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Explanation

The United Nations Organization (UNO) was founded in 1945 after World War II to promote peace and prevent future global conflicts.

It replaced the League of Nations and became the most significant global diplomatic outcome of the war.

Explanation

• • Six new countries Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Argentina, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were invited to become members of BRICS.
  • Five countries became full members of BRICS on Jan 1, 2024.
  • However, Argentina declined to join BRICS.

• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

Explanation

WTO is the successor of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

WTO members: 164

WTO headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

WTO was created on January 1, 1995

WTO official languages: English, French, Spanish

Explanation

The Bretton Woods agreement and system created a collective international currency exchange regime 

That lasted from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s

 It set global financial rules after WWII and led to the creation of IMF & World Bank.

Explanation

The founding members of the Commonwealth of Nations, along with the United Kingdom, were

• Australia,
• Canada,
• New Zealand,
• South Africa,
• Irish Free State (Ireland

Member states: 56 states

Working language:English

Headquarters: London

Founded: December 11, 1931.

Explanation

Human Rights Watch headquartered in New York City

It is an international non-governmental organization

HRW stands for Human Rights Watch 

It was founded in 1978 (as Helsinki Watch)

Additional information:

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December

Explanation

A recent goal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to promote modest growth: 

Global growth

The IMF projects that the world economy will grow at 3.2% in 2024 and 2025, which is the same pace as in 2023.

This is below the historical average of 3.8% from 2000–2019.

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The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces were awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1988 in recognition of their efforts to promote peace and security worldwide.

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The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations.

It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco.

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The 2019 G20 Osaka summit was the fourteenth meeting of the G20,

It is a forum of 19 countries 

It was held on 28–29 June 2019 at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka.

It was the first G20 summit to be hosted by Japan