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On 6 January 2022, at a virtual summit, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, formally signed the RAA.

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Martin Moloney became secretary general of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) in: September 2021 

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Saudi Arabia Hosted the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit 10 times out of 41st sessions till January 5, 2021

Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by 6 countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates on 25 May 1981.

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UNEP stands for United Nations Environment Program.

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices

Formed in 1972.

Headquarters located in Nairobi.

World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5th.

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UNSC, a UN organ founded: 24th October 1945

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In September of 1954, the United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan formed the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO.

The purpose of the organization was to prevent communism from gaining ground in the region.

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WCO headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

WCO formed: January 1953

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• The main Aim of SAARC is regional cooperation
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• SAARC is an economic and political regional organization of countries in South Asia set up in 1985
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• SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional cooperation
• Headquarters are located in Khatmandu.
• Current members of SAARC are 8
  
• Naeem U. Hasan from Pakistani head of SAARC from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998

• Amjad Hussain B Sial is the second man from Pakistan to head of SAARC from 1 March 2017 till 29 February 2020

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• First Chairman of the SAARC.

• Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi Army Chief and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990

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                   In January 2025, Nigeria has been admitted as a "partner country" of the BRICS bloc.

                Nigeria is the ninth partner country.

               Nigeria aligns with BRICS on South-South cooperation and global governance reform.

  Know everything about BRICS: 

• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009)
• Indonesia became 10th member of BRICS in Jan 2025