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On 11 September 2023, an Israeli delegation attended a meeting by the United Nations' cultural agency in Riyadh, in another sign that Saudi Arabia is opening up to Israel with Washington pressing for a full normalisation of ties.

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On 18 October 2023, The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel while calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza.

The US was the sole vote against the resolution, with 12 members voting in favour and Russia and the United Kingdom abstaining.

The brief draft resolution was moved by Brazil.

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International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 is hosted by Copenhagen, Denmark. 

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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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The first ever meeting of defence ministers of Group of Seven (G7) held in Italy.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto hosted this meeting.

This meeting held in October 2024.

Additional Information:

G7, group of seven is an organization. 

Founded in 1975

G7 has Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK & USA as its members. 

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International Conference on Nuclear Security 2024

Hosted by: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Edition: Fourth

Starting date: 20 May 

Closing date: 24 May

Venue: Vienna, Austria

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Summit for Democracy 2024

Edition: Third (first held in 2021)

Hosting country: South Korea 

Theme 2024: Democracy for Future Generations

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The 76th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland from 21 to 30 May 2023.

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BRICS International Competition Conference 2023

Edition: 8th

Venue: New Delhi, India

Dates: 11 to 13 Oct, 2023

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World Economic Forum Summit 2023

Edition: 53rd

Venue: Davos, Switzerland

Theme: Cooperation in a Fragmented World

Held: 16 to 20 Jan 2023