Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) — UN adoption, binding obligations, internal migration
Question
Consider the following statements: How many of the above statements are correct?
- 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.
Options
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Explanation
None of the statements are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect; not all UN countries adopted it (the US, Australia, and several European nations voted against it). Statement 2 is incorrect; the GCM is explicitly a non-binding cooperative framework. Statement 3 is incorrect; the GCM strictly addresses international migration, intentionally excluding internal migration and internally displaced persons.
Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q90
Subject
International Relations
Sub-topic
International Organizations
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
UN Global Compact for Safe Orderly Regular Migration 2018
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