Explanation

On 6 June 2023, The Republic of Korea, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Guyana, were elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2024-25 term during the elections held at the UN headquarters in New York.

These countries will take responsibilities on 1 January 2024 and serve till 31 December 2025.

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• عالمی عدالت انصاف کا ہیڈکوارٹر ہیگ میں واقع ہے۔
• ہیگ ایک شہر ہے جو نیدرلینڈ میں واقع ہے۔ 
• عالمی عدالت انصاف کے 15 ججز ہوتے ہیں۔ 
  
  

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• The latter of the three functions (i.e., the negotiating forum) has periodically end up dominant and then disappeared through the years, in a cyclical fashion, via so-known as rounds of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) organized beneath the auspices of the GATT. In total, seven such rounds had been held prior to the Uruguay round, which become released in Punta del Este in September 1986.
• The preceding rounds often targeted on tariff negotiations, except for the Tokyo spherical concluded in 1979. The latter became the primary primary try for the reason that introduction of the GATT itself to cope with its “rules” content material, and negotiations in it led to a fixed of so-referred to as Agreements on Nontariff Measures (regularly referred to as NTM Codes). but despite this partial exception, with none doubt, a key characteristic and result of the GATT-primarily based system became to lessen tariff limitations to trade.

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General Assembly, Security Council, and ICJ (International Court of Justice) are all organs of the United Nations (UN).

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a military alliance, not part of the UN system, making it the odd one out.

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The G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union.

Founded: September 26, 1999.

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The European Union (EU) passed its first legislation to combat violence against women.

The law requires all EU countries to criminalize female genital mutilation, forced marriage and online harassment.

The law has been adopted in May 2024.

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India, Afghanistan, Bhutan & Bangladesh decide to pull out the conference.

Scheduled to be held: November 2016 (in Islamabad)

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• The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on January 16, 1987, by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan.
• Abul Ahsan served as the first Secretary-General.
  
• It was inaugurated by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal.
• SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
• It was founded in Dhaka on December 8, 1985.
• Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.

• 1. Afghanistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Bhutan 4. India 5. Nepal 6. Maldives 7. Pakistan 8. Sri Lanka

• 1. Australia 2. China 3. European Union 4. Iran 5. Japan 6. Mauritius 7. Myanmar 8. South Korea 9. United States of America

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People's Liberation Army, Unified Organization of China

It is one of the largest military forces in the world. 

Its founder is Mao Zedong, Zhu De

It was founded on August 1, 1927, in China

Headquarters:  Beijing

The PLA consists of five service branches:

1. the Ground Force,
2. Navy,
3. Air Force,
4. Rocket Force, 
5. Strategic Support Force. 
   

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) works to eliminate money laundering and terror financing.

FATF sets international standards and promotes effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational measures.