With reference to the role of UN-Habitat in the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future, which of the statements is/are correct ?
- 1.UN-Habitat has been mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities to provide adequate shelter for all.
- 2.Its partners are either governments or local urban authorities only.
- 3.UN-Habitat contributes to the overall objective of the United Nations system to reduce poverty and to promote access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is correct: UN-Habitat is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with adequate shelter for all. Statement 2 is wrong: its partners also include NGOs, civil society, the private sector, academia and other UN bodies, not only governments. Statement 3 is correct: it supports the UN aim of reducing poverty and improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation. So 1 and 3 only.
Watch for: The word 'only' in statement 2 is the giveaway; UN bodies rarely work with governments alone.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statement 2 is false.
- C. Wrong because statement 2 is false and statement 1 is true.
- D. Wrong because statement 3 is also true.
Source to check: UN-Habitat official site (unhabitat.org), 'Mandate' and 'Partners' pages
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