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Topic 379 · Important Days, Events & Anniversaries

40 Years of the Declaration on the Right to Development

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Core Trigger: On 23 September 2026 the UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting marking 40 years of the Declaration on the Right to Development.
Meaning: The Declaration calls development an inalienable human right of every person and all peoples.
Current Head: António Guterres is the UN Secretary-General, with his term running until 31 December 2026.
Key Term: An inalienable right cannot be surrendered; yet the Declaration is not legally binding.
Data: It was adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 on 4 December 1986 by 146 votes to 1, with 8 abstentions; the United States voted against.
UN Body: OHCHR, the UN human rights office, leads UN work on promoting the right to development.
India Link: India, a long-standing champion, links the right to its Directive Principles on welfare.
Headquarters: The General Assembly meets at UN Headquarters in New York; OHCHR is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Founded: The UN was founded on 24 October 1945; the General Assembly is its main deliberative organ.
Landmark: The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993) reaffirmed the right to development as a universal and inalienable right.
Articles: Article 21 on life and dignity, read with Articles 38 and 39 on welfare, supports development as a right.
Doctrine: General Assembly resolutions are recommendatory soft law under Articles 10 and 13 of the UN Charter and do not bind states.

Question 1 of 10

On 23 September 2026 the UN General Assembly marked how many years of the Declaration on the Right to Development?

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Answer: (D) 40

Core Trigger: On 23 September 2026 the UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting marking 40 years of the Declaration on the Right to Development.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 1

Question 2 of 10

The Declaration calls development an inalienable right of whom?

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Answer: (C) Every person and all peoples

Meaning: The Declaration calls development an inalienable human right of every person and all peoples.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Whose term as UN Secretary-General runs until 31 December 2026?

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Answer: (A) António Guterres

Current Head: António Guterres is the UN Secretary-General, with his term running until 31 December 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 3

Question 4 of 10

What does an inalienable right mean?

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Answer: (B) It cannot be surrendered

Key Term: An inalienable right cannot be surrendered; yet the Declaration is not legally binding.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which is/are correct? 1. The Declaration was adopted on 4 December 1986. 2. The United States voted in favour.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Data: It was adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 on 4 December 1986 by 146 votes to 1, with 8 abstentions; the United States voted against.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 5

Question 6 of 10

India, a long-standing champion, links the right to development to which part of its Constitution?

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Answer: (B) Directive Principles

India Link: India, a long-standing champion, links the right to its Directive Principles on welfare.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 7

Question 7 of 10

Where is OHCHR, the UN human rights office, based?

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Answer: (D) Geneva, Switzerland

Headquarters: The General Assembly meets at UN Headquarters in New York; OHCHR is based in Geneva, Switzerland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 8

Question 8 of 10

On which date was the United Nations founded?

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Answer: (B) 24 October 1945

Founded: The UN was founded on 24 October 1945; the General Assembly is its main deliberative organ.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which 1993 document reaffirmed the right to development as universal and inalienable?

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Answer: (D) Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

Landmark: The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993) reaffirmed the right to development as a universal and inalienable right.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which is/are correct? 1. General Assembly resolutions bind states under Articles 10 and 13 of the UN Charter. 2. They are recommendatory soft law.

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Answer: (C) Only 2

Doctrine: General Assembly resolutions are recommendatory soft law under Articles 10 and 13 of the UN Charter and do not bind states.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 379, point 12

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