Each Member of the General Assembly has, under Article 18(1) UN Charter:
Avotes proportional to its population, with permanent members of UNSC having weighted votes
Bvotes determined by financial contribution to the UN budget
Cno vote, only the right to speak and propose resolutions
DONE VOTE — the principle of sovereign equality in the General Assembly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. ONE VOTE — the principle of sovereign equality in the General Assembly
1. Article 18(1) UN Charter: 'Each member of the General Assembly shall have one vote.'
2. This reflects the sovereign equality principle of Article 2(1).
3. Article 18(2) — decisions on IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (peace and security recommendations, admission of new Members, expulsion, suspension, Trusteeship, budgetary questions, etc.) require TWO-THIRDS majority.
4. Article 18(3) — other questions require a simple majority.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / ICJ Statute / ARSIWA 2001 — UN Charter 1945, Article 18(1)_
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