UNHRC Subject : International Organisations Context: The vote on a critical resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva has been postponed to Tuesday, as Colombo stepped up efforts to garner international support ahead of the voting which is being seen as an acid test for President Gotabaya […]
IAEA Subject : International Organisations Context : A new initiative by IAEA may help to find an alternative to JCPOA in the changed circumstances. Concept : About IAEA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an UN agency is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. It […]
ISTANBUL CONVENTION Subject : International Organisations Context : Turkey quits landmark Istanbul Convention protecting women from violence. Concept : Istanbul Convention It is also called as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The treaty is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle […]
EUROPEAN UNION Subject: International Organisations Context: EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer Concept: The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 27 EU countries that together cover much of the continent. 19 of these countries use EURO as their official currency. 8 EU members […]
IRENA Subject : International Organisations Context : The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released the World Energy Transitions Outlook report. Concept : It estimated that by 2050, 90% of total electricity needs would be supplied by renewables, followed by 6% from natural gas and the remaining from nuclear. The agency has identified 30 […]
INTER PARLIAMENTARY UNION Subject : International Organisations Context : The Indian economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘amazing’, said Duarte Pacheco, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Concept : IPU is global inter-parliamentary institution. It was established in 1889 and was the first permanent forum for political multilateral negotiations. It […]
OPEC+ Subject : International Organisations Context :India has asked state refiners to speed up diversification of oil imports to gradually cut their dependence on West Asian suppliers after OPEC+ decided last week to largely continue production cuts in April, two sources said. Concept : The non-OPEC countries which export crude oil along with […]
PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Subject: International Organisations Context: Courts in five countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., have given recognition to an arbitration award that asked India to return $1.4 billion to Cairn Energy plc. The company had moved courts in nine countries to enforce the December 21 award from a three-member […]
COMMON WEALTH Subject: International Organisations Context: Queen Elizabeth calls for unity ahead of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry interview in Commonwealth Day speech. Concept: Composition: Intergovernmental organization of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire. It operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states. Established in 1949 by the […]
OPEC+ Subject: International organizations Context: Crude oil saw a rise of about 5% on Thursday as sources said OPEC and its allies have agreed to keep production unchanged into April. Concept: OPEC+ is the alliance of crude producers undertaking corrections in supply in the oil markets since 2017. OPEC plus countries include Azerbaijan, […]