International | MCQs

Explanation

• UNESCO has announced that the United States will rejoin the agency in July 2023 four years after leaving due to allegations of bias against Israel.
• The US stopped funding UNESCO, worth millions of dollars, in 2011 after Palestine became a member of the agency.
• Palestine was included as a non-member observer state in 2012, granting them participation in General Assembly proceedings.

Explanation

The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations.

It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco

The Charter consists of 111 articles grouped into 19 chapters

It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and framework of the UN system.

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including its six principal organs:

the Secretariat,

the General Assembly,

the Security Council,

the Economic and Social Council,

the International Court of Justice,

and the Trusteeship Council.

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UNO Membership: 193 member states; 2 observer states

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UNO Official languages: (06)

Arabic

Chinese;

English;

French;

Russian;

Spanish;

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Explanation

ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization

ISO was founded on 23 February 1947

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Membership: 170 members (39 correspondents and 4 subscribers)

Official languages

1. English
2. French
3. Russian

Explanation

The Maastricht Treaty established the EU, created EU citizenship, and paved the way for the euro.

It was signed by 12 countries.

It laid the foundations for the euro and set criteria for countries to join.

Explanation

The World Bank's powers are vested in the Board of Governors, which is the highest decision-making body of the World Bank.

The Board of Governors consists of one governor and one alternate governor from each of the World Bank's member countries.

Explanation

• 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

In the 20th century, another organization established for multi-purposes, aside from the United Nations, was the League of Nations.

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

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

It is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations.

It was founded in 1899.

It was the first international organization for health care professionals.

Explanation

RCD was established on: 21 July, 1964

RCD was dissolved in: 1979

RCD stand for Regional Cooperation for Development

RCD: Established by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey

RCD headquarters: Iran

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