Consider the following pairs :
| International agreement/set-up | Subject |
|---|---|
| 1. Alma-Ata Declaration | Healthcare of the people |
| 2. Hague Convention | Biological and chemical weapons |
| 3. Talanoa Dialogue | Global climate change |
| 4. Under2 Coalition | Child rights |
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
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Answer: C. Pair 1 is correct: the Alma-Ata Declaration (1978) is on primary health care. Pair 2 is wrong: the Hague Conventions deal with laws of war, child abduction and other matters; biological and chemical weapons are covered by the BWC (1972) and CWC (1993). Pair 3 is correct: the Talanoa Dialogue was a UN climate dialogue started at COP23 (2017). Pair 4 is wrong: the Under2 Coalition is a group of sub-national governments on climate change. So 1 and 3.
Watch for: 'Under2' sounds like 'under 2 years old', which tempts students to link it with children.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Hague Convention is not the treaty on biological and chemical weapons.
- B. Wrong because the Under2 Coalition is about climate change, not child rights.
- D. Wrong because pairs 2 and 4 are mismatched.
Source to check: WHO, Declaration of Alma-Ata 1978 (who.int); UNFCCC website (Talanoa Dialogue); Under2 Coalition (theclimategroup.org)
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