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June 7 is observed as World Food Safety Day

June 7, 2020
World Food Safety Day
  • The World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is observed on 7 June to pull attention and encourage action to support, prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development.

6th June is observed as Russian Language Day

June 6, 2020
Russian Language Day
  • UN Russian Language Day along with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin on June 6, a Russian poet considered the father of contemporary Russian literature.

5 June is observed as International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

June 5, 2020
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
  • The International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is being commemorated on 5 June 2020.
  • The purpose of this to draw attention to the menaces posed by IUU fishing activities to the sustainable use of fisheries resources as well as to ongoing attempts to fight these activities which were observed for the first time on 5 June 2018.

5th June is observed on World Environment Day

June 5, 2020
World Environment Day
  • We would not be able to survive if we do not have clean air and water and land to live on, so on June 5 of every year World Environment Day is celebrated
  • The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is ‘Celebrating Biodiversity’

4th June is observed as International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 4, 2020
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
  • United Nations observes June 4 of annually as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. These vulnerable members of the society are supplied in wars, their schools are attacked, and are often sexually abused, abducted and killed.

3rd June is observed as World Bicycle Day 2020

June 3, 2020
World Bicycle Day
  • World Bicycle Day is celebrated on 3 June 2020 globally. The Third World Bicycle Day is being honored and glorified on this date. The United Nations commemorated the first World Bicycle Day on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the UN General Assembly in New York.

2nd June is observed as Telangana Formation Day

June 2, 2020
Telangana Formation Day
  • June 2 is observed annually as Telangana Formation Day as this is the day when the Telangana state authoritatively came into existence under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of Parliament in 2014.

2nd June is observed as International Sex Workers’ Day 2020

June 2, 2020
International Sex Workers’ Day
  • International Sex Workers’ Day is celebrated on June 02, 2020. The day which is also recognized as International Whore’s Day is a celebratory day, which commemorates the discrimination of prostitutes and their often exploitative living and circumstances of working.

1st June observed as Global Day of Parents 2020

June 1, 2020
Global Day of Parents
  • Global Day of Parents is a yearly event that is commemorated on June 1 to admire all the parents around the world for being the support of their families and selflessly nurturing and protecting their children.
  • Theme 2020: “Appreciate all parents throughout the world”

1 June observed as World Milk Day 2020

June 1, 2020
World Milk Day
  • World Milk Day is commemorated on June 1 in order to admire the dairy sector and recognize the significance of milk as a global food. 
  • Theme 2020: “20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”