CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -General Assembly The General Assembly’s membership is made up of all of the UN’s 193 Member States, after the admission of South Sudan on 14 July 2011 as the 193rd Member of the United Nations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Security Council is the United Nations’ most powerful body, with “primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.” Five powerful countries sit as “permanent members” along with ten elected members with two-year terms.

Detailed explanation-3: -The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. All 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with universal representation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful branch of the UN and is the only one with the ability to threaten a country with repercussions for disobeying a resolution passed by it.