3rd Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM)

3rd ASEM conference

Question – Consider the following statements regarding 3rd ASEM conference on global ageing and human rights of older people:

  1. It was hosted in Seoul, capital city of North Korea.
  2. Madrid plan of action on older people is the guiding principle for this meeting.
  3. Europe has the highest percentage of their population aged 60 and above.

Of the above which statements is/are correct:
(A)1 and 2
(B)2 and 3
(C)2 only
(D)All of the above
Answer.  B
Related facts:

  • 3rd Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) conference on “Global ageing and human rights of older people” was held on 7th, September 2018 in Seoul, capital city of South Korea.
  • It was hosted by ‘National Human Rights Commission of Korea’ and organized by ‘ASEM global ageing centre’.
  • Madrid plan of action on older people (2002-2022) and sustainable development goals (2016-2030) is the guiding documents for this year’s ASEM conference.
  • People aged 60 and above constitute more than 13% of the world population. 12%, 25% and 17% are the figures for Asia, Europe and Europe.

Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM)

  • The 3rd Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) is an Asia- Europe dialogue forum to enhance relations and various form of cooperation between its partners. It was officially established in 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • It has 15 members countries from European Union, 7 member countries from ASEAN and china, Japan, Korea are the founder members. After that several others regional powers come and join the forum including India.
  • Ramayan Upadhyay

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia%E2%80%93Europe_Meeting
http://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183257