Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : Universal Declar

Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants :

  1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
  3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  4. Convention on Refugees

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above ?

1, 4, 3, 2
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 2, 4
4, 1, 2, 3
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UPSC NDA-1 – 2024
The correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the given UN Declarations/Covenants is 1, 4, 3, 2.
1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): Adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948.
2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979; entered into force in 1981.
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966; entered into force in 1976.
4. Convention relating to the Status of Refugees: Adopted in 1951; entered into force in 1954.
Placing them in chronological order of adoption: 1948 (UDHR), 1951 (Refugee Convention), 1966 (ICESCR), 1979 (CEDAW). This sequence corresponds to option A (1, 4, 3, 2).