Where was the Amazon Summit 2023 held?
- A. Brazil
- B. Chile
- C. Argentina
- D. Mexico
Correct Answer: A. Brazil
This year’s Amazon Summit was held in the Brazilian city of Belém, in which the Amazon nations discussed how the rainforest is manage. On the final day (August 9) of the summit, 12 countries called on wealthy nations to meet their climate funding obligations. A joint statement issue during the summit called for the development of a financing mechanism in which the international community could pay for the critical services provided by forests.
Correct Answer: C. New Delhi
The Ninth P20 Summit will be host by Parliament of India in cooperation with IPU in New Delhi. The Summit was preceded by a Parliamentary Forum on 12 October 2023. The theme of the Summit is Parliaments for One Earth, One Family, One Future, which draws inspiration from the ancient Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is one Family)
Correct Answer: C. Ms. Tang Yu
In a scene lifted straight out of a science fiction movie, a Chinese metaverse corporation has becomed the first to appointed a robot as its CEO. The AI-powered virtual humanoid robot, named ‘Ms. Tang Yu’, has been announced as the Rotating CEO of China’s NetDragon Websoft – a company that develops and operates multiplayer online games as well as mobile applications. This will make Tang Yu the first ever robot to hold an executive position in a company.
Correct Answer: B. 18 to 24 September
Each year, the week brings awareness to the isolation that deaf people can experience, whilst promoting social inclusion of those with hearing loss. The week also generates awareness of British Sign Language, spreading the form of communication to make society a more accessible place for people with hearing loss. The UK Council on Deafness supports deaf people and their families, as well as celebrates local organisations that provide support to the deaf community.
Correct Answer: D. Medication Safety
World Patient Safety Day 2022 will be celebrate on 17 September 2022. World Patient Safety Day is one of WHO’s global public health days. It was established in 2019 by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 – “Global action on patient safety”. Its objectives are to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding, and work toward global solidarity and action by the Member States to enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm. It is in this context that medication Safety’ has been selected as the theme for World Patient Safety Day 2022, with the slogan ‘Medication Without Harm’. The global campaign reaffirms the objectives of the WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm launched by WHO in 2017.
Correct Answer: C. St. George’s Chapel
Elizabeth II is due to be buried in the chapel on 19 September 2022 following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will be interred in the chapel on the same date.
Correct Answer: C. 19 August
On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopt a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD). This year, our World Humanitarian Day campaign brings together the global humanitarian community to mark the twentieth anniversary of the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, and to show our unwavering commitment to deliver for the communities we serve, no matter who, no matter where and #NoMatterWhat.