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FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization

FAO was founded on 16 October 1945

FAO headquarters located in Rome, Italy.

World Food Day is observed on 16 October. 

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In April 2023, Asian Development Bank has given 230 million dollars to Bangladesh for flood rehabilitation.

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On 29 March 2023, Saudi Arabia approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Dialogue partner status will be a first step within the organisation before granting the kingdom full membership.

Explanation

On 29 March 2023, Saudi Arabia approved a memorandum on granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Dialogue partner status will be a first step within the organisation before granting the kingdom full membership.

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• Jens Stoltenberg replaced Anders Fogh Rasmussen to become NATO Secretary General in 2014.
• Jens Stoltenberg hails from Norway.

• Jens Stoltenberg's contract has been extended for third rime in a row.

• Jens Stoltenberg will serve as NATO Chief until October 2024.

• Jens Stoltenberg has also served PM of Norway. 
  
  

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The CICA is an intergovernmental process comprising 27 countries from all across Asia.

Pakistan is one of its founding members.

CICA stands for Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

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About D-8 summit held in December 2024

Edition: 11th 

Venue: Egypt 

Azerbaijan was admitted to the D-8 as the 9th member on 19 Dec 2024

D-8 is the economic group of nine Muslim countries

The D-8 is an organization of nine Developing countries:

1. Bangladesh
   
2. Egypt
3. Indonesia
4. Iran
5. Malaysia
6. Nigeria
7. Pakistan
8. Turkey
9. Azerbaijan

India is not a member of the D-8 

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The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8

The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Headquarters: İstanbul, Türkiye

D8 was Established in Istanbul in 1997.

The Founder of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation: Necmettin Erbakan

Explanation

Zhang Ming took charge as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in January 2022 for a three-year term.

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NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 31 (29 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 4 April 2023, Finland became the 31st member on the 74th anniversary of NATO.

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

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