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World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated on 21 April.

 United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to celebrate the day in 2017, and the first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated in 2018.

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The International Maritime Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping

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The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals.

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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

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About Antarctic Treaty

Singed: 1959

Signing location: Washington, USA 

Came into force: 1961

Current members: 56 countries

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On 18 October 2023, The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel while calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza.

The US was the sole vote against the resolution, with 12 members voting in favour and Russia and the United Kingdom abstaining.

The brief draft resolution was moved by Brazil.

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Indonesia on 20 January 1965, announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations "at this stage and under the present circumstances".

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The first Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was held at World Health Organisation (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva on October 30, 2018. 

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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are 8 goals aimed at improving the lives of the world's poorest people.

In 2000, 189 countries signed the Millennium Declaration at the UN Millennium Summit, committing to achieve these goals and eradicate poverty by 2015.

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The United Nations Security Council lifted sanctions against Eritrea in 2018 after 9 years.

The sanctions were imposed in 2009 due to accusations of supporting militant groups in Somalia and a border dispute with Djibouti.