With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements :
- 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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Answer: D. Statement 1 is correct: the General Assembly can grant observer status to non-member states, such as the Holy See and Palestine. Statement 2 is correct: intergovernmental organisations like the African Union and the EU have observer status. Statement 3 is correct: permanent observers can keep missions at UN headquarters. So 1, 2 and 3.
Watch for: Students think only member states can have missions at the UN, but permanent observers maintain them too.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statement 3 is also correct.
- B. Wrong because statement 1 is also correct.
- C. Wrong because statement 2 is also correct.
Source to check: UN website (un.org), 'Non-Member States' and 'Intergovernmental and Other Organizations' permanent observer lists
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