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DAYS AND EVENTS - June 2021

Jun 2021

Feb 23, 2023

World Peace and Understanding Day

World Peace and Understanding Day is commemorated on February 23, every year. It is closely linked to Rotary International, a global service organisation that is dedicated to promoting peace and understanding worldwide. The observance of this day also marks the formation of the Rotary club and hence, Rotary International plays a significant role in promoting the day.
This day commemorates the anniversary of the formation of Rotary International. Attorney Paul Harris from Illinois organised a meeting with his three friends in a downtown office building in Chicago on February 23, 1905, where the idea of Rotary Club took shape for the first time. Together with Gustavus Loehr, Silvestor Schiele, and Hiram Shorey, Harris named the organisation as Rotary Club because their meeting locations would "Rotate". It was a professional group representing friendly smiles and small-town values.
They officially adopted the name Rotary International in 1922. This came into being after the four men encountered fellow professionals worldwide who also supported the club's vision of global peace and humanitarian values.
Over the years, World Peace and Understanding Day is marked to commemorate the founding of one of the largest philanthropic organisations in the world.

Feb 22, 2023

Eighteenth World Security Congress in Jaipur

A 3-day long 18th UIC World Security Congress jointly organised by the International Union of Railways (UIC), Paris and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) took place in Jaipur. Theme of this year's (2023) Congress was 'Railway Security Strategy: Responses and Vision for Future'.
The World Security Congress is a globally recognized security platform that brings together representatives from member Railway Organizations, delegates of UIC, policy makers, senior law-enforcement officials from State Polices and Railway Protection Force to discuss the current security challenges and deliberate on innovative solutions in the Railway Sector.
The UIC (Union International Des Chemins) or International Union of Railways established in 1922 is headquartered in Paris. It is the worldwide professional association representing the railway sector for research, development & promotion of rail transport.

World Thinking Day

World Thinking Day, formerly Thinking Day, is celebrated annually on February 22 by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The day honours sisterhood, camaraderie, and women's empowerment.
The necessity for World Thinking Day was raised back in 1926 at the fourth female scout international conference. The conference agreed on dedicating February 22 as Thinking Day. Lord Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scouts of America, and his wife Lady Olave Baden-Powell, who served as the organisation's first global head guide, were both born on February 22.
The theme for World Thinking Day 2023 was 'Our World, Our Peaceful Future: The environment, peace, and security.'

Feb 21, 2023

International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day is observed annually on February 21. This day is dedicated to raising awareness of the linguistic diversity that exists around the globe and promoting it.
As per the official website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Bangladesh came up with the initiative to observe International Mother Language Day. The day has been celebrated worldwide since February 21, 2000, following approval by the UNESCO General Conference in 1999.
The theme for 2023 International Mother Language Day was 'Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education.'

Feb 20, 2023

World Day of Social Justice

Every year on February 20, people mark the World Day for Social Justice. The main goal of the World Day of Social Justice celebration is to raise awareness of social injustice and to bring together diverse communities around the world in an effort to eradicate poverty, gender, physical discrimination, illiteracy, and religious discrimination and create a society that is socially integrated.
World Social Justice Day is marked to promote social justice and break down barriers based on gender, age, colour, ethnicity, religion, culture, or disability. Read this article to know everything about it.
The theme for World Day for Social Justice 2023 was "Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice," which focuses on the suggestions made in the Common Agenda to promote international cooperation and to restore public confidence in the government.

Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day

Northern States Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh celebrate their Foundation Day on February 20, since 1987. Arunachal Pradesh is the extreme northern part of the country, which is also known as the 'land of the rising sun'. The state at the edge of the Himalayas is proud to be called the land of dawn and lit mountains. Arunachal Pradesh became the 24th state of India.
Mizoram was declared as a separate UT in 1972 under the Northeast Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. It became the 23rd state of India after the 53rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution, 1986. Mizoram, as well as the state of Arunachal Pradesh, came into existence on 20 February 1987.

Feb 17, 2023

Global Tourism Resilience Day

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution from Jamaica to declare the first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Day on February 17 2023, in an effort to future-proof the sustainability of tourism. The move to mark the day annually was supported by more than 90 countries. The UNGA invites everyone to observe February 17 as a day to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable tourism, in accordance with local, regional and national priorities and through education, activities and events. The first Global Tourism Resilience Conference was held in Jamaica on February 15, culminating on Global Tourism Resilience Day.
Resilience in tourism is a way to improve sustainability after an ecological or environmental disaster and offers an alternative to sustainable development, as a possible recovery from tourism induced stress.

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