Explanation

Mark Rutte is the current Secretary General of NATO since October 2024

He has also served as the prime minister of Netherlands.

He replaced Jens Stoltenberg to become NATO Secretary General.

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Explanation

The international organization for customs is the World Customs Organization (WCO).

WCO headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

WCO formed: January 1953

Explanation

NATO will to set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border in 2025.

Purpose: To lead land force operations in northern Europe during potential military conflicts.

Finland joined NATO in 2023 and is preparing for the alliance’s presence on its territory.

Additional Info About NATO

Full Form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Founded: 1949

Type: Military Alliance

Members: 32

HQ: Brussels, Belgium.

Explanation

OIC Stands for Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Total Current member= 57

OIC headquarters is located in Jadda.

It is the largest international organization outside of the United Nations.

The official languages of the OIC are:

1.  Arabic,
2. English, 
3. French.

It was founded in 1969 and had 25 members originally.

It changed its name on 28 June 2011 from the Organization of the Islamic Conference to its current name.

The first summit of OIC was held in Rabat

Explanation

The OECD headquarters are located at the Château de la Muette in Paris, France.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization that aims to promote economic growth, prosperity, and sustainable development among its member states.

It was established in 1961, with 38 member countries spanning the world, from North America and South America to Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Explanation

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in 1961, in Belgrade, Serbia

The Non-Aligned Movement is a forum of 120 developing world states

Headquarters: Central Jakarta, Indonesia

Founders:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Sukarno

Josip Broz Tito

Kwame Nkrumah

Gamal Abdel Nasse

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Pakistan Joined NAM in 1979

Explanation

SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional cooperation.

The first summit was held in Dhaka in Dec 1985.

Hussain Irshad was the president of Bangladesh at the time of establishment of SAARC 

Current members of SAARC are 8

Headquarters located in Khatmandu.

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Explanation

APEC stands for The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APEC is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 

Headquarters: Singapore

Founded: November 1989, Canberra, Australia

Founder: Bob Hawke

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