UPSC Prelims 2026 · Question 94 of 96

UPSC Prelims 2026 question on Multilateral Cooperation Platforms

Consider the following statements about platforms for multilateral co-operation:

1. The 'Colombo Process' is a regional consultative process in which member states take binding decisions by consensus.

2. The 'Abu Dhabi Dialogue' is a voluntary non-binding consultative process among Asian countries of labour origin and destination to facilitate regional cooperation on contractual labour mobility.

3. The 'Global Forum for Migration and Development', created upon the proposal of a former UN Secretary General, is a voluntary forum whose decisions are non-binding in nature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 2 only
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Answer: C. 2 and 3 only

Analysis

Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is Option (c).

Statement by statement

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Colombo Process, established in 2003, is a Regional Consultative Process comprising Asian labour-sending countries that discuss overseas employment and labour migration issues. Its recommendations and discussions are consultative in nature and are not legally binding on member states.

Statement 2 is correct: The Abu Dhabi Dialogue, launched in 2008, is a voluntary and non-binding consultative platform that brings together Asian labour-origin and destination countries to strengthen cooperation on temporary contractual labour mobility.

Statement 3 is correct: The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) was created following a proposal by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006. It functions as an informal, voluntary, state-led platform whose outcomes are non-binding in nature.

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