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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jun 02, 2020

International Sex Workers Day

International Whores' Day or International Sex Workers Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions.
The event commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2, 1975 to draw attention to their inhumane working conditions.

6th Telangana Formation Day

Every year on June 2 is observed as Telangana Formation Day as this is the day when the Telangana state was officially formed. The Government of India declared this historic day for the Telangana, the youngest state in India in 2014.
In February 2014, Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of Telangana state comprising ten districts from north-western Andhra Pradesh.

Jun 01, 2020

World Milk Day

World Milk Day is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food.
It has been observed on June 1 each year since 2001.
The day is intended to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector.

Global Day of Parents

Global Day of Parents is a United Nations (UN) observance that is celebrated on June 1 each year to honor parents and their commitment to children worldwide.
On September 17, 2012, the UN publicly declared that the Global Day of Parents would be held annually on June 1.
This observance recognizes parents as vital in providing protection and positive development for their children.

May 31, 2020

Russia Hosts BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities Meet

The meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was held on 29 May, 2020.
The meeting was hosted by the Federal Tax Service of Russia, which currently holds the BRICS Presidency, to discuss the response of BRICS Tax Authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore potential areas of cooperation in tax matters.
Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey represented India at the meeting.

International Everest Day observed

International Everest Day is being observed on 29th May every year.
Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand's Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt. Everest on this day (29th May) in 1953, as the first humans to achieve the feat.

World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 31 May.
This yearly celebration informs the public of the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight against the use of tobacco, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.
The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.

World Digestive Health Day 2020

World Digestive Health Day is observed globally on 29th May every year. It is organised by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in collaboration with the WGO Foundation (WGOF).
The theme for the World Digestive Health Day 2020 campaign was "Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective."
Each year the day focuses upon a particular digestive disease and/or disorder in order to increase general public awareness of prevention, prevalence, diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease and/or disorder.

May 30, 2020

Theme of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2020

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel's indispensable contribution.
In around last 70 years, more than 1 million men and women have served under the United Nations flag.
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated on May 29 every year.
The theme for International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2020 was 'Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace' to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

'World Vape Day' on May 30

Millions of e-cigarette users or vapers across the globe are celebrating World Vape Day on 30 May 2020, a day before World No Tobacco Day.
World Vape Day aims to raise awareness on e-cigarettes or vapes and encourage smokers who are unable to quit on their own or with currently available smoking cessation tools to switch to safer nicotine products.

May 29, 2020

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

The "International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers", May 29, is "an international day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace."
It was so designated by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/129, on December 11, 2002, after an official request of the Ukrainian Peacekeepers Association and the Government of Ukraine to the UN General Assembly and first celebrated in 2003.

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020

World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on May 28. The main idea behind marking this day is to change the social stigma associated with menstruation.
The date May 28 was chosen to observe the day because on an average the menstrual cycle for most women is 28 days and the menstruation period for most women is for five days. Hence, the date was kept as 28/5.
World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020 theme was 'Periods in Pandemic'.

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