CURRENT AFFAIRS: DAYS
World Hunger Day
- Every year on May 28is celebrated as World Hunger Day.
- Since 2011, the aim of this initiative has been to not only spread awareness about the malaise of chronic hunger but also to solve hunger and poverty through sustainable undertakings.
- The objective of this day is to raise awareness about more than 820 million people living in chronic hunger worldwide.
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
- Every year on 29 May, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
- Women peacekeepers are essential for promoting sustainable peace and help in improving overall peacekeeping performance.
- The theme for Peacekeepers’ Day 2020 is “Women in Peacekeeping – A Key to Peace.”
World Digestive Health Day
- World Digestive Health Dayis celebrated every year on 29th May.
- World Digestive Health Daywas launched in 2004 to mark the 45th anniversary of the creation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation.
- The organisation has over 100 member societies and 50,000 individual members all over the world.
- The theme for the World Digestive Health Day 2020 campaign is “Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective.”
