United Nations" had been suggested by President...................

The League of Nations lasted only until..............; it dissolved after it failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II.

At the International Peace Conference in Hague in ............. over 25 nations met for ten weeks to codify the laws of war, both on land and at sea.

The UN Headquarters were first established in ...........City on October 24, 1949.

At the Treaty of Versailles in.............., the victors of the First World War convened to negotiate a peace settlement.

…………….. Develops international labor standards and provides technical assistance training to governments.

The United Nations officially became an institution with the ratification of the UN Charter on October 24,...............

The position of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, currently held by Mary Robinson, the former President of…………….., is part of the UN Secretariat.

The position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December...............

………… Pursues intellectual cooperation in education, science, culture, and communications and promotes development through social, cultural, and economic projects.

On February 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin met at ............and announced their resolution to form "a general international organization to maintain peace and security".

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the................

Although human rights are fundamental to all functions of the UN, human rights issues mainly fall under……………

On January 1, ..............., representatives from the 26 Allied nations gathered in Washington, DC to sign the Declaration by United Nations.