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The League of Nations had its first council meeting in Paris. It was established after World War One and it's task was to ensure that another world war would not happen. The headquarters were moved to Geneva, Switzerland as it did not participate in the War.
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Vilna was the capital of Lithuania during the middle ages and after WW1. In 1920, Poland seixed Vilna and Lithuania requested the aid of the League. The League could not persuade the Poles to leave because they did not have a military force or the authority that intimidated the Poles. As the League was not viewed as a force to be wreckoned with, they failed and the Poles controlled Vilna till WW2.
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After WW1, Germany had to pay for the damages of the war and failed to pay an installment in 1922, claming they just couldn't do it. Allies didn't believe this and in 1923, Belgium and France invaded Ruhr, Germany's industrial area. This went against the League's rules, but the only way the League could take action was if it was supported by the major members of the League, which were France and Britain. These members supported the invasion and the League failed to resolve the issue.
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This conflict began in August till the 27th of September 1923. An Italian general was killed in Greece while working with the League. Italian leader, Mussolini was enraged by this and invaded Corfu, Greece. Greece asked the League to aid them and the League punished Mussolini and told him to leave Corfu. The Greeks had to pay the League. Mussolini rejected the agreement and refused to leave Corfu. The League then made Greece pay Italy and apologize to Mussolini and then Mussolini gave Corfu back
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The dispute began when a Greek civilian was killed along the border of the two countries, which resulted in the Greeks retaliating and invading Bulgaria. The League of Nations was asked to intervene and resolve the dispute. They agreed for the Greeks to be condemned and the Bulgarians not to fight back. This was a successful intervention for the League.
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After WW2 countries were rebuilding their economies. The IMF was created to oversee the international monetary system, remove exchange restrictions that prohibit trade and monitor the exchange rate.
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The United Nations was officially formed to allow cooperation worldwide between nations to work on peace and development. Their key principles were based in justice and the rights of people.
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United Nations publishes the Declaration of Human Rights. This document was the first document concerning human rights that was internationally recognized. It expresses the rights that each individual is entitled to. This has been used internationally for many years as a reference for laws and rights of people in countries.
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IMF sets up Extended Fund Facility to give medium-term assistance to members with balance of payments problems resulting from structural economic changes.
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Executive Board establishes a Subsidy Account, funded by contributions, to assist the most seriously affected members using the oil facility.
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Mexico encounters serious problems servicing its foreign debt, marking onset of debt crisis. In following months, IMF supports major adjustment programs in Mexico and several other countries facing severe debt-servicing difficulties. http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/chron/chron.asp
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The United Nations failed to stop local warlords from terrorizing neighboring. areas. The Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia then occurred and many civilians and US soldiers were killed.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. It was the successor of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that was established after WW2. http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/inbrief_e/inbr00_e.htm
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The UN created the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1968 for countries to join the treaty and it officially began in 1995. 192 parties joined the treaty in the aim to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promote cooperation in the peaceful use for nuclear energy. The treaty worked towards completely disarming nations with nuclear weapons to ensure no nuclear wars could be waged.
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At the end of November 1999, Seattle saw major governments meet at a WTO ministerial meeting to discuss various trading rules. Seattle also saw free speech cracked down on in the name of free trade. Enormous public protests ensued. There were many differences in the perspectives of developing and industrialized nations on the current reality of free trade and how it affected them. It resulted in a WTO failure to agree on many issues, without adopting any resolutions. Developing countries were si
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The General Assembly created the Ad Hoc Committee that promoted the protection of the rights of people with disabilities. The committee worked on non-discrimination for people with disabilities and equality in social aspects. Also the committee worked to adopt that the members would adhere to
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The IMF Executive board approves a $16 billion loan for Turkey. This is the largest loan in history that the IMF has granted. Such loans could be catalysts for a financial crisis as they are not paid back and countries go into debt.
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The General Council, on 15 February 2002, noted the consensus on the slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies. Director-General Mike Moore, hailed the General Council's approval as “another hurdle cleared in our efforts to meet the mandate and tight deadlines set for us by Ministers in Doha”.http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/archive_e/tnc_arc_e.htm
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WTO rules in favour of the EU in its row with Washington over tax breaks for US exporters. The EU gets the go-ahead to impose $4bn in sanctions against the US, the highest damages ever awarded by the WTO.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/2430089.stm
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This is also known as the Doha Round and Its aim is to achieve major reform of the international trading system through the introduction of lower trade barriers and revised trade rules. The Doha Development Agenda negotiations are to be suspended because gaps between key players remain too wide. Heads of delegations, speaking in an informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 24 July 2006, agreed with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy that this will be a setback for all members
