Q. Consider the following pairs: International Agreement/set-up – Subject
1. Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare of the people
2. Hague Convention — Biological and chemical weapons
3. Talanoa Dialogue — Global climate change
4. Under2 Coalition — Child rights
Which of the pairs above is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Correct Answer : c) 1 and 3 only
Question from UPSC Prelims 2020 GS Paper
Explanation:
The correct answer is c) 1 and 3 only. Let’s break down each pair to understand why:
1. Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare of the people
This is correctly matched. The Alma-Ata Declaration was adopted in September 1978 at the International Conference on Primary Health Care in Alma-Ata (now Almaty), Kazakhstan. It emphasized the importance of primary health care as the key to achieving the goal of “Health for All” by the year 2000, marking a significant moment in public health history.
2. Hague Convention — Biological and chemical weapons
This is not correctly matched. The Hague Conventions were a series of international treaties and declarations negotiated at The Hague in the Netherlands. While they covered various aspects of war and ethics, the specific prohibition of biological and chemical weapons is more directly addressed in other treaties such as the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) of 1972 and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) of 1993.
3. Talanoa Dialogue — Global climate change
This is correctly matched. The Talanoa Dialogue is a process designed to help countries implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement on climate change. It was introduced during the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, with the aim of sharing stories and experiences to make more informed decisions regarding climate actions.
4. Under2 Coalition — Child rights
This is not correctly matched. The Under2 Coalition is a global community of state and regional governments committed to ambitious climate action in line with the Paris Agreement. It has nothing to do with child rights. The focus of the Under2 Coalition is on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy, not on child rights.
Therefore, the pairs correctly matched are 1 (Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare of the people) and 3 (Talanoa Dialogue — Global climate change), making the correct answer c) 1 and 3 only.
