Consider the following statements :
- 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?
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Answer: D. Statement 1 is wrong: the Global Compact for Migration was adopted in December 2018, but not by all UN members; the USA and a few others voted against or stayed away. Statement 2 is wrong: it is a non-binding framework. Statement 3 is wrong: it deals with international migration only, not internal displacement. So none.
Watch for: Words like 'all the countries' and 'binding' are common traps for UN agreements.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because all three statements are incorrect.
- B. Wrong because all three statements are incorrect.
- C. Wrong because all three statements are incorrect.
Source to check: UN General Assembly Resolution 73/195 (December 2018); IOM website, Global Compact for Migration
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