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