CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Among the given years which year India elected as UN Habitat President?
A
1991
B
1996
C
1988
D
1978
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the UN-Habitat came into being in 1978, it is the third time that India has been elected to lead this organisation after 2007 and 1988.

Detailed explanation-2: -The government of India is also the donor for the UN-Habitat Information and Dissemination Office in Chennai, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

Detailed explanation-5: -UN-Habitat Assembly is a universal body composed of the 193 member states of the United Nations and convenes every four years (A/RES/73/239).

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