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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 21 February 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

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UNEP@50:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions.   Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022.   About UNEP: Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment. UNEP was conceived to monitor the state of the environment, inform policy making with science and coordinate …

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UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA):

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently held a meeting with the women activists and applauded their courage and affirmed that the UN will continue to stand by the people of Afghanistan.   What is UNAMA? UNAMA was …

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UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: World leaders are planning to meet to discuss the renewal of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which expires on September 17.   Background: Taliban has launched a major nationwide offensive in the wake of the …

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Insights into Editorial: India’s UN journey, from outlier to the high table

Context: The 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) is an opportunity to look at the major trends, patterns and future challenges as far as India is concerned in terms of safeguarding its interests and promoting common good. That the UN is indispensable is uncontested despite the clamour for reforms to strengthen …

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