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Sudan removed from State sponsors of Terrorism List
On November 9, 2020, Sudan was removed from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. India has welcomed its removal. Also, India welcomed the normalisation of Sudan’s relations with Israel. Sudan-Israel After UAE, Bahrain, Sudan became the third country to normalise its relations with Israel in the last two months. On October 23, 2020, Sudan ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Civil War • India-US • state sponsors of terrorism list • Sudan • Terrorism
November 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Every year, the International Day for Preventing the exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is marked on November 6. The resolution to celebrate the day was passed in 2001. Need According to the United Nations Environment Programme, a least 40% of internal conflicts are linked to the exploitation of natural resources in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Civil War • international day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict • UN Peace Keeping Operations • UNDP • UNEP • UNHABITAT • United Nations
Civil war in Yemen
The nation of Yemen which is located on the lower South East Corner of Saudi Arabia has been embroiled in a massive civil war for over 5 years now.? What has happened? In what began as the ouster of a democratically elected President by a group of religious adherents and the supporters of the former ..
Topics: Civil War • Humanitarian Crisis • Saudi Arabia • Terrorism • Yemen
UNSC adopts Resolution 2428 to impose arms embargo on South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted Resolution 2428 (2018) to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, almost five years after ruinous civil war was started in infant country. The resolution was drafted by United States and won minimum nine votes needed in favor to none against with 6 abstentions. Yes votes: United ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Civil War • International • Resolution 2428 (2018) • South Sudan • UNSC
Colombia passes FARC amnesty law
Colombia’s Congress passed a law granting amnesty to Marxist FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels as part of historic peace deal reached between rebels and Government. The Senate passed the bill 69-0 votes after the House of Representatives approved it by 121-0 votes. This is another step to formally end to 52 years of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: Amnesty Law • Civil War • Colombia • FARC • International