CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
International Day of Charity – Observed on Sep 05
- The International Day of Charity is an international day observed annually on 5 September.
- It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012.
- The date of 5 September was chosen in order to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.”
