Question

Q. Consider the following Organisations:

Which of the above given organisations is/are specialised agencies of the United Nations?

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  1 and 4 only
• C.
  4 only
• D.
  2 and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is B

1 and 4 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 and 4 are correct :


Statement 2 is Incorrect: Amnesty International is an NGO that campaigns for the protection of human rights all over the world. It promotes respect for all human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It believes that human rights are interdependent and indivisible.It prepares and publishes reports on human rights.

Statement 3 is Incorrect: Human Rights Watch is another international NGO involved in research and advocacy on human rights. It is the largest international human rights organisation in the US. It draws the global media's attention to human rights abuses. It helped in building international coalitions like the campaigns to ban landmines, to stop the use of child soldiers and to establish the International Criminal Court.