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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:

Name the secretery general of UN who created the global fund to fight AIDS.

Options:

U Thant

Kofi Annan

Antonio Guterres

Javier Perez

Correct Answer:

Kofi Annan

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Kofi Annan

Kofi A. Annan (1997-2006) Ghana; UN official; created the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; declared the US-led invasion of Iraq as an illegal act; established the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council in 2005; awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

UN Secretary Generals in chronological order:

  1. Trygve Lie (1946-1952), Norway.
  2. Dag Hammarskjöld (1953-1961), Sweden.
  3. U Thant (1961-1971), Burma (Myanmar).
  4. Kurt Waldheim (1972-1981), Austria.
  5. Javier Perez de Cuellar (1982-1991), Peru.
  6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-1996), Egypt.
  7. Kofi A. Annan (1997-2006), Ghana.
  8. Ban Ki-moon (2007-2016), Republic of Korea (South Korea).
  9. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (2017-), Portugal.

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