Current Affairs
2022
International Organizations

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?

D.1 and 2
C.2 and 3
A.3 only
B.1 and 3

Correct Answer: Option A

The United Nations Credentials Committee is established by the General Assembly (GA), not the Security Council.

It is appointed at the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly and consists of nine members.

The credentials of representatives are submitted to the Secretary-General by the Head of State or Government or the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The Committee assesses the credentials and submits a report to the General Assembly for approval.

Statement 1 is not correct. The UN Security Council does not set up or supervise the Credentials Committee. Statement 2 is not correct. The committee's meeting schedule is not fixed to March, June, and September every year. Statement 3 is correct. The committee assesses credentials and reports to the General Assembly.

Hence, only statement 3 is correct.