Consider the following statements: 1. Kofi Annan. the UN Secretary General is from Nigeria. 2. Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff. 3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary General. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- A1, 2 and 3
- B1 and 2, only
- C2 and 3, onlyCorrect
- D1 and 3, only
Explanation
The correct option is C because of the following reasons:
Statement 1 is incorrect. Kofi Annan was from Ghana, not Nigeria.
Statement 2 is correct. He was the first Secretary General to be elected from within the United Nations staff ranks, having risen through the organization over several decades.
Statement 3 is correct. He served two consecutive terms as the UN Secretary General, from 1997 to 2006.
Since statements 2 and 3 are true while statement 1 is false, the correct answer is C.
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