What is the primary role of the UN General Assembly (GA)?
Explanation
The General Assembly is the UN's main policy-making organ. Occupying a central position as the only UN organ with universal representation, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter.
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What is the concept of global governance as described in the text?
The 'tragedy of the commons' occurs when individual states prioritize their own short-term economic survival over what?
What is the primary difference between the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
The first Geneva Convention, which allowed noncombatants to treat wounded soldiers, was signed in what year?
What is the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P)?
What was the League of Nations, and why did it ultimately prove to be ineffective?
How many member states are on the UN Security Council, and how many of them are Permanent Five (P5) members with veto power?
Which UN body is described as the primary driver of global governance policy dealing with collective problems and aiming to eliminate the causes of conflicts?
What are the three guiding principles that undergird the UN deployment of peacekeepers?
Which organization has the 'Triple Billion' Goal, which includes one billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage and one billion more people better protected from health emergencies?
What is a major limitation on the effectiveness of the United Nations, as identified in the text?
What is the concept of functionalism in the context of regional IGOs?
What was the original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) when it was formed in 1949?
According to the text, in 2019, NATO states accounted for what percentage of global military spending?
What is the primary mission of the European Union (EU) as described in the text?
MERCOSUR, the Southern Common Market, was established in 1991 by which four countries?
The 13 member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) own approximately what percentage of the world's known oil reserves?
What is a defining characteristic of a nongovernmental organization (NGO)?
The World Bank estimates that what percentage of total overseas development aid is channeled through NGOs?
Which human rights NGO, formed in the 1960s by Peter Benenson to pressure governments to release political prisoners, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997?
What are multinational corporations (MNCs)?
According to the text, MNCs account for what portion of all global employment?
What is the UN Global Compact, created in 2000?
What is the term for a region under the political control of one country but ethnically tied to another?
According to the Pew Research Center, approximately what percentage of the world's population identifies with a religion?
What is defined as the use or threat of violence by non-state actors to influence citizens or governments in the pursuit of political or social change?
Which organization, with jurisdiction over individual criminal behavior, was established by the United Nations Rome Statute in 1998?
What are the two goals of the World Bank as outlined in the text and in Table 15.1?
The United States pays what percentage of the UN's operating expenses and what percentage of its peacekeeping budget?
Since its formation in 1949, NATO has expanded to include how many member states as of 2020?
What is the Schengen Area, as it relates to the European Union?
Which regional economic organization (REO) is the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and is the world's largest free trade area?
What is the primary motivation for transnational organized crime (TOC) syndicates?
What is a primary criticism of multinational corporations (MNCs) as discussed in the text?
How is a non-state actor like Greenpeace different from an IGO like the World Health Organization?
In 2020, how many active secessionist movements were there in the world?
What does Article 5 of the NATO Treaty promise to its members?
Which of the following is NOT one of the six main bodies of the United Nations?
Which non-state actor is defined as a transnational group whose members are private citizens working together on a common interest?
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was signed in 1982 and came into force in what year?
How many core human rights treaties are there that extend beyond wartime behavior, and what percentage of UN member states have ratified at least one?
The Maastricht Treaty of 1993 was a significant step for the European Union because it introduced what?
What is the largest and oldest regional IGO, which is also the most powerful military alliance in the world?
What is the second largest source of revenue for transnational organized crime (TOC), second only to counterfeiting?
Which regional IGO suspended Egypt's membership in 2013 in response to a military coup?
What is the primary purpose of the Court of Justice of the EU?
Which NGO, founded by Henry Dunant in the mid-1800s to aid soldiers injured in war, is mentioned as an early example of a moral crusade by concerned citizens?
The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, holds what status at the United Nations?
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the UN Security Council formed which body to coordinate international counterterrorism measures?