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Explanation

• International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated on December 9 each year.
• Theme 2022: Uniting the World Against Corruption
• Theme 2023: UNCAC AT 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption

Explanation

• The presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates monthly among its 15 members, in alphabetical order.
• Each member serves as president for one month, with the rotation occurring on the first day of each month.
• This rotation has been in place since 1946, and allows each member to preside over the Council's meetings and guide its work during their presidency.

Explanation

The Commonwealth is an association of countries across the world.

Commonwealth: political association of 56 member states

 It is home to 2.5 billion people

Founded: December 11, 1931

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founders: British Empire, UK Parliament

Explanation

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 (30 European & 2 North American countries)

Latest Member: Finland

NATO Type: Military Alliance

NATO Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye 

Last Member: On 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member.

List of NATO member countries

1.       Albania

2.       Belgium

3.       Bulgaria

4.       Canada

5.       Croatia

6.       Czechia

7.       Denmark

8.       Estonia

9.       France

10.   Germany

11.   Greece

12.   Hungary

13.   Iceland

14.   Italy

15.   Latvia

16.   Lithuania

17.   Luxembourg

18.   Montenegro

19.   Netherlands

20.   North Macedonia

21.   Norway

22.   Poland

23.   Portugal

24.   Romania

25.   Slovakia

26.   Slovenia

27.   Spain

28.   Turkiye

29.   United Kingdom

30.   United States

31.   Finland 2023

32.  Sweden 2024

Explanation

• Pakistan is not a member  of 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

The ILO was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War 

International Labour Organization (ILO) declared World Day Against Child Labour on 2002

Pakistan has been an important and active member of the ILO since 31 October 1947.

Ratified 36 ILO Conventions.

The ILO Office was established in Pakistan in 1970.

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Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Parent organization: United Nations

Founder: Paris Peace Conference

Explanation

• In 1954 Pakistan become a member of SEATO
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• SEATO is an abbreviation of: South East Asia Treaty Organization
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• SEATO was founded on 8th September 1954 and dissolved on 30th June 1977
  
  
• 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.
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Explanation

The UN Human Rights Committee monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by its member states.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a treaty body composed of 18 experts.

It was established by a 1966 human rights treaty.

Explanation

Permanent members of the UN Security Council are 5

• France
• China
• Uk
• USA 
• Russia

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The Security Council consists of 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for two years.

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The Headquarters is located in New York, United States

It was founded on October 24, 1945

Pakistan has become a non-permanent member of the Security Council seven Times:-

1.      1952-1953,

2.      1968-1969,

3.      1976-1977,

4.      1983-1984,

5.      1993-1994,

6.      2003-2004,

7.       2012-2013

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Explanation

The World Bank was established in 1944 to help rebuild Europe and Japan after World War II.

Its official name was the International Bank for Reconstruction and Devegelopment (IBRD).

World Bank:

World Bank established: July 1944

World Bank was established during: the Bretton Woods Conference

World Bank Members: 189

World Bank's aim: to provide loans and grants for various projects

World Bank headquarters: Washington, USA