What is Red Channel Agreement?

The Red Channel Agreement was signed between the World Health Organization and IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) to implement the Emergency Medical Team Initiative. What is Emergency Medical Team Initiative? The initiative will strengthen the delivery of health and emergency medical services during humanitarian crisis. This will enable the organizations ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Armed Conflict • Geneva • Geneva convention • IFRC • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies • International Humanitarian Law • Red Cross • World Health Organisation (WHO)

Om Birla attended the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament: 5WCSP

The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla attended the virtual mode of Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP). Key highlights The two days long event was organized jointly by Geneva headquartered Inter Parliamentary Union and the Parliament of Austria with the assistance of the United Nations This is for the first time ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Geneva • Om Birla • Parliament of India • Speaker of the Lok Sabha • United Nations

Global Investment Trend Monitor No.33 Released by UNCTAD

The Geneva-based intergovernmental body, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its ‘Global Investment Trend Monitor report No.33’ on Monday, 20th January 2020, under which it listed the countries on the basis of receipts of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and stated that due to weaker macroeconomic performances, the global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Brazil • Foreign direct investment • Geneva • Global Investment Trend Monitor • United Kingdom • United Nations • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) • United States

WHO approves Biosimilar version of Trastuzumab Drugs

A specialized agency of the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time prequalified a biosimilar version of the drug- Trastuzumab, which is life-saving medicine for women globally. The World Health Organization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and is concerned with international public health. A biosimilar medicine is a type of ..

Topics: biopharmaceutical company • Biosimilar Drug • Geneva • Netherlands • Switzerland • Trastuzumab drug • United Nations • World Health Organisation

Geneva to host first Global Refugee Forum

The first ever Global Refugee Forum is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from 17-18 December 2019. It is being jointly hosted by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) along with Government of Switzerland. At GRF the international community will showcase and exchange good practices at national, regional or global levels. About Global Refugee Forum 2019 Objective: ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: GCR • Geneva • Global Compact on Refugees • Global Refugee Forum • Refugee crisis • Switzerland • Unga • UNHCR • United Nations Refugee Agency