June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Every year, the United Nations observes World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17. This year, the day is observed under the theme Theme: Food, Feed Fibre-The links between consumption and land Highlights The World Day to combat Desertification and Drought is observed focusing on changing public attitudes towards land degradation and desertification. ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Desertification • Land Degradation • SDG 15 • UN Convention to Combat Desertification • World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 8: World Oceans Day

Every year, World Oceans Day is celebrated by the United Nations on June 8. The Day is celebrated to remind people all over the world about the importance of oceans in everyday life. This year, the World Oceans Day is celebrated under the theme Theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean Background The World Oceans Day ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Conservation • Environment • Oceans • Rio de Jan • United Nations • World Oceans Day

June 5: International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Every year, on June 5, the International Day for the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing is observed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Highlights The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrated the day for the first time in 2018. Why June 5? June 5 was selected because, it was on ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Fishing • Food and Agricultural Organisation • illegal fishing • International Day for the Fight Against Illegal • sea fishing • United Nations • Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

May 28: World Hunger Day

Every year, May 28 is marked as World Hunger Day. The World Hunger Day is an initiative of the Hunger Project. Significance The United Nations aims to increase agricultural productivity. This is to feed 820 million people that are with inadequate food security. The UN predicts that 2 billion are to come under poverty and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • India-United Nations • india-world bank • malnutrition • United Nations • World Bank • world hunger day • Zero Hunger • Zero Hunger Programme

Global Report on Food Crisis, 2020

The Global Report on Food Crisis, 2020 was released by the Global Network against Food Crisis. The report says that around 135 million people are living under food crisis. Highlights According to the report, the numbers have increased. In 2019, the number of people living under food crisis were 113 million. Yemen was the at ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Conflict • European Union • Food and Agriculture Organization • food crisis • Syrian conflict • UN World Food Programme • World Food Programme • Yemen civil war