Practicing Success
Identify the incorrect statement about the UN: |
There are 5 permanent members of UNSC US is the substantial contributor to the UN budget Kofi Annan is the present secretary general of the UN UN was a successor of league of Nations |
Kofi Annan is the present secretary general of the UN |
The correct answer is option (3) - Kofi Annan is the present secretary general of the UN António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres is the present Secretary General of the UN since 2017. He was the former Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was also the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during 2005–2015. He also held the position of the President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. He is serving as the ninth Secretary–General of the United Nations. Kofi Annan of Ghana was the Secretary General of the UN much earlier than Guterres. He declared the US-led invasion of Iraq an illegal act. About UN: On October 24, 1945, the United Nations (UN) was officially established with the ratification of the United Nations Charter. This marked the founding of the United Nations as an international organization aimed at promoting peace, cooperation, and international diplomacy. Antonio Guterres is the present Secretary General of this International organisation. The first Secretary General of the UN was Trygve Lie. The headquarters of the United Nations is in New york, USA. |