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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

Theme for 2021: “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World.” The International Day of Peace, sometimes officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporaryContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE”

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER

September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. In 1994, the UNContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER”

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

Theme for 2021 is “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”. International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed on 12 August,Continue reading “INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY”

WORLD ELEPHANT DAY

World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by PatriciaContinue reading “WORLD ELEPHANT DAY”

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection. It was first pronounced by the UnitedContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES”

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY

World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, causing acute and chronic disease and killing close toContinue reading “WORLD HEPATITIS DAY”

WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY

The World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated on 28 July annually across the world. There are several initiatives that India has undertaken to conserve nature like Swachh Bharath Abhiyaan, Project Tiger, etc. The day recognises that a healthy environment is a foundation for a stable and productive society. The main reason for celebrating this dayContinue reading “WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY”

WORLD EMOJI DAY 😀

World Emoji Day is an annual unofficial holiday occurring on 17 July, intended to celebrate emoji; in the years since the earliest observance, it has become a popular date to make product or other announcements and releases relating to emoji. World Emoji Day is “the brainchild of Jeremy Burge” according to CNBC which stated thatContinue reading “WORLD EMOJI DAY 😀”

PLASTIC BAG FREE DAY

International Plastic Bag Free Day, celebrated on July 3 every year across the world to raise awareness of the harmful effects of plastic on the environment and aim to eliminate the use of plastic bags. Plastic bags is one of the leading causes of pollution in the world.