UPSC CSE 2026 · PYQ · International Relations / Migration Forums · hard
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?
A.1, 2 and 3
B.1 and 3 only
C.2 and 3 only✓ Correct
D.2 only
Explanation
The Colombo Process is a Regional Consultative Process on the management of overseas employment and contractual labour for countries of origin in Asia; its decisions are non-binding, not binding by consensus, making statement 1 incorrect. The Abu Dhabi Dialogue is indeed a voluntary, non-binding consultative forum among Asian labour-sending and labour-receiving countries to facilitate contractual labour mobility, so statement 2 is correct. The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) was launched in 2007 following a proposal by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and operates as a voluntary, informal, non-binding state-led process, making statement 3 correct.
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