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 ?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is wrong: the Colombo Process is a voluntary, non-binding regional consultative process on labour migration. Statement 2 is correct: the Abu Dhabi Dialogue is a voluntary, non-binding forum of Asian labour origin and destination countries. Statement 3 is correct: the Global Forum on Migration and Development grew from a proposal by Kofi Annan and is voluntary and non-binding. So 2 and 3 only.
Watch for: The phrase 'by consensus' makes the binding claim in statement 1 sound believable.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Colombo Process does not take binding decisions.
- B. Wrong because statement 1 is false.
- D. Wrong because statement 3 is also correct.
Source to check: International Organization for Migration (iom.int) pages on the Colombo Process and Abu Dhabi Dialogue; GFMD official website (gfmd.org)
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