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World Health Day is celebrated on April 7, marking the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948.
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Originally (until 2001), it was the third Tuesday of September. Since 2002, it is fixed on September 21. The question reflects the old system.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) commenced operations on January 1, 1995.
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The WTO headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
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ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is a regional intergovernmental organization, not a UN agency.
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The International Development Association (IDA) is known as the 'soft loan window' because it provides concessional loans to the world's poorest countries.
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The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 16 January 1987.
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The IMF (International Monetary Fund) is a separate organization from the World Bank Group, although they were both created at Bretton Woods. IBRD, IDA, and IFC are World Bank Group institutions.
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Sweden is not a member of the G7. The members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.
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Bangladesh is a member of the OIC, NAM, and UN, but it is not an oil exporter and thus not a member of OPEC.