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• Corruption Perception Index 2023
• Total countries: 180
• Topper: Denmark
• Pakistan: 133 
• Bottom: Somalia

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SDG stands for sustainable development goal.

The SDGs, set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and intended to be achieved by the year 2030, are part of a UN Resolution called "The 2030 Agenda".

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UNCTAD projected an increase in the volume of global trade by about 12 percent to an estimated 32 trillion US dollars in 2022.

The report titled Global Trade Update released in December 2022.

UNCTAD stands for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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• Corruption Perception Index 2023
• Total countries: 180
• Topper: Denmark
• Pakistan: 133 
• Bottom: Somalia

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A deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and declared officially over in Uganda, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 11 January 2023.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released the ‘Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities’.

As per the report, many people with disabilities have the risk of premature death, even up to 20 years earlier than others, due to systemic and pervasive health disparities

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World Happiness Index 2023

Topper: Finland

Bottom: Afghanistan

Pakistan: 108

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According to survey released by UNO, The Arab region registered the world’s highest unemployment rate in 2022, about 12 per cent.

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Global Peace Index 2023

Releaser: Institute for economics and peace

Total countries: 163

Topper: Iceland

Bottom: Afghanistan 

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For the first time, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) put Myanmar in ‘Black List’ on 21 October 2022.

Iran and North Korea are already in Black List Category of FATF.

FATF plenary held in Paris, France from 20 to 21 October 2022.