Important National and International days-March 2018

Important National and International days-March

World Wildlife Day:  3 March

• On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the UNGA proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
• Aim: to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.
• The theme of 2018 : “Big cats: predators under threat".

International Women's Day: 8 March

➢ International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.
➢ Theme (2018): “ Time is Now: Rural and
urban activists transforming women’s
lives.”

CISF Raising Day :10 March

• On this day, in 1969, the CISF ( Central Industrial Security Force) was set up under an act of the Parliament of India
• It is directly under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs
• Its headquarters are at New Delhi.

World Consumer Rights Day: 15 March

• The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) commemorates the historic address given by the then US President John F Kennedy to the US congress on this day in 1962 .
• In his historic address he had outlined the definition of consumer rights for the first time.
• Theme 2018 : “Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer.”

World Water Day: 22 March

• UN General Assembly (UNGA) instituted this day by adopting a resolution in December 1992.
• The first World Water Day was celebrated on 22 March 1993.
• Aim : To spread message of preservation and rational consumption of water.
• Theme 2018 - “Nature for Water.”

Word Meteorological Day: 23 March

• The World Meteorological Day (WMD) is observed every year on 23rd March to mark establishment of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on this day in 1950.
• World Meteorological Day has been observed on March 23 each year since 1961.
• Theme 2018 : “Weather-ready, climate-smart”.

World Tuberculosis Day: 24 March

• The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB
• AIM :to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
• Theme 2018 - "Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world”

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