The Conference of Parties (COP) is the apex decision-making body
UNFCCC was formed in 1994
To stabilize greenhouse gas emissions and to protect the earth from the threat of climate change
COP Presidency rotates among the five recognized UN regions
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog
inter-governmental body
It was established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris.
HQ: Paris
Grey List:
a warning to the country that it may enter the blacklist.
Black List:
Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (NCCTs) are put in the blacklist
e.g. Iran, North Korea
The G20 was formed in 1999 in the backdrop of the financial crisis of the late 1990s that hit East Asia and Southeast Asia in particular. Its aim was to secure global financial stability by involving middle-income countries.
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The members of the G20 are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union. Spain is invited as a permanent guest
India’s presidency will be “inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented”
The theme of India’s G20 chairmanship: “One Earth, One Family, One Future”.
An initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Indonesia, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) includes India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and Spain.
intergovernmental alliance
India holds around 3 percent of South Asia’s mangrove population. Besides the Sundarbans in West Bengal, the Andaman region, the Kachchh and Jamnagar areas in Gujarat to have substantial mangrove cover.
non-statutory body that is constituted by a notification of the Government of India
The Law Commission was first constituted in 1955 and has so far submitted 277 reports.
The Commission headed by Justice Awasthi is the 22nd Law Commission of India.