Basel II is the second set of recommendations released by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. These recommendations are directed towards international governments for the purpose of creating a standardized international banking system.

The FATF Recommendations, the international anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation (AML/CFT) standards, and the FATF Methodology to assess the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems.

Several recommendations were made after the Titanic disaster; monitoring of wireless telegraphs was then done 24-hours-a-day, enough lifeboats were made available for ALL passengers, and the International Ice Patrol was founded to track potentially harmful icebergs.

For international business travel to areas you have not booked in the past, you may wish to contact a travel agent at a major agency. They are able to match your needs with airlines, hotels, and even make dining recommendations for you.

According to the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly may: * Consider and make recommendations on the general principles of cooperation for maintaining international peace and security, including disarmament; * Discuss any question relating to international peace and security and, except where a dispute or situation is currently being discussed by the Security Council, make recommendations on it; * Discuss, with the same exception, and make recommendations on any questions within the scope of the Charter or affecting the powers and functions of any organ of the United Nations; * Initiate studies and make recommendations to promote international political cooperation, the development and codification of international law, the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and international collaboration in the economic, social, humanitarian, cultural, educational and health fields; * Make recommendations for the peaceful settlement of any situation that might impair friendly relations among nations; * Receive and consider reports from the Security Council and other United Nations organs; * Consider and approve the United Nations budget and establish the financial assessments of Member States; * Elect the non-permanent members of the Security Council and the members of other United Nations councils and organs and, on the recommendation of the Security Council, appoint the Secretary-General. Source:http://www.un.org/ga/about/background.shtml