International Organisation 

BRICS Expands Membership

 

• • Formation: 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, China; South Africa joined in 2010.

• • New Members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE.

• • Significance:
    

     

    • • Combined population: 3.5 billion (45% of global population).
    • • Accounts for 28% of the global economy.
    • • Produces 44% of the world’s crude oil.

• • Upcoming Events:
    

     

    • • Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship in 2024.
    • • BRICS Summit 2024 in Russia.

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G-33 Countries

 

• • Composition: 47 developing countries.

• • Focus: Permanent public stockholding solution for food security at WTO.

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COP 28

 

• • Host: Dubai.

• • Goals:
    

     

    • • Limit global warming to 1.5°C.
    • • Achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

• • Next COP: Baku 2024.

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EU Adopts First Law Against Violence on Women

 

• • Significance:
    

     

    • • First EU law to protect women from gender-based violence.
    • • Enforced across 27 EU countries.

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Comprehensive AI Law by European Parliament

 

• • Objective: Protect citizens’ rights and promote AI investment and innovation in Europe.

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46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM-46)

 

• • Host: Kochi, Kerala, India.

• • Theme: “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (The World is One Family).

• • Announcement: Maitri-II Antarctic Research Station by Minister Kiren Rijiju.

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WHO’s MeDevIS Platform

 

• • Launch: World’s first central hub for medical device information.

• • Objective: Simplify device selection, procurement, and naming systems using EMDN and GMDN.

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16th BRICS Summit (2024)

 

• • Date: October 22-24, 2024.

• • Host: Kazan, Russia (President Vladimir Putin).

• • Theme: “Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security”.

• • Key Points:
    

     

    • • Introduction of BRICS Pay, an alternative to SWIFT.
    • • Adoption of the Kazan Declaration supporting UN and Security Council reforms.
    • • BRICS Plus: Participation of 13 non-member countries.

• • Special: 17th BRICS Summit (2025) to be hosted by Brazil.

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G20 Summit 2024

 

• • Edition: 19th.

• • Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Museum of Modern Art).

• • Theme: “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet”.

• • Key Facts:
    

     

    • • First G20 Summit hosted in Brazil.
    • • First G20 Summit with African Union as a permanent member (joined during the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, 2023).

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Armenia Joins International Solar Alliance (ISA)

 

• • Membership: 104th full member.

• Formation: Established on November 30, 2015, during COP-21 by PM Narendra Modi and former French President François Hollande.