With reference to the World Health Organization (WHO), consider the following statements:
1. WHO was founded in 1948 as a United Nations agency dedicated to global health and safety.
2. The headquarters of WHO are located in New York City, USA.
3. Only United Nations member states can be members of the World Health Organization.

How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

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With reference to the World Health Organization (WHO), consider the following statements:
1. WHO was founded in 1948 as a United Nations agency dedicated to global health and safety.
2. The headquarters of WHO are located in New York City, USA.
3. Only United Nations member states can be members of the World Health Organization.

How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Context: Recently, it was in news as the United States announced its withdrawal from WHO, pausing transfer of any funds, support or resources to WHO.

Statement 1 is correct: The WHO was founded in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to international public health.

Statement 2 is not correct: The headquarters of WHO are located in Geneva, Switzerland, not New York City, USA.

Statement 3 is not correct: All countries which are Members of the United Nations may become members of WHO by accepting its Constitution Other countries may be admitted as members when their application has been approved by a simple majority vote of the World Health Assembly.

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With reference to the World Health Organization (WHO), consider the following statements: 1. WHO was founded in 1948 as a United Nations agency dedicated to global health and safety. 2. The headquarters of WHO are located in New York City, USA. 3. Only United Nations member states can be members of the World Health Organization. How many of the above statements are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None