UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

With reference to ‘Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD)’, consider the following statements

1. The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme ‘Emerging Urban Forms – Policy Responses and Governance Structure’. 
2. India hosts all the Annual Ministerial Conferences in partnership with ADB, APEC and ASEAN.
   
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: 

• The Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) is an inter-governmental mechanism for collaboration and cooperation in the field of housing and urban development among the Asia Pacific countries.
  
  
• Established under the aegis and support of United Nations (UN) Habitat, APMCHUD is a consultative mechanism on the promotion of sustainable development of Housing and urban Development in the Asia-Pacific Region.
  
  
• APMCHUD is composed of the Biennial Ministerial Conference, the Bureau and the Secretariat.  The first meeting of APMCHUD was held in Delhi in 2006 with the theme of  “A vision for sustainable urbanization in Asia Pacific by 2020”. So, statement 1 is not correct.
  
  
• The meeting is hosted by one of the members of the grouping. So, statement 2 is not correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: Economics | Miscellaneous(eco)