With reference to the “United Nations Credentials Committee”, consider the following statements :
- 1.It is a committee set up by the UN Security Council and works under its supervision.
- 2.It traditionally meets in March, June and September every year.
- 3.It assesses the credentials of all UN members before submitting a report to the General Assembly for approval.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is wrong: the Credentials Committee is appointed by the General Assembly at the start of each session, not by the Security Council. Statement 2 is wrong: it usually meets once near the end of the year (around November or December), not in March, June and September. Statement 3 is correct: it examines the credentials of member states' representatives and reports to the General Assembly. So 3 only.
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Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the committee is a General Assembly body.
- C. Wrong because it does not meet on a fixed March-June-September cycle.
- D. Wrong because both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
Source to check: Rules of Procedure of the UN General Assembly, Rule 28; UN website (un.org/en/ga) on the Credentials Committee
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