UN | MCQs

Explanation

Veto power / Permanent members of 'The United Nation Security Council

1.      France has used its veto power sparingly, vetoing 18 resolutions 

2.      Russia has been the most frequent user of the veto. Russia/USSR has used its veto 121 times

3.     China has used the veto 16 times, with the first one

4.      United States has used the veto 82 times

5.      United Kingdom has used the veto 29 times

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Canada does not yield veto power

Germany has no veto power in the security council of the United Nations

Russia the country used veto power most of the time in UNO Security Council

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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. 

Explanation

World Refugees Day is observed on 20 June annually. 

Theme 2021: 'Together we heal, learn and shine'

Theme 2022: Whoever, Whatever, Whenever. Everyone has a right to seek safety

Theme 2023: Hope Away From Home

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The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals.

Explanation

The United Nations (UN) will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025,

Marking eight decades since its founding on June 26, 1945.

The UN Charter was signed in San Francisco on that date, officially establishing the organization. 

Explanation

Pakistan has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on:

Combating Desertification and Drought (singed in 1994 and ratified it in 1997)

The International Convention on Climate Change ( singed in June 1992 and ratified it in June 1994)

The International Labour Convention on Child Labour. (ratified on October 11, 2001)

Explanation

Top three contributors to the United Nations (UN).

1. USA

2. China

3. Japan

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Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education came into force on 5 March 2023.

Explanation

The long-running inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) aimed at reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC), announced on 16 January 2021

Explanation

Suspension Date: April 7, 2022

UN members vote 93-24 in favor of a resolution suspending Russia from the UN human rights body.

"REASON OF SUSPENSION"

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to suspend Russia from the organization’s leading human rights body amid allegations that its soldiers killed civilians while retreating from the region around Ukraine’s capital.

ND18-8-2023

Explanation

The UN Security Council decides when and where UN Peacekeeping Missions will operate.

They get their mandates from the UN Security Council, and their troops and police are contributed by Member States.

The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security.