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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The Trusteeship Council suspended its operations on 1 November 1994, after the independence of Palau, the last remaining UN trust territory.
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China has become the world's largest bilateral creditor, often lending more to developing countries than traditional institutions like the World Bank.
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The UN Security Council consists of 15 members: 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
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The UN General Assembly (UNGA) meets in regular sessions once a year, commencing in September.
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The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
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Historically, the CIS consisted of 11 former Soviet republics (after Georgia left, and Turkmenistan became an associate, and Ukraine withdrew participation). The number 11 is the standard answer in this context.
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The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 following the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.
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The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by the majority of signatories.
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The UN Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization.