Subject: IR Context: ILO Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour has become the first international labour standard ever to achieve universal ratification. Concept: Ending child labour has been one of the main goals of the ILO, which was founded in 1919. The UN agency estimates that 152 million children worldwide are […]

Subject: IR Context: World Health Organization has renewed its invite to countries to join its COVAX facility. Concept: Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility is a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines The goal of COVAX is to deliver two billion doses of safe, effective vaccines that have passed […]

Subject: IR Context: India has suggested to Pakistan that the talks for discussing pending issues under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) be held through video-conferencing in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Concept: In the year 1960, India and Pakistan signed a water distribution agreement came to be known as Indus Waters Treaty which was orchestrated by […]

Subject: IR Context: Serum Institute ties up with Gavi for 10 crore of corona vaccine doses in India Concept: Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is a public-private global health partnership committed to increasing access to immunization in poor countries It is a global Vaccine Alliance with the goal of creating equal access to new […]