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The Foreign Office (FO) said that the New York State Assembly's decision to adopt a resolution marking Feb 5, 2021, as “Kashmir-American Day” was a "welcome development" and proof that India cannot hide "its gross and systemic violations of human rights of the Kashmiri people anymore".

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World Humanitarian Day is an international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have died working for humanitarian causes observed on 19 August.

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The COP-26 Climate Conference held in Glasgow focused on several key declarations:

1. Urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: A commitment to limit global warming to 1.5°C by significantly cutting emissions.
2. Launch of new initiatives and sector deals: Including efforts to phase out coal, curb methane emissions, and promote clean energy solutions.
3. Finalization of rules: Countries agreed on transparency rules for reporting emissions and mechanisms for international carbon trading.

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Corruption Perception Index is released by the Transparency International annually since 1995.

Transparency International is the non-governmental organisation.

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The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.

Formed: 2002

Secretary General: Imangali Tasmagambetov

Chairman: Alexander Lukashenko

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In September of 1954, the United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan formed the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO.

The purpose of the organization was to prevent communism from gaining ground in the region.

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The Arab League is a regional organization in the Arab World 

Founded: March 22, 1945

Headquarters located in Cairo, Egypt

Members: 22

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Transparency International Founded: May 4, 1993

Transparency International is based/headquarters in Berlin Germany

Transparency International e.V. is a German registered association

Founders: Peter Eigen, Olusegun Obasanjo

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Kazakhstan is the chair of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia from 2020 to 2024.