Who announces the theme of a United Nations observance day for a particular year?
- A.The government of the host country
- B.The United Nations agency or office that leads that day
- C.The United Nations Security Council
- D.The International Court of Justice
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the United Nations agency or office that leads that day. The lead body — WHO for the health days, UNESCO for education and language, the FAO for food, UNEP for the environment, or a United Nations office where the General Assembly named no agency — publishes the theme, the campaign material and the programme for the year. Option A is wrong because the country hosting an event follows the theme rather than setting it, although for World Environment Day a host country is indeed announced. Option C is wrong because the Security Council deals with international peace and security, not observances. Option D is wrong because the International Court of Justice settles legal disputes between states. Since the theme changes each year while the date and the lead agency do not, a candidate should memorise the second pair and read the theme only for the current year.
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Practice Questions
View allWhat theme was decided to celebrate the second ‘International Day of Yoga’ in India?
- A.Yoga for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
- B.Yoga for Peace
- C.Yoga for Wellness
- D.Yoga for Heart
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The second International Day of Yoga fell in 2016, the year after the first observance of 2015, and the theme tied yoga to the Sustainable Development Goals that the United Nations had adopted in 2015, with the main event held at Chandigarh.
Read the full explanation →United Nations Day is observed every year on:
- A.10 December
- B.24 October
- C.21 September
- D.16 October
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On this date in 1945 the Charter of the United Nations came into force, after the required majority of signatory states had ratified it, and the General Assembly called upon members to observe the anniversary from 1948.
Read the full explanation →World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Programme, is observed on:
- A.22 April
- B.22 March
- C.5 December
- D.5 June
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The General Assembly established the day after the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment of 1972, and it has been observed since 1974 under the lead of the UN Environment Programme, with a different country hosting the main event each year.
Read the full explanation →Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December, marks the adoption of which document?
- A.The Charter of the United Nations
- B.The Convention on the Rights of the Child
- C.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- D.The Montreal Protocol
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The General Assembly adopted it on 10 December 1948 at Paris, and the observance of the anniversary began in 1950; the Declaration has thirty articles and is the most translated document in the world.
Read the full explanation →World Health Day is observed on 7 April because on that date in 1948:
- A.the constitution of the World Health Organization came into force
- B.the United Nations was founded
- C.the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted
- D.the Stockholm Conference on the environment began
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WHO became a specialised agency of the United Nations on 7 April 1948, and the first World Health Day was observed in 1950; the organisation announces a theme for the day each year and its headquarters are at Geneva.
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