Each Member of the General Assembly has, under Article 18(1) UN Charter:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
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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