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The regular annual session of the UN General Assembly begins every year in:

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Answer: Option B — September

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The regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) begins every year in September, on the Tuesday of the third week of September (counting from the first week that has at least one working day).

About the UN General Assembly:

  • It is the main deliberative, policy-making and representative organ of the UN.
  • It is the only UN body in which all 193 member states are represented, each with one vote.
  • It meets at the UN headquarters in New York.
  • The "General Debate", in which heads of state and government address the Assembly, is held in the week after the session opens.

Decisions on important questions, such as peace and security, the admission of new members and the budget, need a two-thirds majority. Other questions are decided by a simple majority.

Its resolutions are generally recommendations and are not legally binding (unlike Security Council resolutions).

Its powers:

  • It approves the UN budget and decides members' financial contributions.
  • It elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council and members of other UN bodies.
  • On the recommendation of the Security Council, it appoints the Secretary-General and admits new members.
  • It elects the judges of the International Court of Justice, together with the Security Council.
  • Under the "Uniting for Peace" resolution (1950), it can take up a matter if the Security Council fails to act because of a veto.
  • Its President is elected for a one-year term, rotating among regions.

Indians in the UNGA:

  • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman President of the UNGA (8th session, 1953-54).
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee, as External Affairs Minister, was the first to address the UNGA in Hindi, in 1977.
  • The first session of the UNGA was held in London (Methodist Central Hall) in January 1946.

Special and emergency sessions:

  • Special sessions and emergency special sessions can be called at other times on request of the Security Council or a majority of members.
  • UN Day is observed on 24 October.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗January is when the first UNGA session was held (1946, London).
  • ✗June is when the UN Charter was signed (26 June 1945, San Francisco).
  • ✗December is when the UNGA usually finishes the main part of its work.

Quick tip

Remember: UNGA regular session = opens every September (New York; 193 members, one vote each); first session = January 1946, London; first woman President = Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953); first Hindi speech = Vajpayee 1977.

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