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Know about NATO

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)

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

 32. Sweden

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Israel was ordered on 24th May 2024 to halt its military operation in Palestine by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The ICJ issued provisional measures requiring Israel to end military operations in Rafah and open the border crossing for urgent aid deliveries.

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• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
• The UDHR enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings.
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was accepted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 during its third session  in Paris, France.
• On 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was accepted.
• There are 30 articles in the "Universal Declaration of human rights" detailing an individual's "basic rights and fundamental freedoms" and affirming their universal character as inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all human beings.

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The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City. 

They was founded on 24th Oct 1945

They founded after the Second World War (1939 to 1945)

UNO stands for United Nations Organization

The motto of UNO is “It’s your world!”.

The Member states are 193 States.

The Official languages:(06)

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947

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• The First United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro.
• The conference was held from June 3-14, 1992, and was also known as the "Earth Summit".
• It was attended by political leaders, diplomats, scientists, representatives of the media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 179 countries.

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Other names: G77+, G77+China

Total members: 134 (2019)

Founded on: 15 June,1964 (77 members)

Venue: Havana, Cuba

Cuban President: Miguel Diaz-Canel

It is a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80% of the global population, gathers on Sept 16, 2023, to promote a "new economic world order" 

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President Xi Jinping will skip the New Delhi summit since the 1st edition 2008 though in 2020 & 2021 - during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Premier Li Qiang will host his country's delegation.

About G20 summit 2023

Venue: New Delhi, India 

IMEC was formed during this summit.

IMEC stands for India- Middle East Europe Corridor

IMEC is envisioned as a network of transport corridors 

Indian PM Narendra Modi used nameplate: Bharat

Indian PM Narendra Modi handed over presidency to: Brazil

New member: African Union 

G20 new name: G21

Absent: Chinese President Xi Jinping

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