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UN-WMO Goal for Climate Early Warning Systems
A project has been announced by the United Nations to put every individual on the planet in early weather-warning systems range within the next five years as natural disasters have grown frequent and more powerful due to the effects of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Former UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar passes away
Former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar recently passed away at the age of 100, in his native country Peru. The veteran diplomat served as United Nations Secretary General from 1981 to 1991 and led the UN during the Iran-Iraq war ..
Guyana takes over G77 Chairmanship for 2020
The South American country Guyana recently took over the chairmanship of the Group of 77 (G77) for the year 2020 from Palestine, which chaired the group for 2019. The Foreign Minister of Palestine formally handed over the gavel to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Pakistan Foreign Minister to US for Resolving Tensions in the Middle East
For de-escalating and resolving tensions between Washington and Tehran, a neighbor of Iran, Pakistan is trying to insert itself on a mediating role as its Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be on a two-day visit to the United States ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Cash-Strapped UN thanks India for paying 2020 Annual Dues ahead of Schedule
Responsible for maintaining international peace and security, the intergovernmental organization, United Nations (UN) has been facing a severe financial crisis because of the unpaid annual dues of almost one-third of its member states, this was informed by the UN Secretary-General, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
UN appoints Indian Army veteran Abhijit Guha as head of Hodeidah mission
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of United Nations (UN) appointed India’s Lieutenant General (Retired) Abhijit Guha as the head of UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen. Guha, who has 39 years of national and international military experience will be succeeding Danish Lieutenant ..