What does ratification in the Context of an international Convention mean?
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At which of the following conferences was the United Nations Charter adopted?
The Yalta Conference The San Francisco Conference The Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Which Secretary General died during his mandate?
Trygve Lie U Thant Dag Hammarskjöld
What was the first United Nations Peacekeeping Force?
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
In 1980 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the eradication of which of the following diseases?
Smallpox Tuberculosis Malaria
Which of these three UN agencies was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice?
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
In the wake of the Second World War, which was the first international intergovernmental organization to be set up?
The United Nations (UN)
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
We use our knowledge and expertise to help fight diseases and increase the resilience of livelihoods. Which animal disease did FAO successfully help eradicate?
Foot –and-mouth disease (FMD)
Brucellosis
Rinderpest
In 1968, the Sahel saw a prolonged drought which reached crisis proportions in 1973. How much food do you think was provided during the first two years to help the affected population?
1,5 million tonnes
1 million tonnes
500,000 tonnes
This is an important one. Do you know how many countries recently conducted or are in the process of implementing forest inventories?
The right to fish carries with it the obligation to do so in a responsible manner. Do you know how many of our member countries have a fishery policy that complies, to some extent, with the Code for Responsible Fisheries?
65 percent
75 percent
86 percent
Every second counts when responding to an emergency. How many people do you think have benefited from FAO's emergency programmes?
100 million
300 million
7 million
Looking ahead, we all know we still face an immense challenge. In the 1990/1992 there were roughly 1.011 million hungry people in the world. What is the number in 2015?
around 1 500 million
around 695 million
around 800 million
What is UNESCO?
UNESCO is a specialised agency of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture. UNESCO is an organization (O) of the United Nations (UN) for commercial (C) and scientific (S) excavations (E) of the world’s cultural heritage.
UNESCO is a specialised agency of the United Nations for the Environment, Science and Climate.
What is the 2001 Convention?
The 2001 Convention is a formal agreement concluded in 2001 between States to protect the underwater cultural heritage.
The 2001 Convention is an implicit rule of behaviour formalized in 2001 that regulates the protection of cultural heritage.
The 2001 Convention is a formal agreement concluded in 2001 between States to protect the underwater natural heritage.
What does ratification in the Context of an international Convention mean?
Ratification is the affirmation to be bound by the Convention at the international level pronounced by a State wishing to adhere to a Convention, thus becoming a State Party to the Convention.
Ratification is a corrective modification of an international Convention.
Ratification is a sign of formal discontent with the content of the Convention.