Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 countries to develop policies and standards for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats to the integrity of the ..

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is an international agreement that seeks to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and further ..

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a global environmental organization founded in 1948 with the mission to influence, encourage, and assist societies throughout the world in conserving the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that ..

Member States of the Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 56 independent and sovereign states, most of which are former territories of the British Empire. The member states of the Commonwealth span Africa, Asia, the ..

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a United Nations agency established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention. The agency is headquartered in Vienna, ..

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), formerly known as the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), is a United Nations agency that serves as the focal point for disaster risk reduction coordination within the United ..

Sushma Swaraj’s Tenure as External Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj, an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), served as the Minister of External Affairs of India from May 2014 to May 2019. She was the second woman to hold this position after ..

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, also known as the DoNER Ministry, is a branch of the Government of India that is responsible for the socio-economic development of the eight states in the North Eastern Region (NER) of ..