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UNO came into existence in ______________________?
Question 2
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The Charter for the UNO was drawn up in ___________?
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Los Angeles
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Sans Francisco
Question 3
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Based on the proposals made at an earlier meeting between USSR, USA, China and Britain was held at ________________?
Question 4
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When were the non-permanent members increased to 10?
Question 5
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Korean War took place from 1950 to...?
Question 6
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When did the People's Republic of China apply for UN membership?
Question 7
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In which order to these Secretary Generals come to position?
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First to last: Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjold, U Thant
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First to last: U Thant, Dag Hammarskjold, Trygve Lie
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First to last: Dag Hammarskjold, U Thant, Trygve Lie
Question 8
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When did Britain accuse Albania of laying mines near the Greek island of Corfu?
Question 9
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When did Nicaragua sue USA for mining its harbors?
Question 10
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By which year did most mandates gain their independence?
Question 11
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When did the ICJ (International Court of Justice) ruled the South African occupation of Namibia as a breach of international law?
Question 12
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When did South Africa finally give up Namibia?
Question 13
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When was 90% of UN's expenditure used on ECOSOC?
Question 14
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ICJ took care of atrocities in ___________ and __________ in ___________ and _____________ respectively.
Question 15
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When did the trial of Slobodan Milosevic open?
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In July 2001
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In June 2002
Question 16
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Rome Statute of 1988?
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False, this took place in 1998.
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True, this took place in 1988.
Question 17
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ICC was formally inaugurated in ________?
Question 18
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Clinton administration signed the 1998 agreement, but Bush withdrew. In May 2002, the USA did not recognize it. But in _____, they had signed separate agreements with 37 states promising no US personnel would be handed over to ICC for trial.
Question 19
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How many members of the UNO today?
Question 20
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West New Guinea Crisis took place in _________, Palestine in _______________, Suez Canal in ____________, Hungarian Rising in __________, and Civil War took place in Congo in __________
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West New Guinea Crisis took place in 1946, Palestine in 1947, Suez Canal in 1956, Hungarian Rising in 1965, and Civil War took place in Congo in 1961-5
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West New Guinea Crisis took place in 1946, Palestine in 1947, Suez Canal in 1956, Hungarian Rising in 1956, and Civil War took place in Congo in 1960-4
Question 21
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Cyprus Crisis took place in _________, Kashmir in _________, Czechoslovakia in __________, and Civil War in Lebanon from ___ to ____.
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Cyprus Crisis took place in 1964, Kashmir in 1948, Czechoslovakia in 1968, and Civil War in Lebanon from 1971 to 1979.
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Cyprus Crisis took place in 1964, Kashmir in 1948, Czechoslovakia in 1968, and Civil War in Lebanon from 1975 to 1987.
Question 22
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Iran-Iraq War took place in ____________?
Question 23
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The Gulf War took place in ___________, and the Cambodia/Kampuchea incident took place in _____?
Question 24
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The 30-point Universal Declamation of Human Rights was take up by the General Assembly in ___________?
Question 25
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When did the International Labor Organization win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Question 26
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When was there a cholera epidemic in Egypt?
Question 27
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When did a new strain of malaria develop?
Question 28
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The UNO eliminated small pox during the
Question 29
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2 million/year people died as a result of __________ in __________
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tuberculosis, March 1999
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small pox, Feb 1989
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tuberculosis, March 2000
Question 30
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When was the UN Global AIDs Fund set up to raise $10 billion / year?
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In June 2001
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In July 2001
Question 31
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In 1989, FAO statistics revealed that 29 million people died from hunger and 24 African states were heavily dependent on the UNO for emergency food supplies because of the drought.
Question 32
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UNESCO's International Hydrological Decade took place from __________ to __________
Question 33
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When did UNESCO come into criticism from Western powers on the basis that it was too politically motivated?
Question 34
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UNICEF was founded in
Question 35
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15 million people died under the age of give. Same year UNICEF launched it's: CHILD HEALTH REVOLUTION campaign. Which year did this take place?
Question 36
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UNRWA was set up in
Question 37
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Thanks to the IMF...
Question 38
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When did the Czech and Poland withdraw from the IMF?
Question 39
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GATT first signed in _________ and in ____ 1995 it became WTO
Question 40
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UNCTAD conference first met in 19_ _
Question 41
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UNCTAD conference first met in 19_ _
Question 42
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OCHA was set up in
Question 43
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OCHA's functions expanded in ____ to include co-ordination of responses to all humanitarian disaster and projects for human development
Question 44
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In _____, 200 million victims of natural disasters and 45 million victims of 'complex emergencies' received aid
Question 45
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Which event did two huge earthquakes occurred in the Indian Ocean?
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Punching Day 2004
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Boxing Day 2004
Question 46
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Halfway through _____________, aid worrkers reported that OCHA was extremely effective