Question

The headquarters of SAARC is at _______

Answer 1

SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. SAARC is a regional multilateral organisation formed by countries located in the South Asian Region. The countries included in this south Asian region are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Headquarters of SAARC

SAARC is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. SAARC was established in 1985 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. SAARC has 8 nations as its members and there are 9 observers. The 8th member to join SAARC was Afghanistan in the year 2007.

Objectives of SAARC

Listed below are the main objectives of SAARC

• To increase collaboration among South Asian Nations in all the spheres like economy, social, cultural, scientific and technological domains.
• Conduct conventions, frame protocols and sign agreements to realize the objectives.

Challenges faced by SAARC

Listed below are the main challenges faced by SAARC

• Security in the region.
• Low intra-regional trade.
• Development of people in rural areas. More than 1 billion people in the SAARC region live in rural areas.
• Low physical, electronic and knowledge connectivity among SAARC nations.