Organisation Of The Islamic Cooperation (OIC): India lashed out at the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), after the grouping called on the UN Human Rights Council to take “necessary measures” on the issue of Muslim girl students being told not to wear the hijab in Karnataka schools. The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation […]
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International Court Of Justice (ICJ): Uganda Judgment
International Court Of Justice (ICJ): Uganda has been ordered to pay $325m (£240m) to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in the conflict there. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Uganda had violated international norms as an occupying force between 1998 and 2003. The judges found that Uganda was responsible for the deaths […]
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): 50th Anniversary
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): 50th Anniversary: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. UNEP Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment. UNEP was conceived to monitor the state of the environment, inform policy making with science and coordinate responses to the world’s […]
National Commission For Women (NCW)
National Commission For Women (NCW): The 30th Foundation Day (31st January) of the National Commission for Women (NCW) was celebrated. According to the Prime Minister, given the evolving needs of women in the country, the scope of NCW must be broadened. The Committee on the Status of Women in India (CSWI) recommended nearly five decades […]
Organization Of Islamic Cooperation
Organization Of Islamic Cooperation: After years, Iran diplomats return to Saudi Arabia to take up posts in Islamic forum. Arrival of Iranian delegation to Organization of Islamic Cooperation marks first such diplomatic move between Tehran, Riyadh since ties cut in 2016. In 2016, protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran after the kingdom executed revered […]
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC): The United Kingdom-based Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has listed five sites with unusual features. These sites are associated with World War I and World War II. Among them is Nagaland’s Kohima War Cemetery. The Kohima War Cemetery is a memorial dedicated to the soldiers of the 2nd British Division […]
NATO-Russia Council
NATO-Russia Council: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Russia discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine and its implications for security in Europe at the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) in Brussels. Talks between representatives of NATO and Russia concluded without a clear outcome. NATO-Russia Council: NRC was established at the NATO-Russia Summit in Rome (Rome […]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): South Korea has said that it regrets India’s absence from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and hopes to see New Delhi rejoin the agreement. The RCEP came into effect on January 1, 2022, marking the formation of the world’s largest free trade zone in terms of trade volume. India […]
Developing Country Tag To China: WTO
Developing Country Tag To China: WTO China got the ‘developing country’ status at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). It has become a contentious issue with a number of countries raising concerns against the decision. Earlier in 2019, the South Korean Government decided not to seek any special treatment as a developing country from future negotiations […]
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): A Moscow-led military alliance dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan as the police said dozens were killed trying to storm government buildings. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after […]
