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July 17, 2020

Every year on July 17, World Day for International Justice is observed all around the world. The aim of the day is to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The aim of this day is to unite everyone who wants to support justice as well as promote victims rights. It is to help prevent serious crimes and those that put the peace, security and well-being of the world at risk.

July 15, 2020

The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) is observed every year on July 15 as a day to recognize the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, and to highlight the crucial role of skilled youth in addressing current and future global challenges.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day in November 2014.
Due to the current global crises, the celebration of WYSD will be held virtually on the theme “Skills for a Resilient Youth”.

July 14, 2020

The Second Counter-Terrorism Week 2020 at the United Nations was observed from 29 June to 3 July 2020 at the UN Headquarters, New York.
This 2020 Counter-Terrorism Week was planned to include the Seventh Biennial Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, the first-ever United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, as well as the Second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States.
The Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week will be held from 6-10 July and convened under the overarching theme of “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment”.

July 12, 2020

The United Nations(UN) designated 12th July of every year as Malala Day, to commemorate the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist and the youngest recipient of the Nobel prize for peace.
In 2013 first “Malala Day: An Education for All Children” was celebrated.

July 11, 2020

The World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 to raise awareness of global population issues.
The day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989 in commemoration of the day in 1987, when the world reached the population of 5 billion.
Theme of 2020 World Population Day is safeguarding the Health and Rights of Women and Girls.

July 10, 2020

The 20th edition of the National Fish Farmers’ Day was celebrated on 10 July 2020 by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
The day is commemorated annually in remembrance of scientists Dr K H Alikunhi and Dr. H.L. Chaudhury who had invented induced breeding technology of Indian major carps on 10 July 1957

July 8, 2020

The state of Andhra Pradesh is commemorating July 8 as Rythu Dinotsavam (Farmers’ Day) as it signifies the birth anniversary of YS Rajasekhara Reddy, the 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh who worked from 2004 to 2009. On the first day of his term in 2004, YSR Reddy gave free electricity to farmers in a campaign project.

July 7, 2020

World Chocolate Day (also known as International Chocolate Day) is an annual observance taking place globally on 7th July.
The day is said to be chosen to commemorate the initiation of chocolate to Europe in 1550.

July 6, 2020

World Zoonoses Day is observed annually on July 6 to spread awareness for the risk of zoonotic diseases.
It was on July 6, 1885, when Louis Pasteur successfully discovered the first vaccine against Rabies virus, which is a zoonotic disease.

July 6, 2020

World Zoonoses Day is observed annually on July 6 to spread awareness of the risk of zoonotic diseases. It was on July 6, 1885, when Louis Pasteur successfully discovered the first vaccine against Rabies virus, which is a zoonotic disease.

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