International organization for migration Subject : International Relations Section: International Organizations Concept : At least 73 Europe-bound migrants are missing and presumed dead in a shipwreck off Libya, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday. The U.N. International Organization for Migration said in a statement that the wreck took place Tuesday, and that […]
China faces grilling in review of key rights by UN committee Subject: International Relations Concept: Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu and a delegation of about 40 envoys from China, Hong Kong and Macau faced questions from the N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which reviews respect of those rights in nearly all […]
Ukraine Grain Corridor Subject : International Relations Section: United Nation Concept : Russia said on Monday it would be “inappropriate” to extend the Black Sea grain deal unless sanctions imposed on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year that have affected its agricultural exports are lifted. The deal to […]
Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, ongoing drought Subject: International Relation Context: With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of Africa, Kenya’s president is hoping the heavens will finally open with the help of a National Day of Mass prayer on Tuesday. The U.N. […]
Two events on sidelines of G20 meet in Indore Subject : International Relations Section: International Organizations Concept : The first meeting of the G20 Agriculture Working group, will be held at Indore, in Madhya Pradesh from 13th to 15 February 2023. Around one hundred delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries and International […]
World Hindi Conference in Fiji to highlight links with Pacific Ocean region: MEA Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The 12th World Hindi Conference will be held in Fiji from 15 to 17 February 2023. The official language of Fiji is Hindi. The Government of India is taking efforts to promote […]
Olympics row: 35 countries demand Russia and Belarus ban Subject: International Relation Section: International organisation Context: A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from the 2024 Olympics, the Lithuanian sports minister said on Friday, deepening the uncertainty over the […]
Sub saharan Africa is the new epitome of extremism Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The new global epicentre of violent Islamic extremism is sub-Saharan Africa where people are increasingly joining because of economic factors and less for religious ones, says a new report by the United Nation’s international development agency. […]
Surveillance balloon Subject : International Relations Section : Msc Concept : The United States shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had floated over American airspace for several days, triggering the latest diplomatic crisis amid already worsening relations between the world’s two biggest powers. Purpose of Sending the Balloon: China has for decades […]
Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Subject : International Relations Section: Bilateral relations India and the EU have set up a new Trade and Technology Council (TTC), with a focus on trade, investment & value chains, digital economy and clean technology. It will allow India and the EU to tackle strategic challenges at the […]