Geneva Current Affairs, GK & News
75th Edition of the World Health Assembly
From 22nd to 28th May 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first in-person Health Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. What is the theme of this year’s health assembly? “Health for peace, peace for health” is the theme for this year’s assembly. The COVID-19 pandemic along ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: COVID 19 pandemic • Geneva • Sustainable Financing Working Group • Switzerland • World Health Assembly • World Health Organization
Global Collaboration Advanced Vaccinology Training
Indian experts who are managing the programme for national covid-19 immunization are collaborating with specialists from other countries to devise a comprehensive vaccinology-related training programme. Overview: In a ‘Global Collaboration Advanced Vaccinology Training’ meeting, the Indian specialists have participated. This meeting was held in Geneva. In this meeting discussions were held regarding the need for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Dr. N.K. Arora • Geneva • Global Collaboration Advanced Vaccinology Training • National Immunization Technical Advisory Group
UN report: World Economy Expected to regain 2020 losses
The United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects report has said that, the world economy is expected to recover slightly by 4.7 percent in the year 2021. The economy had declined by 4.3 percent in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlights that, this loss in 2020 was more than double the impact of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Geneva • United Nations • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) • United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) • World Economic Situation and Prospects Report
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 / World 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