United Nations: Peace and Agencies

The video tutorial explores the United Nations' formation, its primary aim of maintaining world peace, and its dual objectives, which include socio-economic development. It highlights the lessons learned from the League of Nations' failures and the importance of addressing socio-economic issues to prevent war. The tutorial also discusses the role and significance of the UN's specialized agencies, which help manage various global issues independently yet under the UN's coordination. Finally, it emphasizes the need for specialized agencies to ensure all issues receive equal attention and concludes with a call to engage with DeltaStep for further learning.

What is the primary aim of the United Nations?

• To promote economic growth

• To establish a global government

• To control international trade

• To maintain world peace

How does the United Nations aim to maintain world peace?

• By controlling global media

• Through cooperation, deliberation, and dialogue

• By establishing a single global currency

• Through military intervention

Why does the United Nations have a dual objective?

• To focus solely on political issues

• To avoid the failures of the League of Nations

• To become a financial institution

• To control all nations

What lesson did the United Nations learn from the League of Nations?

• Economic issues are irrelevant to peace

• Socio-economic issues must be addressed to maintain peace

• Military power is the key to peace

• Peace is merely the absence of war

What is necessary to preserve peace according to the United Nations?

• Political isolation

• Military dominance

• Enhancing socio-economic and cultural environments

• Economic sanctions

Which organ coordinates the specialized agencies of the United Nations?

• The General Assembly

• ECOSOC

• The International Court of Justice

• The Security Council

How many specialized agencies does the United Nations have?

• 14

• 12

• 18

• 15

Why are specialized agencies important for the United Nations?

• They replace the main organs of the UN

• They operate independently without any coordination

• They focus on specific issues with specialized understanding

• They are responsible for military operations

What is a unique feature of many specialized agencies?

• They were formed after the United Nations

• They predate the United Nations

• They do not have their own charters

• They are only focused on economic issues

Which of the following is NOT a specialized agency of the United Nations?

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• World Health Organization (WHO)