International | 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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 International Day of Happiness is celebrated on 20 March. 

First celebrated in 2013.

Theme 2021: Happiness For All, Forever

Theme 2022: Be calm, Be wise and Be Kind

Theme 2023: Be Mindful, Be Grateful, Be Kind 

Theme 2024: Reconnecting for Happiness: Building Resilient Communities

Theme 2025: Caring and Sharing

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Word Government Summit 2023

Venue: Dubai, UAE

Date: 13 February 2023

Theme 2023: Shaping Future Governments 

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The world’s population hit eight billion on November 15,2022 which the United Nations declared as the Day of Eight Billion.

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• International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, was designated 7 September by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019.

• The United Nations General Assembly designated 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies with the aim of raising awareness and promoting actions to improve air quality.
• Theme 2022: The Air We Share

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•  23 August marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes proclaimed by the European Parliament in 2008. On 23 August in 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Third Reich and the Soviet Union signed an agreement known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The ‘Remember. August 23’ campaign aims at recalling their individual stories.

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• The World Organ Donation Day is observed globally on 13th August every year.
• This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation and motivate people to donate organs after death. 
• Slogan 2024: Be the Reason for Someone's Smile Today!

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• UAE National Day is celebrated on 2 December each year in the United Arab Emirates.
• The UAE National Day falls on the anniversary of the federal unification of the six emirates (seven in 1972 after Ras Al Khaimah joined) in 1971.

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International Lefthanders Day is celebrated every year on 13 August to mark the uniqueness of the left-handed people around the globe.

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The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population