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DAYS AND EVENTS - June 2021

Jun 2021

May 29, 2022

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed annually on May 29 to pay tribute to the contributions of uniformed and civilian personnel to the organisation's work.
Theme 2022: People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships
The UN Peacekeepers are also known as the Blue Helmets.
Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad has received posthumously the highest award in UN peacekeeping, the 'Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage'.

International Everest Day

International Everest Day is celebrated every year on May 29. The day was observed for the first time in 2008, the year Edmund Hillary died.
On this day, a series of memorial events and processions take place in Nepal's capital Kathmandu and the Everest region. International Everest Day is also a crucial annual event for Nepal's mountain tourism. Mount Everest attracts climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers, every year from across the globe. The British named it Mount Everest after Sir George Everest, a 19th-century British surveyor of South Asia.

World Digestive Health Day

Every year, World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is observed on 29 May. It is organised by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in collaboration with the WGO Foundation (WGOF). 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.
World Digestive Health Day was launched in 2004 to mark the 45th anniversary of the creation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation. The organisation has over 100 member societies and 50,000 individual members all over the world.

May 28, 2022

International Day of Action for Women's Health

In the year 1987, May 28th was declared as International Day of Action for Women's Health or International Women's Health Day. Since then each year this day is celebrated by women's and health groups. Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network (LACWHN) and Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) are working together to make this campaign successful.
The main objective of this day is to raise awareness on the issues related to women's health and well being such as Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). It is one of the best platforms to remind everyone specially the government leaders and parliamentarians that the women's health matters.

May 26, 2022

International Missing Children's Day

International Missing Children's Day is an awareness event that is observed every year on 25th of May. The aims of the day are to place a spotlight on the issue of child abduction, educate parents on safeguarding measures to protect their children and also honour those who have never been found and celebrate those who have. This awareness event is run in conjunction with the Global Missing Children's Network. The network, which was formed in 1998, has 23 member countries who all connect in order to share information and best practice, working towards improving the effectiveness and success rate of missing children investigations.
Missing Children's Day began as an observance in the USA in 1983. The date was chosen following the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz on 25th May 1979 from New York City. International Missing Children's Day which observes the same date was launched a number of years later in 2001 and is now observed all over the world.

May 25, 2022

8th International Day of Yoga to be Held at Mysuru

The 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be held at Mysuru city, which is known as the cultural capital and major historic destination of Karnataka state on June 21. The preparations for IDY-2022 are already underway. As the upcoming 8th IDY is falling in the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' year, this Ministry plans to observe IDY at 75 iconic sites across the country. This year, the IDY will be focused on Branding India on the global stage.
Every year, the main event of IDY observation happens in a particular city where thousands of people participate in Mass Yoga Demonstration by following the Common Yoga Protocol. The main event of IDY observation is led by the Prime Minister himself. The main event of this IYD observation will be held in Mysuru, Karnataka.

International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

United Nations is observing "International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories" from May 25 to 31. On December 06, 1999, the UN General Assembly called for the annual observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories. In UN Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a Territory "whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government."
To take effective measures to protect and guarantee the inalienable rights of the people of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to their natural resources, including land. To establish and maintain control over the future development of those resources and request the administering powers to take measures to protect the property rights of the peoples in these Territories.

May 24, 2022

Commonwealth Day 2022 in India

Commonwealth Day is celebrated on May 24 in India and a couple of other countries. Commonwealth Day is also commonly known as Empire Day. It marks the development of the British Empire in India and other colonies of Britain.
Commonwealth Day, formerly known as Empire Day, was established in 1902. After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, this day was established as a holiday that honored England, the unity between nations of the Commonwealth, and its ideals of freedom, tolerance, and justice. This day was first celebrated on May 24, 1902, which was the Queen's birthday.
In the year of 1916 Empire Day was declared an official yearly event. After World War II, the relationship of commonwealth nations with Britain also saw a change, as they began to celebrate their own identity and idea of nationalism. Empire Day was then changed to Commonwealth Day as the British empire fell apart.
The theme for Commonwealth Day 2022 was 'Delivering a Common Future'.

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