ICLEI Subject: International Organizations Context: ICLEI elects Atishi as next Global Vice President; first from South Asia. Concept: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 100+ countries, It influence sustainability policy and drive local action […]
UNSC Subject: International Organisations Context: India condemns Myanmar violence, expresses concern at UNSC meeting. Concept: The UN Security Council was established by the UN Charter in 1945. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The other 5 organs of the United Nations are—the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, […]
ADB Subject: International Organisations Context : ADB Approves USD 484 Mn Loan To Improve Transport Connectivity At CKIC In Tamil Nadu. Concept : ADB is a regional development bank established on 19th December 1966. ADB now has 68 members, 49 from within Asia. ADB’s five largest shareholders are Japan and the United States […]
PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Subject : International Organisations Context :The government had explained to SC that India was bound by the award of the arbitral tribunal formed under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in Italian mariners case. Concept : Permanent Court of Arbitration Established in: 1899. HQ: […]
NATO Subject: International organisations Context: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged NATO to speed up his country’s membership in the alliance, saying it was the only way to end fighting with pro-Russia separatists. Concept: North Atlantic Treaty Organization: It is an intergovernmental military alliance. Established by Washington treaty that was signed on […]
BIMSTEC Subject: International Organisations Context: India Committed to Cooperation under BIMSTEC Framework: S Jaishankar Concept: BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organization. Its members lie in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. Out […]
NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK Subject : International Organisations Context : Recently, the Union Finance Minister has urged the New Development Bank (NDB) to consider working closely with India’s new development financing institution for funding infrastructure. Concept : New Development Bank (NDB) It was proposed at the fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi (2012) by […]
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Subject: International Organisations Context: ICC rejects appeal by Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda Concept: The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. It is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to […]
IFAD Subject : International Organisations Context : “For the rural poor, rice and wheat were aspirational foods. An expanded public distribution system has provided them access to these maheenanaaj (fine grains), which is distinguished from motaanaaj (coarse grains),” says Meera Mishra, Country Programme Officer for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Concept […]
UNPKF Subject : International Organisations Context : India delivered on its promise of 2,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) worldwide, sending a shipment bound for Copenhagen. Concept : UN Peacekeeping: UN peacekeepers provide security and the political and peacebuilding support to help countries make the difficult, early […]