Explanation

The following major reports are published by World Economic Forum (WEF):

Global IT Report

Global Competitive Index

Energy Transition Report

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The European Commission announced a plan to mobilise €300 billion in public and private infrastructure investment around the world, a move seen as a response to China's Belt and Road strategy.

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The League of Nations was the international organisation.

formed by the Treaty of Versailles on 11 January 1920 to maintain world peace.

It was established to prevent wars by peaceful negotiations between world countries and to ensure disarmament or reduction in weapons manufacturing.

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INTERPOL has 195 member countries, making us the world's largest police organization.

They work together and with the General Secretariat to share data related to police investigations

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ANZUS: Australia, New Zealand, United States Security

ANZUS: A security agreement signed in 1951

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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

Explanation

United Nations Ocean Conference is being organized from June 27 to July 1, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal which will be co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Portugal.

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In October 2024, The World Bank set up a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) to assistant Ukraine. 

In June 2024, the leaders of G7 had agreed on a framework agreement to provide a loan of $50 billion to Ukraine. 

There has been a war between Russia and Ukraine since 2022.

Additional Information:

Ukraine is a country of Europe with its capital Kiev.

Ukraine is the second largest country by area in Europe after Russia. 

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The first Chairman of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) was General Hussain Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh.

He served as the Chairman during the organization's inaugural session in 1985.

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• Five new countries Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will formally become members on of BRICS on Jan 1, 2024.
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS total members: 10
  
• Latest BRICS member: South Africa (2010)
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 
• Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021 was: India
  
• Chairmanship of BRICS for 2022 is: China