UPSC Prelims 2020 question on Alma Ata Hague Talanoa Under2

Statement by statement

Pair 1 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: The Alma-Ata Declaration was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 6–12 September 1978. It expressed the need for urgent action by all governments and health workers to protect and promote the health of all people.

Pair 2 – NOT CORRECTLY MATCHED: The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that provides an expeditious method to return a child internationally abducted by a parent from one member country to another. It deals with international child abduction, NOT biological and chemical weapons.

Pair 3 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: The Talanoa Dialogue is a process designed to help countries implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020. It was mandated by the Parties to the UNFCCC to take stock of the collective global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Pair 4 – 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. Signatories commit to keeping global temperature rises to well below 2°C with efforts to reach 1.5°C. It deals with climate change, NOT child rights.