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International Agreements in the News: Alma-Ata, Hague, Talanoa, Under2

Four names attach to four very different subjects. Two of them get mismatched on purpose in this question.

The 1978 International Conference on Primary Health Care, Almaty (then Alma-Ata). Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 1978 International Conference on Primary Health Care, Almaty (then Alma-Ata). Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
📑 Contents
✊ Must Know
Correctly Matched Pairs
  • Alma-Ata Declaration Adopted in 1978, in Almaty, it committed the world to primary healthcare for all.
  • Talanoa Dialogue A 2018 process under the UNFCCC framework, it addresses global climate-change ambition.
Wrongly Matched Pairs
  • Hague Convention The Hague Conventions cover the laws of war and civil legal cooperation generally. Biological and chemical weapons have their own separate treaties.
  • Under2 Coalition The Under2 Coalition is a subnational climate initiative, not a child-rights instrument.
💡 Good to Know
What Under2 Actually Does
  • Subnational climate action States, provinces, and regions join Under2 to commit to emissions-reduction targets.
  • Alongside national plans These commitments run alongside, not instead of, national climate frameworks.
What Hague Conventions Cover
  • Broad legal scope Multiple Hague Conventions exist, covering the laws of war, private international law, and civil procedure.
  • Not one treaty There is no single Hague treaty specifically for biological and chemical weapons.

Test Yourself

1. 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 are correctly matched?

 

🌟 Great to Know
The Trap Pattern
  • Watch for Only two of these four pairs are correct: Alma-Ata and Talanoa. Hague and Under2 are both mismatched to unrelated subjects.
📝 Previous Year Questions
UPSC CSP 2020 — Matching Agreements to Subjects
  • UPSC 2020 The correct answer is (c) 1 and 3 only. Alma-Ata Declaration correctly matches healthcare. Talanoa Dialogue correctly matches climate change. Hague Convention does not specifically match biological and chemical weapons. Under2 Coalition does not match child rights. See UPSC CSP 2020 GS Paper I, Q10.

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