FATF’s Grey List: Pakistan got a reprieve from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as FATF announced that the country could be removed from the grey list. FATF is expected to decide whether to take Pakistan off the ‘grey’ list at the end of its plenary session in Berlin in October. Pakistan has been on […]
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Marijuana Legal In Thailand
Marijuana Legal In Thailand: Thailand has legalized cultivating and possessing Marijuana but recreational use (Such as smoking) is still banned, even though advocates say the easing effectively decriminalises Marijuana. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws. Thailand, with its year-round tropical […]
Sievierodonetsk : Russia-Ukraine War
Sievierodonetsk : Russia-Ukraine War More than a 100 days after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, it is the strategic eastern city of Sievierodonetsk that remains the focus of intense fighting in the battle’s current phase. Located nearly 140 km south of the Russian border, Sievierodonetsk is one of the largest cities of the Donbas […]
Turkey Will Now Be Known As Türkiye
Turkey Will Now Be Known As Türkiye: Turkey will now be known as Türkiye at the United Nations, after the intergovernmental body agreed to a formal request for the name change from Ankara. Domestically, citizens refer to the land as Turkiye, but its anglicised version ‘Turkey’ was adopted internationally following the country’s independence in 1923. […]
UN Report On The Taliban Regime
UN Report On The Taliban Regime: According to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, foreign terrorist organisations continue to enjoy safe haven under the new Taliban regime. The monitoring team assists the UNSC sanctions committee and its report, circulated among committee members, informs the formulation of UN strategy in […]
Stockholm+50
Stockholm+50: Stockholm+50 is being held in Stockholm, Sweden. It will commemorate the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference). The UN General Assembly will be convening this international meeting. This is being held at a time when the world is facing a triple […]
World Summit Of Information Society (WSIS) 2022
World Summit Of Information Society (WSIS) 2022: Union Minister for Communications attended the opening ceremony of World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022, being organized by International Telecommunications Unions(ITU) at its headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland from 30th May to 3rd June, 2022. The participation comes with India contesting the re-election to the ITU Council, for […]
Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Collective Security Treaty Organisation: The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has marked its 30th year, at anniversary summit hosted by Moscow recently. Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance (six countries) that came into effect in 2002. Its origin can be traced to the Collective Security Treaty, 1992 (Tashkent Treaty). The headquarters is […]
LGBTIQ Persons In The World Of Work : ILO
LGBTIQ Persons In The World Of Work : ILO A document has been released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on “Inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in the world of work”. Around the world, LGBTIQ+ persons face harassment, violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, […]
75th Session Of World Health Assembly
75th Session Of World Health Assembly: World Health Assembly’s 75th session is being held at World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters (HQ), Geneva from 22nd to 28th May, 2022. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare emphasized upon India’s commitment towards building a more resilient global health security architecture. Health for peace, peace for health is […]
