CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The UN maintains close working relationships with 15 international organizations that have been designated as “specialized agencies” of the UN, even though they are independent legal entities.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations. In 2019, the International Labour Organization the oldest UN specialized agency celebrates its 100th anniversary. Hence option 1 is correct. It is the first and oldest specialised agency of the UN.

Detailed explanation-3: -United Nations Specialized Agencies. (1) Specialized agencies of the United Nations are carrying out operations to promote multilateral cooperation from professional and technical viewpoints in an extremely broad range of areas, such as labor, education, science, culture, agriculture and public health.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main bodies of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat. All were established under the UN Charter when the Organization was founded in 1945.