International Current Affairs

India takes over SCO rotating presidency, to host the SCO summit next year. The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been handed over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan 16 September 2022. Delhi will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.

COP 27 is going to be held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 November – 18 November 2022. The incoming Egyptian COP27 Presidency has identified a range of topics focused on enhancing implementation and raising ambition on a broad range of issues related to climate change. Egypt has further designated several thematic days for focused discussions, including through side events, panel discussions, round tables, and other interactive formats to deliberate on and share with the wider audience. These include Finance Day, Adaptation and Agriculture Day, Water Day, Decarbonization Day, Science Day, Solution Day, Gender Day, Energy Day, Biodiversity Day, Youth and Future Generations Day, and Ace and Civil Society Day.

Every year on September 15, the International Day of Democracy is observed. The day is celebrated worldwide to recognize the significance of democracy and raise public understanding of democratic rights. According to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. The purpose of establishing the International Day of Democracy is to raise public awareness of the significance of protecting and actualizing human rights so that individuals might appreciate their importance. The International Day of Democracy was established in 2007 by a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since the first celebration of the International Day of Democracy in 2008, several legislative events have been held worldwide. The theme for the International Day of Democracy is selected. This year’s theme is “the importance of media freedom to democracy, peace, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

The 2022 SCO summit was the 22nd annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 15 and 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistan on September 17, 2021.

Iran officially joined the SCO, and all the participants signed the Samarkand Declaration in the end. Iran’s full membership in the SCO was announced by the President of Uzbekistan, which was applauded by the participants. China, Russia, India, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan attended the 22nd SCO summit. The SCO currently comprises Nine Member States (China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan).

The 2022 SCO summit was the 22nd annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 15 and 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in the T20I format.

Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015 when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Victoria. On 6 February 2017, she became the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, commemorating 65 years on the throne. In 2022, Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, and large-scale celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee occurred from 2–5 June. She reigned for 70 years, 7 months, and 2 days before her death on 8th September 2022.