With reference to the role of UN-Habitat in the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future, which of the statements is/are correct ? 1. UN-Habitat has been mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities to provide adequate shelter for all. 2. Its partners are either governments or local urban authorities only. 3. UN-Habitat contributes to the overall objective of the United Nations system to reduce poverty and to promote access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Select the correct answer using the code given below ;

Gives a clear example of a formal 'National Mission on Sustainable Habitat' whose aims are to promote sustainability of habitats (urban planning, energy efficiency, waste management, transport) and improve resilience — language closely related to 'socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities.'

A student could treat this as a model of the type of objectives UN bodies pursue and check whether UN-Habitat's official mandate uses similar phrasing via UNGA resolutions or UN programme descriptions.

States the Sustainable Development Goals (adopted by UN member states) aim to 'end poverty, protect the planet' by 2030 — SDG framework includes urban sustainability goals that UN bodies implement.

Use the SDG list (not in snippets) to locate SDG 11 ('sustainable cities and communities') and then check if UN-Habitat is the UN entity associated with SDG 11 in UNGA/UN system documents.

Notes the UN organisation works with many countries to eradicate poverty and pursue SDGs, implying UN programmes have mandates to tackle social issues like shelter and poverty.

A student could infer that a UN programme focused on urban futures would plausibly be tasked with shelter and social sustainability and then verify whether UNGA assigned that specific mandate to UN‑Habitat.

Describes UNEP and other UN agencies promoting coordinated responses to environmental problems and holding conferences — demonstrates UN agencies commonly receive environment-related mandates from UN processes.

Use this pattern (UN agencies given environmental mandates) to hypothesize UN‑Habitat might similarly be mandated by the UNGA for urban environmental/social objectives and then check UNGA resolution language.

Describes the Earth Summit (UNCED) and Agenda 21 as a UN action plan to put sustainable development at the forefront — shows historical UN-level commitment to sustainable habitat/urban issues.

A student can connect Earth Summit outcomes and Agenda 21 to later creation/mandates of UN programmes (like UN‑Habitat) and look for UNGA resolutions that institutionalised those aims.