Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)?
A. The President is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis.
B. It is customary that no permanent member of the United Nations Security Council ever serves as UNGA president.
C. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India served as the first woman president of UNGA.
D. All of these
Explanation:
India is going to vote in support of Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid at the election for the President of the General Assembly (PGA) in the United Nations. The decision which will disappoint another close neighbour, Afghanistan, which has former Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul in the running. It is customary that no permanent member of the United Nations Security Council ever serves as UNGA president. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900 – 1990) of India served as 8th President of the UNGA in 1953. she was also First woman president of UNGA.
