A Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) or the global emergency has been defined in the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) as, "an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response". This definition implies a situation that is: serious, sudden, unusual or unexpected; carries implications for public health beyond the affected State's national border and may require immediate international action. Which international organization has declared the situation of PHEIC recently in 2020:

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The correct option is (B): World Health Organization

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United Nations

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World Health Organization

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World Trade Organization

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<div>World Bank</div>

I. Uti Possidetis	1. Principle in customary international law providing that where there has been a fundamental change of circumstances since an agreement was concluded, a party to that agreement may withdraw from or terminate it.
II. Pacta Sunt Servanda	2. Two or more states equally exercise sovereignty with respect to a territory and its inhabitants.
III. Condominium	3. Doctrine that territory remains with the possessor state at the end of war or occupation unless otherwise determined by a treaty or an agreement.
IV. Rebus Sic Stantibus	4. Proposition that treaties are binding upon the parties to them and must be performed in good faith.

The Correct Option is B

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