Q90 · UPSC Prelims 2023 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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Consider the following statement :1.Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever compact for international migration, the 'Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)'.2.The objectives and commitments stated in the GCM are binding on the UN member countries.3.The GCM addresses internal migration or internally displaced people also in its objectives and commitments.How many of the above statements are correct?

A Only one
B Only two
C All three
D None

Correct answer: (d) None

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. All three GCM claims fail.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Not every UN member adopted it; it is non-binding; it is about international, not internal, migration.

  3. C

    All three

    All three. Each limb is false.

  4. D

    None

    None. The Compact was not adopted by all UN members, is not legally binding, and does not cover IDPs as a domestic-displacement instrument.

Summary. Official key is (d) none. The Global Compact for Migration (Marrakech, 2018) is a non-binding cooperative framework. Several UN members stayed out. It addresses international migration, not internally displaced people.

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