Consider the following pairs : International Agreement/Set-up Subject1. Alma-Ata Declaration Healthcare of the people2. Hague Convention Biological and chemical weapons3. Talanoa Dialogue Global climate change4. Under 2 Coalition Child rights Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
✓ Correct answer: c) 1 and 3 only
ExplanationPair 1 is correctly matched: The Alma-Ata Declara- tion (1978) was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) in Alma-Ata (now Almaty, Ka- zakhstan).It emphasized “Health for All” and the importance of primary healthcare.Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 primarily focus on the laws of war and the con- duct of hostilities including the prohibition of certain means of warfare.The control of biological and chemical weapons is cov- ered by the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), not the Hague Convention.Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Talanoa Dialogue was launched by Fiji during its presidency of the 23rd Confer- ence of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2017. It is a facili- tative dialogue aimed at encouraging countries to enhance their climate action and ambition under the Paris Agreement.The term “Talanoa” refers to a traditional Pacific Island approach to inclusive and participatory dialogue.Pair 4 is incorrectly match
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