Meet our volunteer translator: Soumia
As part of the efforts made to ensure the proper delivery of information produced by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) in all six official languages of the United Nations, UNAI has been working over the past few months with a number of online volunteer translators recruited through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Online Volunteering service, who have made a valuable contribution to broadening the multilingualism of United Nations public information by making the UNAI website more accessible to Arabic, Chinese, French and Russian speakers.
UNAI Quiz: Sovereign equality
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles, out of which the tenth is A commitment to the principles inherent in the United Nations Charter.
Principle number 1 in the United Nations Charter reads: The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.
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1. Does this principle denies the existence of differences between Members of the UN?
a) No, but only means that there are no judicial differences
b) Yes, it does
c) Yes, as long as they remain in good standing as such
2. Any actual application of this principle in the main organs of the UN?
Meet our volunteer translator: Akhenaton
As part of the efforts made to ensure the proper delivery of information produced by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) in all six official languages of the United Nations, UNAI has been working over the past few months with a number of online volunteer translators recruited through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Online Volunteering service, who have made a valuable contribution to broadening the multilingualism of United Nations public information by making the UNAI website more accessible to Arabic, Chinese, French and Russian speakers. This article was written by one of the translators helping with the UNAI website in French.
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UNAI Quiz: United Nations Charter
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The tenth and last of these principles is:
United Nations Charter - A commitment to the principles inherent in the United Nations Charter
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1. What is the United Nations Charter?
a) A treaty, according to International Law.
b) A summary of national Constitutions.
c) A political resolution adopted by the United Nations.
2. When was the term 'United Nations' created?
a) Before World War II.
b) During World War II.
c) After World War II.
3. How many countries signed the United Nations Charter in 1945?
a) 50.
b) 85.
c) 193.
Meet our volunteer translator: Feilin
As part of the efforts made to ensure the proper delivery of information produced by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) in all six official languages of the United Nations, UNAI has been working over the past few months with a number of online volunteer translators recruited through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Online Volunteering service, who have made a valuable contribution to broadening the multilingualism of United Nations public information by making the UNAI website more accessible to Arabic, Chinese, French and Russian speakers. This article was written by one of the translators helping with the UNAI website in Chinese.
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UNAI Quiz: Sustainability
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The ninth of these principles is:
Sustainability - A commitment to promoting sustainability through education
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1. What does the term 'sustainable' mean?
a) The implementation of eco-friendly technologies.
b) A balance between meeting today's needs with those of the future.
c) The use of alternative energies.
2. Who are those 'left behind' referred to in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?
a) The vulnerable groups.
b) The minorities.
c) Those without access to certain rights, goods and services.
UNAI Quiz: Peace and Conflict Resolution
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The eighth of these principles is:
Peace and Conflict Resolution - A commitment to advancing peace and conflict resolution through education
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1. What does the term 'peace' mean?
a) The rejection of weapons of mass destruction.
b) The absence of conflict.
c) The absence of conflict plus the existence of dialogue, understanding and cooperation.
2. What is peace education?
a) To cultivate a culture of peace based on human rights.
b) To teach about negotiation processes in contemporary history.
c) To teach about armed conflict.
UNAI Quiz: Intercultural Dialogue
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The seventh of these principles is:
Intercultural Dialogue - A commitment to promoting intercultural dialogue and understanding, and the unlearning of intolerance, through education
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1. What can be understood as intercultural dialogue?
a) To speak with a foreigner.
b) To read about other cultures.
c) To exchange and dialogue among cultures.
2. What is needed for an effective intercultural dialogue?
a) To have a graduate academic degree on international or cultural affairs.
b) To have the required abilities or competencies to do so.
c) The will of those involved.
UNAI Quiz: Human Rights
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The sixth of these principles is:
Human Rights - A commitment to human rights, among them freedom of inquiry, opinion, and speech
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1. What can be defined as human rights?
a) Those benefits granted to any adult person.
b) Those entitlements for those lawfully residing in a given country.
c) Those rights inherent to all human beings.
2. What makes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so unique?
a) It was drafted by people from all over the world.
b) Sets common standards on human rights protection.
c) Both previous answers.
UNAI Quiz: Access to Higher Education
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The fifth of these principles is:
Access to Higher Education - A commitment to the opportunity for every interested individual to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the pursuit of higher education
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1. What is the main mission of higher education?
a) To grant academic degrees.
b) To provide further knowledge not acquired in secondary school.
c) To educate highly qualified graduates and responsible citizens.
2. Is access to higher education a human right?
a) No, but discussions are taking place on this regard.
UNAI Quiz: Global Citizenship Education
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The fourth of these principles is:
Global Citizenship - A commitment to encouraging global citizenship through education
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1. What can be understood as global citizenship education?
a) It is a way to know more about international relations.
b) It is a way to become a diplomat.
c) It is a way to understand the world and to connect, relate and share with other cultures and peoples.
2. Why is global citizenship education relevant today?
a) Because global citizens are needed in light of contemporary challenges.
b) It might be a way to counter nationalism.
UNAI Quiz: Education for all
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The third of these principles is:
Education for All - A commitment to educational opportunity for all people regardless of gender, race, religion or ethnicity
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1. What can be understood as basic education?
a) Education that provides professional and specialized training.
b) Education that aims to meet basic learning needs.
c) Education acquired at home.
2. Is there any kind of gender inequality in education?
a) No, girls have the same educational opportunities everywhere.
b) Yes, there is no gender parity in any country.
UNAI Quiz: Capacity-building
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The second of these principles is:
Capacity-building - A commitment to building capacity in higher education systems across the world
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1. What is capacity-building?
a) Earning a diploma in an academic institution
b) The development of capabilities and objectives of individuals, organizations and societies
c) Researching on economic and social issues
2. What 'capacities' are included within this concept?
a) Negotiation tactics
b) Those appropriate to the given individual, organization or society
c) Work enhancement
UNAI Quiz: Addressing poverty
The United Nations Academic Impact is informed by a commitment to support and advance ten basic principles. The first of these principles is:
Addressing Poverty - A commitment to addressing issues of poverty through education
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1. According to the international poverty line, extreme poverty implies:
a) Having no access to at least three meals a day
b) Having no access to basic supplies
c) Living on less than $1.90 a day
2. How many people are living below the international poverty line?
a) 100 million
b) 767 million
c) 1 billion
3. The majority of those living below the international poverty line is in:
a) Europe and East Asia
A Global Citizen and a Champion for Peace
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