International Organizations

Annual Meeting 2010 was organised at Davos, Switzerland from 27 - 31 January, 2010. The theme of the 40^th Davos Summit was “Improve The State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, and Rebuild”. Professor Karl Schwab is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.

A Russia-led defence bloc of ex-Soviet states has signed a cooperation pact with the United Nations that is likely to pave the way for the alliance's greater involvement in Afghanistan.

I.L.O. stands for International Labour Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations founded in 1919. It is headquartered in Geneva and is responsible for setting international labour standards and promoting social justice and decent work conditions globally.

The WHO is a specialized agency of the UN, not one of its six principal organs. The principal organs are: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council (suspended), International Court of Justice, and Secretariat.

The correct chronological order is: Dag Hammarskjoeld (1953-1961), U Thant (1961-1971), Kurt Waldheim (1972-1981), and Javier Perez de Cuellar (1982-1991). These served consecutively as UN Secretary-General.

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) is a permanent intergovernmental body established within the United Nations (UNO) in 1964. It deals with trade, investment, and development issues. While it cooperates with World Bank, IMF, and GATT, it is structurally part of the UN system.

Ban Ki-moon served as the 8th UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016, succeeding Kofi Annan. Pascal Lamy was Director-General of the World Trade Organization, not the UN.

Article 7 of the UN Charter specifies six principal organs: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. The Human Rights Commission is not listed as a principal organ - it was a subsidiary body replaced by the Human Rights Council in 2006.

The African Union had 53 member states at the time this question was framed (before South Sudan's independence in 2011). The G-4 nations (India, Brazil, Germany, Japan) sought AU support for UN Security Council expansion. The current strength is 55 members post-2011.

The IUCN Red List system was first conceived in 1963 and set a standard for species listing and conservation assessment efforts. For more than 30 years the Species Survival Commission has been evaluating the conservation status of species and subspecies on a global scale - highlighting those threatened with extinction and promoting their conservation.

Ksenia Sukhinov (spelled as Sakhinova in the question) from Russia won the Miss World 2008 title. The other options are unrelated - Sholokhov was a Russian writer, Sinatra was a singer, and Stallone is an actor.

WHO stands for World Health Organization (spelled 'Organisation' in British English), a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Established in 1948 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for its campaign against torture and its defense of human rights.

UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) is a UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. While other agencies like FAO focus on food or UNESCO on culture, UNICEF's primary mandate is the welfare and rights of children. It operates in over 190 countries and territories.