UNO - Current Affairs for October, 2016

UNO Current Affairs for October, 2016

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▼ Amandeep Singh Gill : Indian ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament    [10-19-16]

  • Gill is an IFS officer of 1992 batch
  • Gill’s diplomatic career includes assignments in Sri Lanka, Iran, Switzerland and Permanent Mission of India to the UN
  • His professional areas of interest focus on international relations, disarmament, regional security in South and Southeast as well as Southwest Asia and human security issues
  • In 2007-2008, he represented India on the UN Secretary General’s Panel on Missiles
  • He was also a member of the Indian delegation to the Conference on Disarmament during the negotiations of the CTBT
  • Before joining the Indian Foreign Services, Gill has also worked as a telecom engineer.

▼ Israel breaks ties with UNESCO   [10-17-16]

Israel in Oct 2016 suspended cooperation with UN cultural agency UNESCO, accusing it of denying Judaism’s connections to the region and religion’s holiest sites

  • The Israel National Commission of UNESCO has suspended all professional activities with international organisations
  • This comes after the UNESCO approved a draft resolution using only the Islamic name for a hilltop complex, the holiest site in Judaism
  • Draft was passed by 24 in favour, 6 against and 26 abstentions
  • Hilltop complex is called Temple Mount in Jewish and Haram al-Sharif in Islam
  • Resolution sponsored by several Arab countries refers to occupied Palestine and safeguard Palestinian cultural heritage and the distinctive character of east Jerusalem.
  • East Jerusalem, with sites holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, was captured by Israel during the 1967 Mideast war.