Monthly Current Affairs October 2016 “INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS” key points to Remember.
Pakistan officially postponed the SAARC Summit to be held here next month after India along with four other member states of the regional grouping decided against attending the meet.
India formally joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement. It is been done by submitting its instrument of ratification at UN headquarters in New York on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.The language of the agreement was negotiated by representatives of 195 countries at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Paris and adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015. India accounts for about 4.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
European Union ministers approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement at a historic meeting of the Environment Council in Brussels.The 28 EU member nations together account for close to 12 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Colombian voters appeared to have shocked their government by blasting away its hopes for a historic peace deal with communist FARC rebels near-complete referendum results showed. With votes more than 99 per cent of vote polling stations counted, 50.2 per cent opposed the accord while 49.8 per cent supported it – a
difference of less than 63000 votes out of 13 million ballots.
difference of less than 63000 votes out of 13 million ballots.
China’s yuan joined the International Monetary Fund’s basket of reserve currencies in a significant event for the government’s campaign for recognition as a global economic power. The yuan joined the dollar, euro, yen and pound in the IMF’s special drawing rights(SDR) basket, which determined currencies that countries could receive as part of IMF loans.
With the passage of a new law, which was aimed at combating climate change, Francehas become the first country in the world to completely ban disposable plastic cups, plates and other utensils.
India protested against the blocking of its latest bid to have Jaish-i-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar put on a United Nations terror blacklist following a deadly attack on an Indian air force base.
President Barack Obama had lifted US economic sanctions on Myanmar, terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security.
The moderate Islamist Party of Justice and Development had won Morocco’s national elections, despite frustration with its handling of the economy in its five years leading the government and a
challenge from a party close to the royal palace.
challenge from a party close to the royal palace.
The Russian and Turkish leaders had agreed to intensify military and intelligence contacts after a meeting in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin assented on the need for aid to get to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has now included “Aiyoh” and “Aiyah” in its latest addition
this September. The OED does four updates every year.
this September. The OED does four updates every year.
Beijing rapped Washington for its interventions in Asia, as tensions grow between the two powers over territorial disputes in the South China Sea and to handle increasingly erratic North Korea. Speaking at the 7th annual Xiangshan regional defence forum in Beijing, Chang Wanguan, China’s defence minister, levied thinly veiled criticism at recent US involvement in Asia’s trouble spots.
Israel suspended cooperation with the UNESCO, a day after the U.N. cultural agency adopted a draft
resolution on the Temple Mount and Western Wall.
resolution on the Temple Mount and Western Wall.
The Maldives announced that it would leave the Commonwealth, weeks after the organisation
warned it could be suspended because of its lack of progress in promoting therule of law and
democracy.
warned it could be suspended because of its lack of progress in promoting therule of law and
democracy.
Bangladesh, China agreed to elevate their ties to strategic partnership. They have agreed to enhance the alignment of the development strategies of the two countries, fully tap the potentials of cooperation in various areas, work on “the Belt and Road Initiative” so as to realize sustainable development and common prosperity of the two countries
Brazil has opened the first sanctuary with Guida and Maia in in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso for elephants to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus animals from across the region.The first phase of the project will host up to six animals.
Pakistan warned “appropriate action” if India violated the Indus Water Treaty and it was closely monitoring the situation, amid reports that New Delhi might revisit the key water sharing accord.
BIMSTEC Leaders’ Retreated 2016 Outcome –commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms.
The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) countries have expressed commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and
manifestations.
manifestations.
Kuwait’s Emir Sabah bin Ahmed al-Sabah announced the dissolution of parliament and early elections on Nov. 26. This came hours after an appearance on Al-Rai Television by parliament speaker Marzouk al-Ghanim calling for such elections to take place.
India and Algeria have reiterated their resolve to fight against the terrorism which has become a serious threat to global peace and security. During the separate meetings with President of the National People’s Assembly MohamedLarbi Ould Khalifa and President of Council of Nation Abdelkader Bensalah in Algiers.
A Saudi Arabian Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was executed in October 2016 for shooting a man, Adel al-Mohaimeed, dead. He Prince shot the man during a noisy fight three years ago in the capital Riyadh.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents from October 21, 2016.The ban extends to all Indian content on cable and radio being aired in Pakistan.
Iraq’s Parliament passes law to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol in the country under Article 14. It was also passed by MPs in Baghdad. It was announced by a veteran Christian MP, Yonadam Kanna.
The government of Kyrgyzstan resigned after the president’s party quit the ruling coalition, inducing fears the Central Asian country could plunge into instability.
Gambia has announced that it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the third African country to declare its departure. The announcement came after similar decisions this month by South Africa and Burundi.
Mr. Y.K. Sinha, High Commissioner of India inaugurated the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Library and Resource Centre in Sri Palee College at Horana in Sri Lanka on October 28, 2016. It is renovated by the Government of India at a total cost of SLR 38 million.
Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including affecting their developing brains ,a study was released by the United Nations.
A UN General Assembly committee voted to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons despite strong opposition from the world’s nuclear powers. A declaration presented by Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazilwas adopted by a vote of 123 to 38, with 16 abstentions following weeks of lobbying by the nuclear powers for ‘no’ votes.
Diwali was respected for the first time at the United Nations, with the world body’s imposing headquarters here lit up especially on the occasion of the Indian festival of lights.