Context:
At a recently held Arab League Summit, UN chief appealed for the Gaza ceasefire and regional unit
Arab League:
- Intergovernmental pan-Arab organisation of Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Also called – League of Arab States
- Headquarters – Cairo, Egypt.
- Formed on – 22nd March 1945, following the adoption of the Alexandria Protocol in 1944
- Objective – To strengthen and coordinate the political, cultural, economic, and social programs of its members and to mediate disputes among them
- Members – 22 Arab countries
- Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
- India has observer status.
- Functioning – Makes decisions on a majority basis, but there is no mechanism to compel members to comply with resolutions.
- Each member has one vote on the Council, decisions being binding only on those states that have voted for them.
Source: UN News
Previous Year Question
Consider the following pairs:
Region often in news Country
1. Chechnya Russian Federation
2. Darfur Mali
3. Swat Valley Iraq
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2014 Prelims]
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Pair 2 is incorrect. Darfur region lies in the western part of Sudan.
Pair 3 is incorrect. Swat Valley is located in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
