Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: International Organisations

Question:
Who said, "The United Nations was not created to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell".
Options:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Dag Hammarskjold
Kurt Waldheim

Henry Kissinger

Correct Answer:
Dag Hammarskjold
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Dag Hammarskjold

“The United Nations was not created to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell.” — Dag Hammarskjold, the UN’s second Secretary-General.

Dag Hammarskjöld (1953-1961) Sweden; Economist and lawyer; worked for resolving the Suez Canal dispute and the decolonisation of Africa; awarded Nobel Peace Prize posthumously in 1961 for his efforts to settle the Congo crisis; Soviet Union and France criticised his role in Africa.