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Are you up to speed on what's happening at the UN?

Take a minute to test your knowledge of the events, issues
and people making the headlines over the past week.

1. A UN report stated that an increasing crime rate is threatening livelihoods in several Caribbean countries. Which of the following countries is not identified as having an escalating homicide rate?

Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
St Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
2. Rapper ____, also known as 50 Cent, was able to see first-hand the food crisis in the Horn of Africa region during a field visit to Somalia and Kenya this week that was hosted by the United Nations food relief agency.

Shawn Carter
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Curtis Jackson
Kanye Omari West
3. A United Nations report stated that West Africa is facing a significant increase in waste generated by electronic equipment. Which country exports the highest volume of electronic products to the region?

France
United Kingdom
Germany
United States
Australia
4. An independent UN expert on indigenous rights called on _____ and its indigenous groups to establish a dialogue process to stop the recent tensions and violence from escalating after recent protests over the use of land.

Chile
Colombia
Panama
Mexico
Guatemala
5. The United Nations wrapped up its year-long campaign to raise awareness on the importance of forests, which provide livelihoods for approximately _____ people.

1 billion
1.2 billion
1.4 billion
1.6 billion
2 billion