Global Calendar | MCQs

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• International Day of Action for Rivers: 14 March

• International Day of Action for Rivers Objective: to discuss the issues on river management, river pollution, river conservation

• International Day of Action for Rivers theme 2021: Rights of Rivers

• International Day of Action for Rivers theme 2022: The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity
• Theme 2023: Rights of rivers

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The United Nations' International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action: April 4 (annually)

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World Meteorological Day was established in 1951 to commemorate the World Meteorological Organization creation on 23 March 1950.

Theme 2023: The future of weather, climate and water with generation 

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International Day to Combat Islamophobia: 15 March 

UNGA adopted resolution to observe day: 15.03. 2022

UNGA: United Nations General Assembly 

Introducer: Pakistan on behalf of the (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation)

March 15 was chosen because on 15 March 2019, 51 Muslims were killed and 40 injured in mass shootings in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand

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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 4 February as the International Day of Human Fraternity in 2020.

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A year may be a leap year if it is evenly divisible by 4.

The Solar year is 365.2422 days long, a length which no calendar year can accommodate.

Generally, a leap year happens every four years

The next leap day will be on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

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