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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - August 2016

Aug 2016

Mar 15, 2024

Palestinian President Appoints Long-time Adviser as Prime Minister

President Mahmoud Abbas appointed Mohammad Mustafa as the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which runs parts of the occupied West Bank.
Mustafa, a US-educated economist and former senior World Bank official, is a long-time adviser to the President.
His predecessor, Mohammed Shtayyeh, resigned weeks ago, citing the emerging reality in the Gaza Strip.
Abbas is under pressure from the US to reform the PA so it can govern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war ends.

India Jumps 14 Ranks on UNDP Gender Inequality Index

The Gender Inequality Index 2022 was released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in their Human Development Report 2023/2024.
On the Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2022, India stood at rank 108 out of 193 countries with a score of 0.437. India stood at rank 122 out of 191 countries with a score of 0.490 in the Gender Inequality Index 2021.
This shows a significant jump of 14 ranks on GII 2022 vis-à-vis GII 2021.
Over the last 10 years, India's rank in GII has become consistently better, indicating progressive improvement in achieving gender equality in the country. In 2014, this rank was 127, which now has become 108.
The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is a composite measure that evaluates gender inequality across three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and labour market participation
It takes into account indicators such as maternal mortality ratio, adolescent birth rate, percentage of parliamentary seats held by women, population with secondary education by gender, and labour force participation by gender. A lower GII value indicates lower inequality between women and men.

Mar 14, 2024

Nepal PM Wins Trust Vote in Parliament for Third Time

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, as the Himalayan country struggled to maintain political stability.
Prachanda, a former guerilla leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), the third largest party in the House of Representatives, got 157 votes in the 275-member Lower House. He needed 138 votes to win the trust vote, his third since December 2022.

Mar 13, 2024

World's First 3D-Printed Mosque in Saudi Arabia

In a groundbreaking achievement, Jeddah celebrated the inauguration of the world's first mosque built using 3D printing technology. The mosque, located in the Al-Jawhara suburb of Jeddah, Saudi Arabian is named after the late Abdulaziz Abdullah Sharbatly and was commissioned by his wife, Saudi businesswoman Wajnat Abdulwahed, as a tribute to her late husband.

Mar 12, 2024

Embattled Haiti PM Ariel Henry Resigns

Amid escalating chaos in Haiti, the nation's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned. The leader assumed an unelected role in 2021 after the assassination of the country's last President, Jovenel Moïse.
Henry's resignation was announced by officials of the regional bloc CARICOM.

Mar 11, 2024

Sri Lanka's Opposition declines President's Invitation to Attend IMF Review Meeting

The Opposition in Sri Lanka on Sunday declined the invitation by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend a review meeting of the IMF bailout programme scheduled for Monday to help the cash-strapped nation to overcome the financial crisis it has been facing since 2022.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday last began its two-week-long second review of the March 2023 bailout of USD 2.9 billion spanning over 4 years. Two tranches of USD 330 million each were released in March and December of last year.
Wickremesinghe, who is also the finance minister, is the steer of the programme which had resulted in a series of unpopular reforms being set in to put Sri Lanka's bankrupt economy back on course.
The chief Opposition whip Lakshman Kiriella told reporters here that he has been in touch with the Opposition parties and they have decided that they would not attend the meeting.
Separately, giving his reasons for skipping the IMF meeting, the main Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said Wickremesinghe's invitation was disingenuous and lacking in good faith.

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