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Important International
Groups & organisations
By Dr. Roman Saini
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Topics to be discussed
Political and Strategic Organisations & Groups:
1. United Nations
2. Organs of UN
3. Specialized agencies of UN
4. SAARC
5. BBIN
6. BCIM
7. BIMSTEC
8. MEKONG GANGA
9. SASEC
10. IORA
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Topics to be discussed
Political and Strategic Organisations & Groups:
11. NSG
12. MTCR
13. Hague Code of Conduct
14. Wassenaar Agreement
15. Australian Group
16. Nuclear weapon ban Treaty
17. Pelindaba Treaty
18. CTBT
19. OIC
20. SCO
21. GCC
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Topics to be discussed
Political and Strategic Organisations & Groups:
22. India-Africa forum summit
23. RIMES
24. UNCLOS
25. ITLOS
26. ISA
27. Council of Europe
28. Arctic Council
29. India’s law on Antarctica
30. Refugee Convention 1951
31. Vienna convention on Diplomatic relations
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Topics to be discussed
Political and Strategic Organisations & Groups:
Topics to be discussed
Miscellaneous
1. Raisina Dialogue
2. Shangri-La Dialogue
● The UN also provides a forum for its members to express their views in the
General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council,
and other bodies and committees.
● By enabling dialogue between its members, and by hosting negotiations, the
Organization has become a mechanism for governments to find areas of
agreement and solve problems together.
● The UN's Chief Administrative Officer is the Secretary-General.
General Assembly
● The Security Council has primary responsibility, under the UN Charter, for the
maintenance of international peace and security.
● It has 15 Members (5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members). Each
Member has one vote.
● Under the Charter, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council
decisions.
● The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to
the peace or act of aggression.
● It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and
recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.
● The Economic and Social Council is the principal body for coordination, policy
review, policy dialogue and recommendations on economic, social and
environmental issues, as well as implementation of internationally agreed
development goals.
● It serves as the central mechanism for activities of the UN system and its
specialized agencies in the economic, social and environmental fields,
supervising subsidiary and expert bodies.
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● It has 54 Members, elected by the General Assembly for overlapping
three-year terms. It is the United Nations’ central platform for reflection,
debate, and innovative thinking on sustainable development.
Trusteeship Council
UN Specialized Agencies
● The UN specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working
with the United Nations.
● All were brought into relationship with the UN through negotiated
agreements. Some existed before the First World War.
● Some were associated with the League of Nations. Others were
created almost simultaneously with the UN.
● Others were created by the UN to meet emerging needs.
ITU
UNWTO
WMO
Zangger Committee
● The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee is
a result of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which
entered into force in 1970.
○ (a) maintains and updates a list of equipment that may only be exported if
safeguards are applied to the recipient facility (called the "Trigger List"
because such exports trigger the requirement for safeguards); and
Pelindaba Treaty
● The African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of
Pelindaba which is named after South Africa's main Nuclear Research
Centre.
● It aims to establish a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Africa. It also prohibits
any attack against nuclear installations in the zone by parties of the treaty.
● The Treaty requires all parties to apply full-scope International Atomic Energy
Agency(IAEA) safeguards to all their peaceful nuclear activities.
● South Sudan is not a signatory to this treaty.
● Other Nuclear Free zone Treaties- Antarctica, Tlatelolco (Latin American and
Caribbean), Rarotonga (South Pacific), Bangkok (ASEAN).
UNCLOS
● The convention gives a clear definition on Internal Waters,
Territorial Waters, Archipelagic Waters, Contiguous Zone,
Exclusive Economic Zone, and Continental Shelf.
● According to UNCLOS, Landlocked states are given a right of
access to and from the sea, without taxation of traffic through
transit states.
● India is a member to this agreement & Israel has not ratified this treaty.
● while three other UN member states (Egypt, North Korea and South Sudan)
have neither signed nor acceded to the treaty.
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● 193 States committed to the Chemical Weapons Convention
● 98% of the global population live under the protection of the Convention
● The organisation was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize "for its
extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"
World Bank
● And the founding of the International Development Association in
1960 put greater emphasis on the poorest countries, part of a steady
shift toward the eradication of poverty becoming the Bank Group’s
primary goal.
● The subsequent launch of the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency further rounded out the Bank Group’s ability to connect global
financial resources to the needs of developing countries.
Capacity Development
● The IMF works with governments around the world to modernize their
economic policies and institutions, and train their people.
● This helps countries strengthen their economy, improve growth and create
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World Trade Organisation
● Location (Headquarters): Geneva, Switzerland
● Established: 1 January 1995
● Created by: Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-94)
● Membership: 164 members representing 98 per cent of world trade
● Budget: 197 million Swiss francs for 2018
● Head: Roberto Azevêdo (Director-General)
Functions of WTO:
● Administering WTO trade agreements
● Forum for trade negotiations
● Handling trade disputes
● Monitoring national trade policies
● Technical assistance and training for developing countries
● Cooperation with other international organizations
Summary:
● ASEAN= Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
● RCEP= ASEAN + 6 ( People's Republic of China, Japan, South
Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India).
● EAS= (ASEAN+ 6) + USA + Russia.
G20
European Union
● A monetary union has been established within union but lacks
common Fiscal union. EU is composed of 28 member states but only
19 EU member states use the Euro as currency (Eurozone).
● The Lisbon Treaty now contains a clause under Article 50, providing
for a member to leave the EU.
● United Kingdom enacted the result of a membership referendum in
June 2016 and is currently negotiating its withdrawal.
● The EU as a whole is the largest economy in the world. EU has a
common foreign and security policy, thus developing a
coordinated external relations and defence.
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● APEC is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free
trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
● The criterion for membership is that the member is a separate economy,
rather than a state and the result of it is the inclusion of Taiwan
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NAFTA, MERCOSUR & TTIP
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
● It is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating
a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
● The goal of NAFTA was to eliminate barriers to trade and investment between
the U.S, Canada and Mexico.
MERCOSUR
● It is sub regional bloc with members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Venezuela was suspended from membership in 2016.
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
● It is a proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the United
States, with the aim of promoting trade and multilateral economic growth.
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Miscellaneous
Raisina Dialogue
● It is India‘s flagship conference of Geopolitics and geo-economics
held annually in New Delhi.
● It is organized by Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with
Observer Research Foundation, an independent think tank in
India.
● The conference is committed to address the most challenging issues
facing the global community.
● The first inaugural session was held in March 2016 with the theme
“Asia:Regional and Global Connectivity ”
Raisina Dialogue
● Theme of the 2019 Dialogue is "A World Reorder: New Geometries;
Fluid Partnerships; Uncertain Outcomes”
● This discussions will seek to address issues arising from ongoing
global transitions and changes to the world order, triggered by unique
leaders, innovative partnerships and new technologies
● The inaugural address was delivered by Prime Minister of Norway H E
Ms Erna Solberg.
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