Previous Year Question
Where was the first world summit on social development under the aegis of UNESCO held?
London
New York
Paris
Copenhagen
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
The first World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 6–12 March 1995.
The Summit adopted the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and a Programme of Action. It placed particular emphasis on three major areas of social development—
Poverty Eradication, Full and Productive Employment, and Social Integration.
The Summit gave social development an important place on the international policy agenda and emphasized people-centred development.
An important factual caution is required regarding the wording of the question. The question states “under the aegis of UNESCO,” but official United Nations records show that the World Summit for Social Development was a United Nations summit, not a UNESCO summit.