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December 23, 2023: National Current Affairs MCQs News
1. ECP extends nomination filing period by two days
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday extended the deadline for the filing of nomination papers for the upcoming general polls by two days.
The decision was made just hours before the original deadline was set to expire In a press release issued on Friday, the electoral watchdog announced that nomination papers can now be filed till Dec 24 (Sunday), but made it clear that the previously announced polling date would remain unchanged
2. Living Indus initiative selected as World Restoration Flagship by UN
Terming it a groundbreaking achievement, the Ministry of Climate Change said on Friday that Pakistan`s Living Indus initiative had been selected as the World Restoration Flagship of the United Nations (UN) Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
The announcement was made by Inger Andersen, who is the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in a letter addressed to Pakistan`s minister for climate change and environmental coordination
3. From farm to fork, UN plan targets fair cuts to food emissions
The first-ever UN roadmap for cutting climate-heating emissions from the world`s farming sector, unveiled at the COP28 UN climate summit this month, has stirred debate around how to share fairly the burden of shifting to greener ways.
Some agricultural experts are calling for fertilisers and other agrochemicals whose production relies heavily on fossil fuels to be completely phased out, while others say poorer countries will continue to need them to improve low crop yields
December 23, 2023: International Current Affairs MCQs News
4. Security Council finally passes watered-down call for Gaza aid
Following numerous delays and intense negotiations, the UN Security Council finally adopted a significantly diluted resolution on Friday, which calls for an immediate acceleration of aid deliveries to Gaza. But it falls short of demanding an `urgent suspension of hostilities,` as originally proposed in the UAE draft.
Thirteen of the 15 council members voted in favour of the resolution, with no member state voting against it
5. UK economy shrinks before election year
Britain`s economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter and flatlined in the previous three months, official data showed on Friday, raising fears of a recession before an election due next year.
The downbeat news delivers a blow to Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who trails opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer in the polls despite a sharp slowdown of inflation
