Explanation

In March 2023, Poland pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Poland is the first NATO member to do so.

Explanation

Know about NATO

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April, 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 

Latest Member: Finland

Type: Military Alliance

Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye  

On 4 April 2023, Finland became 31st member on 74th anniversary of NATO.

Explanation

The U.N. said Friday that seven countries are so far behind in paying their dues that they are losing their voting privileges in the 193-member General Assembly.

Venezuela, Lebanon, Central African Republic, Gambia, Lesotho, Tonga and Yemen.

Explanation

The G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union.

Founded: September 26, 1999.

First G20 summit held in 2008 in the (USA)

Explanation

The World Health Organization (WHO) certified the countries of Azerbaijan and Tajikistan free of malaria on 29 March 2023.

Explanation

United Nations General Assembly declared 2010-2020 the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification in 2007.

Explanation

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was founded in 1989

One year is the tenure of FATF President Ship which rotates among member Countries

FATF Headquarter located in Paris

FATF Members countries are 39

FATF Official language are English and French

Explanation

• Amnesty International is a non-government organization focused on Protection of Human Rights
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• Amnesty International headquarters in the London
• Amnesty International founded in 1961
• Amnesty International  by Englishman Peter Benenson
• Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries.
• Amnesty International's global website provides extensive information on human rights in specific countries.
• The Nobel Peace Prize 1977 was awarded to Amnesty International "for worldwide respect for human rights."

Explanation

13 countries have been added to BRICS in October 2024

BRICS summit held in Kazan, Russia from 22 to 24 Oct 2024.

Following 13 partner countries are added: 

1. Malaysia

2. Algeria

3. Belarus

4. Bolivia

5. Cuba

6. Indonesia

7. Kazakhstan

8. Nigeria

9. Thailand

10. Turkiye

11. Uganda

12. Uzebkistan

13. Vietnam

Explanation

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in an air strike in Iran in July 2024.

Experts believe this could lead Iran to increase attacks against Israel through its allies, known as the Axis of Resistance.

This coalition of Iranian-backed groups includes Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and the Houthis.

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