Welcome to the Quiz of the United Nations
Q. According to Article 99 of the UN Charter, what power does the Secretary-General have?
Q. When did South Sudan join the United Nations?
Q. Who is the current Director-General of UNESCO?
Q. When was the World Bank Group founded?
Q. Who is the current UN Secretary-General (as of 2025)?
Q. When was ICAO established?
Q. How many judges serve on the International Court of Justice at one time?
Q. As of 2025, how many sovereign states are members of the UN?
Q. Which countries are the five permanent members of the Security Council?
Q. Which of the following is a specialized agency of the UN?
Q. When was the UN Charter adopted?
Q. How many nations were represented in the first General Assembly session in 1946?
Q. Who is the chief administrative officer of the UN?
Q. What is one of the main criticisms of the UN?
Q. Who is the head of IFAD?
Q. Who is the Director-General of ILO?
Q. Where is the headquarters of UNWTO?
Q. What special power do the five permanent members of the Security Council hold?
Q. Which UN organ has primary responsibility for peace and security, making the General Assembly unable to intervene in such matters?
Q. Apart from New York City, which of the following is NOT a location for a UN office?
Q. What is the primary function of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
Q. Where is the headquarters of the IMF?
Q. How many vice-presidents assist the General Assembly president?
Q. How is the UN primarily financed?
Q. Where is WMO headquartered?
Q. How is the Secretary-General appointed?
Q. Which of the following are non-member observer states of the United Nations?
Q. Which country was the most recent addition to the United Nations?
Q. Who leads the General Assembly?
Q. What is the primary objective of FAO?
Q. Which UN organ has been suspended since 1994?
Q. Where is IFAD headquartered?
Q. Who is the current head of ICAO?
Q. Under which chapter and article of the UN Charter are membership rules defined?
Q. Who is the head of the UN Secretariat?
Q. What is the primary function of the UN Secretariat?
Q. Which of the following best describes the UN?
Q. What was the name of the short-lived rival organization Indonesia formed after leaving the UN?
Q. How are the ten non-permanent members of the Security Council chosen?
Q. Who appoints the judges of the ICJ?
Q. Which city hosts the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Peace Palace?
Q. What is one of the key responsibilities of the Secretariat?
Q. What happened to UN membership after decolonization in the 1960s?
Q. How many total member states make up the UN Security Council?
Q. Which UN body coordinates the work of specialized agencies?
Q. Who is the head of IMO?
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) located?
Q. What was the predecessor to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
Q. Under which article of the UN Charter were specialized agencies integrated into the UN system?
Q. The United Nations serves as a center for coordinating the actions of which entities?
Q. The UN's budget for which area exceeded its peacekeeping expenditures by the 1970s?
Q. What are specialized agencies in the UN system?
Q. How do Security Council decisions differ from those of other UN organs?
Q. How does ECOSOC engage with non-governmental organizations (NGOs)?
Q. Who is the Secretary-General of WMO?
Q. How often does the UN General Assembly hold regular sessions?
Q. Approximately how many organizations had consultative status with ECOSOC as of April 2021?
Q. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Q. In which year was the FAO established?
Q. Which two territories, in free association with New Zealand, have full treaty-making capacity recognized by the UN Secretariat?
Q. What type of matters are UN General Assembly resolutions generally NOT binding on?
Q. Who is the current President of WBG?
Q. What organization did the United Nations (UN) succeed?
Q. How many terms does a UN Secretary-General typically serve?
Q. Which of the following is NOT an official language of the UN?
Q. Where did the first session of the UN General Assembly take place?
Q. Where is UNESCO headquartered?
Q. What is the primary aim of the United Nations (UN)?
Q. How many official languages does the UN recognize?
Q. How often are elections held for non-permanent Security Council members?
Q. Where is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) located?
Q. Who is the Secretary-General of UNWTO?
Q. Where is the headquarters of ICAO?
Q. What protects the UN and its agencies from the laws of the countries where they operate?
Q. How long do non-permanent members serve on the Security Council?
Q. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) located?
Q. How many principal organs were established by the UN Charter?
Q. Which of the following cases can be heard by the ICJ?
Q. Which of the following is NOT one of the six principal UN organs?
Q. What major global conflict influenced the early challenges of the UN?
Q. What are decisions made by the UN Security Council called?
Q. When was UNESCO founded?
Q. Where is WHO headquartered?
Q. How many countries initially joined the UN at its founding?
Q. What is the primary role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
Q. In which year did Indonesia resume its membership in the United Nations?
Q. What significant global event led to the establishment of the UN?
Q. What is a key requirement for the composition of the ICJ?
Q. Which UN official serves as both an administrator and a diplomat?
Q. Where is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) located?
Q. Why did Indonesia attempt to withdraw from the United Nations in 1965?
Q. Who is the current head of FAO?
Q. Which country was the first and only one to attempt withdrawing from the United Nations?
Q. What is the primary deliberative assembly of the UN?
Q. Where are most major UN agencies based, apart from New York?
Q. What majority is required for the General Assembly to decide on matters like peace, security, and budgetary issues?
Q. How often does the presidency of the Security Council rotate?
Q. How many specialized agencies are there in the UN system?
Q. Where is ILO headquartered?
Q. How long is the term for an ICJ judge?
Q. Which commission governs the conditions of UN personnel?
Q. How does ECOSOC support sustainable development?
Q. Where is the headquarters of the World Bank Group?
Q. What does the UN Charter allow each primary organ of the United Nations to do?
Q. How long is a typical term for a UN Secretary-General?
Q. How many non-member observer states are recognized by the United Nations?
Q. Where is IMO headquartered?
Q. Who is the current head of the IMF?
Q. Who is the Director-General of WHO?
