SAARC Charter Day 2022: Every year on December 8, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter Day is observed. On this day in 1985, SAARC Charter was adopted in Dhaka, during the first summit of the group. The regional organisation celebrates its 38th anniversary this year. At the first SAARC Summit held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the heads of state or government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka signed the charter.
December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
The prime focus of SAARC is to work collectively to promote the welfare of people in the region and to improve their standard of living through social progress and economic development. The aim of SAARC members is to promote stability, peace and progress in the region. SAARC has organised 18 summits since 1985. These specialised bodies promote regional cooperation by SAARC members in various fields.
History and significance of the SAARC Charter:
On 8 December 1985, the SAARC Charter was adopted, in Dhaka, during the first summit of the group. The heads of eight South Asian countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—signed the Charter. As mentioned in its charter, the prime focus of SAARC is to work collectively to promote the welfare of people in the region and to improve their standard of living through social progress and economic development.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation:
- Eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Secretariat: Kathmandu (Nepal).
- Objective: among other things, to bolster South Asia’s population, enhance their standard of living, and hasten economic expansion
- These are usually held biennially and hosted by member states in alphabetical order.
