Happy "Global day of parents"|June 1

Global day of parents|June 1

`     For a better behavioral development in children, they should grown up in a harmonious atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding. To promote this importance of family UN has declared international year and International day for family.

    In 1983, Economic and Social council, the Commission for Social Development, in its resolution on the Role of the family in the development process, requested the UN General Assembly to spread awareness about family.

    As an initiative, the UN General Assembly in the year 1989 proclaimed 1994 as International year of the Family. In 1993, UN General Assembly decided May 15th as International Day of Families. To honor the parents, the UN General Assembly proclaimed June 1 as Global day of parents.

Happy Vesak Day| May 26 2021

Vesak Day-May 26

    Full moon day in May is celebrated as Vesak day. The date of celebration changes every year. Millions of Buddhists celebrate this day.

Reason for the day's celebration

    It is believed that the great human and Buddhist pioneer the great Buddha was born on this day at Lumbini. It is also mentioned as the day when he got enlightened under the Bodhi tree and also the day when Buddha died.

    In the year 1999, UN General Assembly declared this day as Vesak day to show their respect to the contribution of Buddhism for a peaceful society, as it is an ancient religion that was followed by most of the countries all over the world. This day is celebrated at UN headquarters and other offices every year.

"Happy"International Day for Biological Diversity|May 22

 International Day for Biological Diversity-May 22

    The convention of biological diversity came into existence as global initiative in December 29,1993. So UN General Assembly declared December 29 as International Day for Biological Diversity. This day exist as International Day for Biological Diversity till 2000.

    On December 2000, this date was shifted from December 29 to May 22 by the enforcement of UN General Assembly.

    On this day(May 22) in the year 1992, the Earth Summit was held at Rio, which was one of the important conventions regarding biological diversity. To commemorate that summit, May 22nd was chosen as International Day of Biological Diversity by UN General Assembly in the year 2000.

    "We're part of the solution" is the theme of 2021 International Day of Biological Diversity. It is a continuity of 2020's theme "Our solutions are in nature"

What is biological diversity?

    Biological diversity mean varieties of living organisms which include plants, animals, insects, micro organisms etc.. that live on the Earth. It covers both terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems.

Services provided by Biological Diversity

Ecosystem services

• Origin and conservation of water resources

• Contribution to climate stability and Balance of ecosystem

• Pollution absorption

• Nutrient hub

Biological services

• Food and Medical resources

• Variety of ornamental plants

• Diversity in genes, species and ecosystems

Social services

• Research and education

• Cultural values and tourism

Causes for Biological Diversity Loss

Natural causes

• Flood

• Earthquake

• Land slides

• Rivalry among species

• Lack of pollination 

• Diseases 

Man-made causes

• Habitat destruction

• Uncontrolled commercial exploitation

• Hunting and poaching

• Extension Agriculture

• Pollution

• Destruction of coastal areas

Happy "International Tea Day"-May 21

International Tea Day-May 21

    Tea is one of the most important commodity, which takes part in world trade.
    Previously, the countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda and Tanzania adopted December 15th as International Tea Day at World Social Fourm in the year 2004. First International Tea Day was celebrated at New Delhi in 2005.
    In 2015, Indian government proposed expending the observation of International Tea Day through UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Finally United Nations General Assembly with the request of FAO declared May 21th as International Tea Day all over the world on December 2019. Thus May 21st is celebrated as International Tea Day.

Interesting Facts on Tea

• Tea was originated in the North-East India, North Myanmar and South-West China.

• China is consuming tea around 5000 year.

• Millions of employees depend on Tea plantation.

• UN had added Tea in Sustainable Development Goals.

• Tea is a popular world trade commodity.

• Tea industry worldwide is having rapid growth.

• Many health benefits is linked with drinking tea.

• It is 2nd most highly consumed drink all over the world after water

Happy "World Bee day" - May 20

 

World Bee day - May 20

    In December 2017, the UN approved the celebration of this day.

 Reason for choosing May 20 

    On this day of 1734, Anton Jansa a Slovenian beekeeper, regarded as 'The Pioneer of Modern Beekeeping' was born. 

    This year the theme of World Bee Day is - "Bee engaged: Let's Build Back Better for Bees"

 Importance of Bees 

    Globally there are more honey bees than other types of bees and pollinating insects, so it is the world’s most important pollinator of food crops. It is estimated that one-third of the food that we consume each day relies on pollination mainly carried out by bees

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day|17 May

 

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day-17 May

        According to UN, The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, a way to bridge the digital divide.

        The theme of WTISD 2021 is "Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging times"

History behind the day

 World Information Society day

        Since 1969, May 17 has been celebrated as World Information Society day to commemorate the foundation of International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  and the signings of the first International Telegraph Convention.

World Telecommunication Day

        According to UN, In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare 17 May as World Information Society Day to focus on the importance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and the wide range of issues related to the Information Society raised by World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The General Assembly adopted a resolution in March 2006 stipulating that World Telecommunication Day shall be celebrated every year on 17th May.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

        In November 2006, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events on 17th May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

International Day of Light|May 16

 

International Day of Light-May 16

        The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16th May each year, on the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman. This day is a call to strengthen scientific cooperation and harness its potential to foster peace and sustainable development.

    UNESCO explains that, light plays a central role in our lives. On the most fundamental level, through photosynthesis, light is at the origin of life itself. The study of light has led to promising alternative energy sources, lifesaving medical advances in diagnostics technology and treatments, light-speed internet and many other discoveries that have revolutionized society and shaped our understanding of the universe. These technologies were developed through centuries of fundamental research on the properties of light – starting with Ibn Al-Haytham’s seminal work, Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), published in 1015 and including Einstein’s work at the beginning of the 20th century, which changed the way we think about time and light.

    The International Day of Light celebrates the role light plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy. The celebration will allow many different sectors of society worldwide to participate in activities that demonstrates how science, technology, art and culture can help achieve the goals of UNESCO – building the foundation for peaceful societies.