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Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003 under Robert Mugabe. (Note: It has since applied to rejoin).
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Refers to the 2004 election where Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu of Turkey became the first democratically elected Secretary General of the OIC.
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Japan is the only Asian member of the G8 (now G7). The group consists of highly industrialized nations.
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The name 'United Nations' was coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942.
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The UN has 6 principal organs: GA, SC, ECOSOC, Trusteeship Council, ICJ, and Secretariat. Wait, Trusteeship Council IS a principal organ (though inactive). The question implies a trick or error. 'All of these' are organs.
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Reuters is an international news organization owned by Thomson Reuters, with its headquarters originally in London, United Kingdom.
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The SAARC Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) is located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It focuses on human resource development in the region.
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United Nations Day is observed on October 24th each year, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945.
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Historically, the EU had 28 members when Croatia joined in 2013. Since the UK left (Brexit) in 2020, the number is now 27. The answer 28 reflects the pre-Brexit context.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has its headquarters in Rome, Italy.