{"id":2299,"date":"2024-05-01T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:18:04","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-united-nations-general-assembly-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. The UN General Assembly can grant observer status to the non-member States.<br>2. Inter-governmental organisations can seek observer status in the UN General Assembly.<br>3. Permanent Observers in the UN General Assembly can maintain missions at the UN headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"united-nations-general-assembly\"><strong>United Nations General Assembly<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All 193 Member States<\/strong>\u00a0of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with\u00a0<strong>universal representation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each year, in\u00a0<strong>September,<\/strong>\u00a0the full UN membership meets in the General Assembly Hall in\u00a0<strong>New York<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<strong>annual General Assembly session,<\/strong>\u00a0and general debate, which many heads of state attend and address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members, and budgetary matters, require\u00a0<strong>a two-thirds majority<\/strong>\u00a0of the General Assembly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The United Nations General Assembly may grant non-member states, international organizations, and other entities Permanent Observer Status.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decisions on other questions are\u00a0<strong>by simple majority<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>General Assembly decided that observer status would be confined to States and intergovernmental organizations whose activities cover matters of interest to the Assembly.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The President<\/strong>\u00a0of the General Assembly is elected each year by the assembly to serve a one-year term of office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Permanent Observers may participate in the sessions and workings of the General Assembly and maintain missions at the UN Headquarters.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/united-nations-principal-organs-upsc\/\">United Nations Principal Organs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/united-nations-upsc\/\">United Nations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/united-nation-security-council-upsc\/\">United Nation Security Council<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. The UN General Assembly can grant observer status to the non-member States.2. Inter-governmental organisations can seek observer status in the UN General Assembly.3. Permanent Observers in the UN General Assembly can maintain missions at the UN headquarters. Which of the statements given above are correct? 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