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DAYS AND EVENTS - October 2019

Oct 2019

Oct 16, 2019

World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.
The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
The theme of World Food Day 2019 is "Our Actions Are Our Future. Healthy Diets for A #ZeroHunger World".
It focuses on tackling global hunger. Due to globalisation, urbanisation and income growth, our diets and eating habits are changed.
Instead of seasonal, fibre rich food and plant based food we are shifted to refined, starches, sugar, fats, salt, processed food, meat, etc.

Oct 15, 2019

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - October 15, 2019

The loss of an infant is devastating.
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day honors those lives lost to miscarriage, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, stillbirth, the death of a newborn, and more.

Global Handwashing Day

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is an international campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. Washing hands at critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important.
Global Handwashing Day occurs on 15 October of each year. The global campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of handwashing with soap as a key factor in disease prevention. Respiratory and intestinal diseases can be reduced by 25-50%.

White Cane Safety Day

White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964.
The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the white cane.
On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress, H.R. 753, was signed into law as Pub.L. 88–628, and codified at 36 U.S.C. § 142. This resolution authorized the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day".
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the first White Cane Safety Day proclamation within hours of the passage of the joint resolution.
In 2011, White Cane Safety Day was also named Blind Americans Equality Day by President Barack Obama.

World Students' Day

World Students' Day is marked as the birthday of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. It is observed on Kalam's birthday, 15 October.
In 2010 the United Nations declared 15 October as "World Students' Day".

Third India Energy Forum of CERAWeek organised in New Delhi

The third India Energy Forum by CERAWeek has been organised in association with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from October 13 to 15, 2019.
The Summit, gives a platform to examine the fundamental challenges and opportunities to provide sustainable, secure and affordable energy choices to the people of India.

Oct 14, 2019

IICTF 2019 Organised From 11 To 13 October In New Delhi

India International Cooperative Trade Fair 2019 was organised in New Delhi's Pragati Maidan between 11 and 13 October, 2019.
More than 150 cooperative organisations and representatives from around 35 countries participated in the Fair.
This would enhance the role of small peasants and cooperative organisations in export. This was a boost for small and marginalised farmers and cooperative organizations.
The Government maintains that the small farmers and cooperative organisations play vital role in achieving the goal of doubling export in agriculture sector by 2022.

World Standards Day

World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October.
The day honours the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
The aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.
14 October was specifically chosen to mark the date, in 1946, when delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and decided to create an international organization focused on facilitating standardization.
Even though ISO was formed one year later, it wasn't until 1970 that the first World Standards Day was celebrated.

Oct 13, 2019

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - 13 October

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.
2019 Theme: Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services
The 2019 edition continues as part of the "Sendai Seven" campaign, centred on the seven targets of the Sendai Framework.
This year will focus on Target (d) of the Sendai Framework: "Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and education facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030."

Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Inaugurates SARAS Aajeevika Mela

Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti inaugurated SARAS Aajeevika Mela, at India Gate Lawns in New Delhi.
The fair will run till 23rd of October (2019).
SARAS Aajeevika Mela is a testimony of Nari-Shakti, as lakhs of poor women through rural women Self Help Groups, SHG, are transforming their lives and transforming rural India.
This mela is a true example of women empowerment as over 200 stalls have been set-up by nearly 500 rural SHG craftswomen from 29 States and Union Territories.
These groups will show-case varied range of products like handicrafts, handlooms, natural food products and a food court with regional cuisines.
The objective of this Mela is to bring the rural women Self Help Groups formed with support of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission, under one platform to showcase their skills, sell their products and help them build linkages with bulk buyers.

World Migratory Bird Day 2019 - Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution

Every year, World Migratory Bird Day presents an annual theme aiming to raise awareness of issues affecting migratory birds and to inspire people and organizations around the world to take measures for their conservation.
The Day is celebrated on second Saturday in May and October. In 2019, this Day will be celebrated on 11 May and 12 October.
The WMBD 2019 is observed with Theme: "Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!"
It aims to put spotlight on negative impact of plastic pollution on migratory birds and their habitats.

Oct 11, 2019

International Day of the Girl.

Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
2019 Theme — GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable
Nearly 25 years ago, some 30,000 women and men from nearly 200 countries arrived in Beijing, China for the Fourth World Conference on Women, determined to recognize the rights of women and girls as human rights.
The conference culminated in the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: the most comprehensive policy agenda for the empowerment of women.
In the years following, women pressed this agenda forward, leading global movements on issues ranging from sexual and reproductive health rights to equal pay.
More girls today are attending and completing school, fewer are getting married or becoming mothers while still children, and more are gaining the skills they need to excel in the future world of work.

World Obesity Day

World Obesity Day is observed globally on 11 October with the view of promoting practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis.
It is organised by the World Obesity Federation, a non-profit body which is in official relations with the World Health Organization and is a collaborating body on the Lancet Commission on Obesity.
World Obesity states that its aim is to "lead and drive global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity."
The first World Obesity Day took place in 2015.
The second took place in 2016 and focused on childhood obesity, aligning with the WHO Commission report on Ending Childhood Obesity.

National Postal Week

The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week between October 9 and 15 (2019) to highlight its role and contribution in the lives of people.
The department will also celebrate the World Post Day on October 9 to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital Berne.

World Sight Day 2019

World Sight Day—the most important advocacy and communications day in the eye health calendar—is on 10 October 2019. This year's call to action: Vision First!
More than a billion people cannot see well, because they don't have access to glasses. Over 3 out of 4 of the world's vision impaired are avoidably so.

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