Explanation

The 2018 meeting of the G20 Leaders' Summit will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10 years after the first G20 Leaders' Summit took place in Washington, DC.

Explanation

 The 2nd RCEP Summit was held in Singapore on November 14, 2018. 

Additional information 

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a free trade agreement among the 15 Members 

All ten members of ASEAN (excludes candidate member  East Timor):

1 Brunei

 2 Cambodia

3 Indonesia

4 Laos

5 Malaysia

6 Myanmar

 7 Philippines

 8 Singapore

9 Thailand

10 Vietnam

The three East Asian members of ASEAN Plus Three:

11 China

12 Japan

13 South Korea

The two Oceanian members of ASEAN Plus Six:

14 Australia

15 New Zealand

The 15 member countries account for about 30% of the world's population (2.2 billion people) and 30% of global GDP ($29.7 trillion)

The RCEP was signed virtually on November 15, 2020, on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

RCEP) was signed virtually, and organized by Vietnam

Effective: 1 January 2022

Language: English 

Explanation

About G20 summit 2025

Venue: South Africa

Dates: 22-23 Nov 2025

Theme: Solidarity, equality, and sustainability

Note: 19th G20 summit has held in Brazil in 2024

Additional information:

G20, Group of the Twenty, is a global organization

G20 was founded in 1999

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Explanation

• • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021: India

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2022: China

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2023: South Africa

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2024: Russia
• 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) 

Explanation

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in the capital of the Republic of Niger, Niamey, on 27 and 28 November 2020, on the theme “United against Terrorism for Peace and Development”.

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Explanation

Word Government Summit 2023

Venue: Dubai, UAE

Date: 13 February 2023

Theme 2023: Shaping Future Governments 

Explanation

Held on 04-12-2016 in Amritsar, India.

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Explanation

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.

Explanation

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) under the theme (Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice, and Development) in Pakistan, on March 22-23, 2022.

Explanation

The first Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was held at World Health Organisation (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva on October 30, 2018.