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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Oct 02, 2020

International Day of Non-Violence

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2nd October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
In January 2004, Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi had taken a proposal for an International Day of Non-Violence from a Hindi teacher in Paris teaching international students to the World Social Forum in Mumbai. The idea gradually attracted the interest of some leaders of India's Congress Party ("Ahimsa Finds Teen Voice", The Telegraph, Calcutta) until a Satyagraha Conference resolution in New Delhi in January 2007, initiated by Indian National Congress President and Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, called upon the United Nations to adopt the idea.
On 15th June 2007 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish 2nd October as the International Day of Non-Violence. The resolution by the General Assembly asks all members of the UN system to commemorate 2nd October in "an appropriate manner and disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness.

Oct 01, 2020

International Day of Older Persons

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year.
On December 14, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. The holiday was observed for the first time on October 1, 1991.
The holiday is celebrated by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly, such as senescence and elder abuse. It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.
This holiday is similar to National Grandparents Day in the United States and Canada as well as Double Ninth Festival in China and Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. The observance is a focus of ageing organisations and the United Nations Programme on Ageing.
The 2020 observance also promotes the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030) and helps bring together UN experts, civil society, government and the health professions to discuss the five strategic objectives of the Global Strategy and Action plan on Ageing and Health while noting the progress and challenges in their realisation.
The theme for 2020 is 'Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?'

Sep 30, 2020

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29)

With a view to promote and implement global efforts to resolve the issue of food wastage, the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 designated 29 September as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. The idea was to take steps towards responsible consumption and production as well as zero hunger, along with working towards addressing the problem of climate change through sustainable food habits.
The first observance of the day, in 2020, comes as the world grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, which makes it all the more urgent to relook at how our food production, consumption and distribution impacts the environment and the people around us.
The first theme for the new observance is "Stop food loss and waste. For the people. For the planet."

Harijan Sevak Sangh : Celebrating its Foundation Day

Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded on 30 September, in 1932, when Gandhi Ji was on fast in the Yervada Jail, Pune.
Just before that, during the Second Round Table Conferece in London in 1931, Gandhi ji had opposed the segregation of the depressed classes of the Hindu community into a separate electoral group.
Gandhi Ji said that, this step is a device of British government to create a split in the Hindu community in order to strengthen its policy of divide and rule.
So, on 30 September, Gandhi founded All India Anti Untouchability League, so as to remove untouchability in the society.
The league was later renamed as Harijan Sevak Sangh meaning "Servants of Untouchables Society".
In that regard, the Harijan- a weekly newspaper was also started.
This step of Gandhi ji to support the untouchables was further supported by Poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Harijan Sevak Sangh is a non-profit organisation which was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 in order to eradicate untouchability in India, working for Harijan or Dalit people and their upliftment. It is headquartered at Kingsway Camp in Delhi having its branches in 26 states across India. Ghanshyam Das Birla was its founding president and Amritlal Takkar was its Secretary.

International Translation Day

International Translation Day is an international day celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators. The celebrations have been promoted by International Federation of Translators (FIT) ever since it was set up in 1953. In 1991 FIT launched the idea of an officially recognised International Translation Day to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the translation profession in different countries (not necessarily only in Christian ones). This is an opportunity to display pride in a profession that is becoming increasingly essential in the era of progressing globalisation. In line with the celebration of 2019 as International Year of Indigenous Languages, the theme for 2019 is Translation and Indigenous Languages.
The United Nations General Assembly has passed on May 24, 2017, a resolution declaring September 30 as International Translation Day, an act to recognise the role of professional translation in connecting nations.Eleven countries – Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, Qatar, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam – are the signatories of Draft Resolution A/71/L.68. In addition to the International Federation of Translators, several other organisations have been advocating for this resolution to be adopted: International Association of Conference Interpreters, Critical Link International, International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters, Red T, World Association of Sign Language Interpreters.

Sep 29, 2020

World Heart Day

World Heart Day is annually observed on September 29 around the globe in an effort to raise public awareness about cardiovascular diseases, their prevention and global impact. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) claim the lives of around 17.9 million people each year, as per data collected by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and it results in 31% of all global deaths. These diseases, which manifest primarily as heart attacks and strokes, are triggered by excessive use of tobacco, unhealthy diets, a lack of physical activity and alcohol abuse. All of these unhealthy lifestyle choices result in raised blood pressure, elevated blood glucose, overweight and obesity, and risks detrimental to good heart health.

Amit Shah Inaugurates the "Destination North East-2020" Festival

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Destination North East 2020, a four-day festival to promote and showcase the region's tourism, culture, heritage and business.
The inauguration took place through video conferencing and was attended by Union Minister for Development of North East Region (DONER) Jitendra Singh and the Chief Ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Mr. Shah said that people in the region have preserved and promoted their rich and diverse languages, traditions and culture beautifully despite a lot of challenges. I am sure with the initiatives taken by our government, the region will become one of the most sought after tourist destinations in coming years.
Destination Northeast is an annual festival organised by the DONER ministry with the objective of showcasing and celebrating the region to other parts of the country in order to strengthen national integration.
The theme for this year's event is 'The Emerging Delightful Destinations' and will be a virtual event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The festival held earlier at Varanasi, Chandigarh and Delhi had attracted lots of visitors and educated people in those places about the northeast.

Sep 28, 2020

Israelis Mark Yom Kippur

The solemn Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which annually sees Israeli life grind to a halt, began on Sunday in a nation already under a sweeping coronavirus lockdown.
Every year, businesses shut down, roads empty out and even radio and TV stations go silent as the faithful fast for 25 hours and hold intensive prayers of atonement on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The more secular-minded can be seen riding bikes or even picnicking on deserted highways. The holiday began at sundown on Sunday.
But this year all non-essential businesses have already been forced to close, and Israelis have been ordered to stay within 1,000 metres (yards) of their homes throughout the High Holidays, which began last week with the Jewish New Year and continue to mid-October.

International Day for Universal Access to Information

The 74th United Nations General Assembly proclaimed on 15th October 2019 that 28th September 2020 would observe the International Day for Universal Access to Information. The 2020 edition of the day focuses on the right to information in the times of crisis. It is celebrated to showcase the advantages of statutory and constitutional policies in order to provide public access to information.
• The day is commonly called as the Access to Information Day.
• It was designated by the UNESCO General Conference, initially.
• The day was inaugurated in November 2015.
• This day was first observed on 28 September 2016.
• Since 2002, the day had been recognized as International Right to Know Day.

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