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United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP)

Source: News on Air Context: India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for a three-year term (2025–2028). About United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP): What It Is? The UN-GGIM-AP is one of the five regional …

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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC):

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: New Zealand is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Continued outbreaks of the coronavirus and related travel restrictions have confined the meeting to the virtual realm for a second straight year. As usual, the 21 APEC members will …

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