How is the United Nations General Assembly governed? - The Global Challenges Foundation

World parliament or diplomatic hub? Test your knowledge about the UN General Assembly.

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What is the UN General Assembly (UNGA)?

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The highest judicial court of the UN

A group of law-makers and economists not officially affiliated with the UN

One of the six principal organs of the UN and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation

A subset within the UN comprising the world’s 20 largest countries by population size

What are the powers of the UNGA?

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To appoint the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council

To receive reports from other parts of the UN and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions

To oversee the budget of the UN

All of the above

What role does UNGA play in deciding the budget of the UN?

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Nominates the twenty countries that will contribute to the budget each year

Assessing the contributions from each member country

Each member solicits donations from their own country and presents them at the UNGA

To decide a fixed sum for the year that all UN member countries must pay equally

The UNGA has six main committees. Which of the following are NOT one of them? Sixth Committee “Legal committee” assembles at the UN HQ

The First Committee: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)

The Second Committee: AI and Technology (AIT)

The Third Committee: Social, Cultural and Humanitarian (SOCHUM)

The Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonisation (SPECPOL)

What is interesting about the UNGA “Uniting for Peace” Resolution 377A? UN Resolution Uniting for Peace is passed

It promotes peaceful regionalization through grants for free trade

It establishes cultural exchange programs for political leaders of member states

It was created with the peace between North and South Korea as its purpose

It allows action of the UNGA when the UN Security Council is in gridlock

The UNGA may grant observer status to an international organization or non-member state, which entitles the entity to participate in the work of UNGA. Which of the following are at present observer states?

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The Holy See and the State of Palestine

Austria and Vietnam

Monaco and Kuwait

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Who is the current president of the UNGA?

Volkan Bozkır, Turkey

Jan Eliasson, Sweden

Han Seung-soo, Republic of Korea

Nassir Al-Nasser, Qatar