Geneva | MCQs

Explanation

WHO founded: 7 April 1948

WHO HQ: Geneva

WHO members: 194

World Health Day: 7 April

Explanation

The ILO was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War 

International Labour Organization (ILO) declared World Day Against Child Labour on 2002

Pakistan has been an important and active member of the ILO since 31 October 1947.

Ratified 36 ILO Conventions.

The ILO Office was established in Pakistan in 1970.

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Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Parent organization: United Nations

Founder: Paris Peace Conference

Explanation

• The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
• It works to promote and protect human rights globally.
• It coordinating efforts and providing assistance to governments and organizations.

Explanation

Geneva is a city in Switzerland 

Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland. 

Geneva the most populous city of Romandy

Geneva is a global city, a financial center, and a worldwide center for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations,

including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross

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Explanation

The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.

Founded: 10 January 1920

Founder: Woodrow Wilson

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Ceased operations: April 20, 1946

Explanation

Mikhail Gorbachev was the Russian President during the signing of the Geneva Accord in 1988.

The Geneva Accords were agreements that led to the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

It playing a crucial role in ending the Soviet-Afghan War.

The four 1949 Conventions have been ratified by 196 states

Additional Information

It is based on parts of the Hague Convention (II) of 1899 and Hague Convention (IV) of 1907

The First Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1864, revised in 1906,1929, and finally 1949)

The Second Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1949, the successor of the Hague Convention (X) 1907)

The Third Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1929, last revision in 1949)

The Fourth Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1949

Explanation

The Geneva Accords, known formally as the agreements on the settlement of the situation relating to Afghanistan,

were signed on 14 April 1988 at the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations,

between Afghanistan and Pakistan,

with the United States and the Soviet Union serving as guarantors. 

Explanation

(ICRC) stands for The International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a humanitarian organization 

Founder of Red Cross: Henry Dunant

the  Red Cross was founded on February 17, 1863, in Geneva, Switzerland

Headquarters of Red Cross: Geneva, Switzerland

The parent organization of ICRC: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

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The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has won Nobel Prize three Times:

1. 1917,
2. 1944,
3. 1963

as well as in the award to Henri Dunant (1901)

Explanation

Geneva houses more than 40 international organizations,

more than 180 permanent missions

over 400 NGOs which makes it an important hub for the United Nations.

Explanation

The four 1949 Conventions have been ratified by 196 states

Additional Information

It is based on parts of the Hague Convention (II) of 1899 and Hague Convention (IV) of 1907

The First Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1864, revised in 1906,1929, and finally 1949)

The Second Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1949, the successor of the Hague Convention (X) 1907)

The Third Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1929, last revision in 1949)

The Fourth Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1949