International Current Affairs

CODA won all three awards it was nominated for, including Best Picture, becoming the first film distributed by a streaming service (Apple TV+), the first Sundance film premiere, and the first film featuring predominantly deaf actors in leading roles to win Best Picture.

British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has added another jewel to his crown as he wins his first Oscar for the critically acclaimed live-action short film The Long Goodbye. The 39-year-old was nominated last year for his performance in the film ‘Sound of Metal’. Becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, the actor spoke about all those who “feel like they don’t belong” in his acceptance speech which is winning hearts.

The world is set to celebrate World Meteorological Day 2022 on March 23 to spread awareness about the behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere and our role in protecting it. Celebrated each year since 1950, World Meteorological Day marks the foundational anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The WMO was founded seven decades ago and lists weather, climate, water, and environment as the primary aspects. Since World Meteorological Day is observed with a different theme every year, the WMO said that the theme for 2022 is ‘Early Warning and Early Action.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for 2022 is “Forests and sustainable production and consumption”.

Finland has been named the world`s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, closely followed by Lebanon. The latest list was completed before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Finland took top honors followed (in order) by Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.

A report published by the UN on 19 March 2022, ahead of Sunday’s International Day of Happiness, found that Afghanistan came last out of 149 countries examined in the survey. Lebanon, Botswana, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe rounded out the bottom five least happy countries.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 15 March 2022 adopted by consensus a resolution introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that proclaims March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. An UN-adopted resolution was introduced by Pakistan and marks the day when an Australian gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers and wounded 40 others in the 2019 New Zealand terror attacks.

The Museum of the Future  is an exhibition space for innovative and futuristic ideologies, services, and products. Located in the Financial District of Dubai, UAE, the Museum of the Future has three main elements: green hill, building, and void. Founded by the Dubai Future Foundation. It was set to open in 2021, but as of December of that year had yet to fully do so. The Government of the United Arab Emirates has later opened the museum on 22nd February of 2022.