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World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (5–16 June 1972), that had resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. One year later, in 1973, the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth".
The need for public institutions addressing environmental issues in Nigeria became a necessity in the aftermath of the 1988 toxic waste affair in Koko, Nigeria. [9] This prompted the government, led by President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, to promulgate Decree 58 of 1988, establishing the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) as the country's environmental watchdog.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
The Stockholm Declaration of 1972, or the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, was the first United Nations declaration on the global environment. It consists of 26 principles and led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which laid the foundation for future global environmental ...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was established by Maurice Strong , its first director, after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972.
2014 - Clean hands save lives. In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used as an opportunity to fight Ebola. [25] In Nigeria, for example, Concern Universal and Carex sponsored events featuring singer Sunny Neji. [26] 2013 - The power is in your hands. 2012 - I am a handwashing advocate. [27] 2011 - Clean hands save lives. 2010 - Children and Schools.
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India on 2 October 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management and to create Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages.
The ten-day mega-summit, which culminated in a three-day high-level UN conference, was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and included participation from 192 UN member states – including 57 Heads of State and 31 Heads of Government, private sector companies, NGOs and other groups. The decision to hold ...