UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

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?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None

Answer

Correct Answer

None

Explanation

The GCM was not adopted by all UN countries (some, including the US, did not endorse it), and it is a non-binding, cooperative framework (not legally binding), and it addresses international migration, not internal migration/internally displaced persons—so all three statements are incorrect.

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