Q. What are the aims of the United Nations? (2017, Arts Reg. & Pvt.

)
Ans. The main aim of the United Nations is to prevent war in the world. One way of reaching a
lasting state of peace is to remove as many causes of discontent as possible. The United
Nations study living conditions in all parts of the world and help in the fight against poverty,
ignorance, disease, and social and political injustice.
Q. Describe the working of UNICEF. (2017, Arts Reg. & Pvt.)
Ans. UNICEF stands for United Nations International Childrens Fund. UNICEF is the friend of
children all over the world. It specializes in relief of children. It also provides medicines and
transport to World Health Organization. These two organizations worked together in
Indonesia in 1950 and cured 1.3 million people who were suffering from yaws.
Q. What is the function of FAO? (2017, Science)
Ans. FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization. FAO was started in 1943 to deal with the
problem of hunger all over the world. It sends experts to the affected countries to give advice
on how to grow more food; how to control plant and animal diseases; how protect food in
storage; and how to increase the production of farms, fisheries, and forests.
Q. Why was the UNO formed and what are its aims and objectives? (2013, Arts Reg. & Pvt.) What
inspired the foundation of the UNO? (2012, Arts Reg. & Pvt.)
Ans. The United Nations was formed in April 1945. Since the Second World War had brought
about misery and destruction at a large scale, the desire for peace and goodwill inspired the
formation of the UN with its major aim to prevent war in the world. The UN studies the living
conditions in all parts of the world and tries to remove as many causes of discontent as
possible.
Q. Describe the functions of UNESCO or WHO. (2012, Science; 2011, Commerce Pvt.) What does the
UNESCO stand for, and what are the functions of this organization? (2011, Science)
Ans. The UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
The main functions of this organization are the promotion of a culture of peace, the
eradication of poverty, the sustainable development and the intercultural dialogue through
education, the sciences, culture, communication, and information.
The WHO stands for World Health Organization. The main functions of this organization are
advising member countries on public health and on the control of disease, and making war on
many widespread diseases.
Q. Does the UNO fulfil its target? How far is it successful in establishing peace in the world?
(2011, Commerce Reg.) How successful has the United Nations been, so far, in preventing local
wars? (2009, Arts Reg. & Pvt.)
Ans. The UN has always tried to fulfil its target and it has, indeed, succeeded in bringing peace in
some of the areas where there was no peace. But in a great many cases, it has failed to remove
causes of discontent and prevent war. However, it has been successful in fighting social evils.
Q. What inspired the founding of the United Nations Organization? How far is it successful in
solving various world issues? (2010, Science)
Ans. The desire for peace and goodwill inspired the formation of the UN with its major aim to
prevent war in the world. it has, indeed, succeeded in bringing peace in some of the areas
where there was no peace. But in a great many cases, it has failed to remove causes of
discontent and prevent war. However, it has been successful in fighting social evils.