With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements :
1. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2/3 majority of The General Assembly for a 3-year term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Answer:
(b)
CA
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is not comprised of 24 member states, making statement 1 incorrect. However, the members of the ECOSOC are indeed elected by a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly for a three-year term, making statement 2 accurate. To breakdown the options, option 1 suggests only the first statement is correct, which we`ve identified as false. Option 2 surmises that only the second statement is accurate, and as explained, this is indeed the factual option. Option 3 proposes that both statements are correct, which we`ve established is incorrect due to the first statement`s error. Lastly, option 4 suggests that neither statement is correct, which we`ve identified as incorrect based on the accuracy of statement 2. Thus, the explanation shows why option 2 (2 only) is the correct answer. The members of ECOSOC are elected by a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly for a three-year term.