Question 1

The UN does not reflect the strategic preference of any one country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The International Fund for Agriculture and Development was established by the UN.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York City 
B)  Washington, DC 
C)  The Hague 
D)  London 
E)  Stockholm 
A)  New York City 
B)  Washington, DC 
C)  The Hague 
D)  London 
E)  Stockholm

Question 4

What is the role and significance of the UNDP in the field of development?

Accepted Answer

In 1965, the General Assembly establishe

Question 5

What is the G77? What significance does it hold?

Accepted Answer

Wishing to form a coherent front in trad

Question 6

Corporations clean their public images with the help of the UN.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How has the role of the UN changed in relation to the conduct of corporations?

Accepted Answer

In 1973, ECOSOC set up the UN Commission

Question 8

What is the function of blue helmets?

Accepted Answer

A)  To protect the UN agencies 
B)  To contribute to political solutions of conflicts 
C)  To safeguard oil production 
D)  To safeguard the interests of the US 
E)  To contribute to peace 
A)  To protect the UN agencies 
B)  To contribute to political solutions of conflicts 
C)  To safeguard oil production 
D)  To safeguard the interests of the US 
E)  To contribute to peace

Question 9

For some development issues, the UN continues to serve as a vehicle for emancipatory responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the principle goals of the World Health Organization, as well as any controversies that surround it.

Accepted Answer

WHO's goal is to promote general physica

Question 11

Explain the historical circumstances that led to the creation of the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

The United Nations was conceived in the

Question 12

What are the two main categories of the United Nation organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialized agencies and UN organs 
B)  Development and security 
C)  Western and non-Western 
D)  The Security Council and the General Assembly 
E)  Programs and research 
A)  Specialized agencies and UN organs 
B)  Development and security 
C)  Western and non-Western 
D)  The Security Council and the General Assembly 
E)  Programs and research

Question 13

How does the UN help envision the future?

Accepted Answer

The foregoing snapshots of UN agencies a

Question 14

Discuss how the UN has been a platform and vehicle for emancipatory ideas around development questions.

Accepted Answer

In realms of policy, the UN has seen its

Question 15

What is the strongest indicator of "mission creep" in UN agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The overlap of programming. 
B)  The reinvention of agencies when the reason for being created no longer exists. 
C)  The number of agencies represented on coordinating committees. 
D)  The increase of funding drives. 
E)  The need for intervention by the UN Secretary General. 
A)  The overlap of programming. 
B)  The reinvention of agencies when the reason for being created no longer exists. 
C)  The number of agencies represented on coordinating committees. 
D)  The increase of funding drives. 
E)  The need for intervention by the UN Secretary General.

Question 16

Briefly name and discuss the UN organization responsible for the environment.

Accepted Answer

United Nations Environment Programme (UN

Question 17

What are the two broad categories of UNESCO's mandate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Policy and executive action 
B)  Practical and normative 
C)  Judicial representation and cultural preservation 
D)  Critic and actor 
E)  Protection of culture in the Global North and the Global South 
A)  Policy and executive action 
B)  Practical and normative 
C)  Judicial representation and cultural preservation 
D)  Critic and actor 
E)  Protection of culture in the Global North and the Global South

Question 18

At its founding, the UN had how many member states?

Accepted Answer

A)  11 
B)  15 
C)  21 
D)  51 
E)  71 
A)  11 
B)  15 
C)  21 
D)  51 
E)  71

Question 19

Discuss the importance of the European Commission as a development actor.

Accepted Answer

The European Commission (EC) is the exec

Question 20

Which of the following is a major criticism of the WHO?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its status as a UN specialized agency. 
B)  Its lack of comprehensive mandate. 
C)  Its overreaction to the Ebola crisis in 2014. 
D)  Its inability to compel states to act. 
E)  Its accommodation of pharmaceutical companies. 
A)  Its status as a UN specialized agency. 
B)  Its lack of comprehensive mandate. 
C)  Its overreaction to the Ebola crisis in 2014. 
D)  Its inability to compel states to act. 
E)  Its accommodation of pharmaceutical companies.

Exam 11: The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development

The UN does not reflect the strategic preference of any one country.

The International Fund for Agriculture and Development was established by the UN.

Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located?

What is the role and significance of the UNDP in the field of development?

What is the G77? What significance does it hold?

Corporations clean their public images with the help of the UN.

How has the role of the UN changed in relation to the conduct of corporations?

What is the function of blue helmets?

For some development issues, the UN continues to serve as a vehicle for emancipatory responses.

Discuss the principle goals of the World Health Organization, as well as any controversies that surround it.

Explain the historical circumstances that led to the creation of the United Nations.

What are the two main categories of the United Nation organizations?

How does the UN help envision the future?

Discuss how the UN has been a platform and vehicle for emancipatory ideas around development questions.

What is the strongest indicator of "mission creep" in UN agencies?

Briefly name and discuss the UN organization responsible for the environment.

What are the two broad categories of UNESCO's mandate?

At its founding, the UN had how many member states?

Discuss the importance of the European Commission as a development actor.

Which of the following is a major criticism of the WHO?

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