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(a) An international organisation to set the rules for global


               trade which was set up in 1995 as a successor to General


               Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) and has 157 members.


               (as on 1September2012)


               (b) Major economic powers such as the US, EU and Japan have


               managed to use the WTO to frame rules of trade to advance


               their own interests.


               (c) The developing countries often complain of non-transparent


               procedure and being pushed around by big powers.


               4. IAEA-International Atomic Energy Agency



               (a) It was established in 1957 to implement US president


               Dwight Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" proposal.


               (b) It seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and


               to prevent its use for military purpose.


               (c) IAEA .teams regularly inspect nuclear facilities all over the


               world to ensure that civilian reactors are not being used for


               military purposes.



               5. Amnesty International
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