Geneva
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
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. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
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, ..
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 ..