Consider the following pairs: <table><tr><th>International agreement / set-up</th><th>Subject</th></tr><tr><td>1. Alma-Ata Declaration</td><td>Healthcare of the people</td></tr><tr><td>2. Hague Convention</td><td>Biological and chemical weapons</td></tr><tr><td>3. Talanoa Dialogue</td><td>Global climate change</td></tr><tr><td>4. Under2 Coalition</td><td>Child rights</td></tr></table> Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A1 and 2 only
B4 only
C1 and 3 only
D2, 3 and 4 only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 1 and 3 only
Answer: C. Only pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched.
Pair 1 (Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare): CORRECT. The ALMA-ATA DECLARATION was adopted at the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE held in ALMA-ATA, KAZAKHSTAN (then USSR) in SEPTEMBER 1978, jointly sponsored by WHO and UNICEF. It established 'PRIMARY HEALTH CARE' as the key to attaining the goal of 'HEALTH FOR ALL BY THE YEAR 2000'. It is the foundational global commitment to universal primary health care. Renewed by the Astana Declaration (2018) on its 40th anniversary.
Pair 2 (Hague Convention — Biological and chemical weapons): WRONG. The HAGUE CONVENTIONS (1899 and 1907) dealt with the LAWS OF WAR AND WAR CRIMES — peaceful resolution of international disputes, conduct of hostilities, treatment of prisoners, neutrality. They were NOT specifically about biological and chemical weapons. (The CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION 1993 and BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION 1972 are the major treaties on those subjects, NOT the Hague Conventions.)
Pair 3 (Talanoa Dialogue — Global climate change): CORRECT. The TALANOA DIALOGUE was a process launched at the UNFCCC COP23 in BONN in 2017 under the PRESIDENCY OF FIJI. 'Talanoa' is a Pacific concept of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue. The process invited countries to share progress on climate action and raise ambition. It concluded at COP24 in Katowice (2018) and informed the rounds of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) updates for the Paris Agreement.
Pair 4 (Under2 Coalition — Child rights): WRONG. The UNDER2 COALITION (also called the Under2 MOU) is a GROUP OF SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS (states, regions, cities) committed to keeping GLOBAL WARMING UNDER 2 DEGREES CELSIUS — NOT child rights. Launched in 2015 by California and Baden-Wuerttemberg; secretariat at The Climate Group. Now has 270+ subnational members covering 1.75 billion people and 50% of global GDP.
So pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched; 2 and 4 are wrong.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Alma-Ata Declaration 1978 / UNFCCC Talanoa Dialogue documentation / Under2 Coalition website.
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