Power & Borders Case Studies

Who was the 2013 Party of Regions, Pro Russia Ukrainian President?

Yanukovych

Who was the 2014 European Solidarity, Pro EU Ukrainian President?

Turchynov

How many died in the Euromaidan protests in 2013 after Ukrainian President Yanukovych abruptly decided to strengthen economic ties with Russia instead of signing the Ukrainian-European Association Agreement?

108 protestors & 13 police officers

When did Russia annex Crimea (16,000km2 of Ukrainian territory)?

2014

When did Soviet leader Khrushchev give Ukraine Crimea from Russia?

1954

What year were the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic (DNR & LNR) declared in eastern Ukraine?

2014

When did Putin recognise the separatist governments in Luhansk & Donetsk and order Russian troops to enter them in order to begin a full scale invasion of Ukraine?

February 2022

Russia’s central bank assets were frozen barring them from using how much of its reserves in Foreign countries?

$630 billion

What was Russia’s annual inflation in May 2022?

17.1%

Combined how much of the world’s wheat do Russia & Ukraine provide?

30%

What percentage of the EU’s gas does Russia provide?

40%

There are over how many Ukrainian refugees are in Europe?

6.6 million

What is the name of the UN mission in South Sudan?

UNMISS

How many people live in the POC camp in Bentiu, South Sudan?

120,000

What percentage of children die before the age of 5 in South Sudan?

10%

What is inflation in South Sudan?

80%

How many ethnic groups are in South Sudan?

60+

What ethnic group was President Salva Kiir part of?

Dinka

What ethnic group is Vice President Riek Machar part of?

Nuer

How many people have been displaced in South Sudan?

4.2 million

What percentage of South Sudan live below the global poverty line?

82%

How many babies did MSF help deliver in South Sudan 2022?

12,600

How many MSF outpatient consultations were there in South Sudan in 2022?

891,000

What percentage of South Sudan’s exports are Crude Oil?

96%

What is the UN’s mission in Haiti called?

MINUSTAH

How many died in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti?

220,000+

How many in Haiti died due to a Cholera outbreak caused by UN peacekeepers?

10,000

How many estimated victims of sexual abuse and exploitation from UN peacekeepers are there in Haiti?

600

What percentage of Haiti’s exports go to the USA?

84%

What is the estimated value of Haiti’s mineral deposits exploited by mainly US & Canadian corporations?

$20 billion

How many people in Haiti are facing acute hunger?

5 million

How many people in Haiti did Oxfam help in the Cholera outbreak?

700,000

In what year did allegations of Oxfam staff hiring prostitutes in Haiti come out?

2011

Haiti is the country with the highest number of NGOs per capita - what percentage of public services are carried out by NGOs?

80%

Between what years did the USA control Haiti after the assassination of President Villebrun Sam (after 7 presidents in 5 years)?

1915-1934

What year did MINUSTAH end and what year did the UN leave Haiti completely?

2017, 2019

When was a ceasefire first agreed in South Sudan?

2015

When did clashes in Juba end the South Sudan ceasefire?

2016

When did a Peace Agreement between Kier & Marchar adding 4 extra vice presidents to reduce ethnic tension in South Sudan get signed and come into effect?

2018, 2020

When did the UN’s embargo come into effect in South Sudan?

2018