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World Pneumonia Day is observed every year on 12 November. The day was established by the Stop Pneumonia Initiative in 2009 to raise awareness about the disease.

Theme 2022: Pneumonia Affects Everyone

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•  23 August marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes proclaimed by the European Parliament in 2008. On 23 August in 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Third Reich and the Soviet Union signed an agreement known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The ‘Remember. August 23’ campaign aims at recalling their individual stories.

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adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015

celebrated each year on 26 July,

aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems

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Every Year, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8.

Theme 2021: ‘The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods

Theme 2022: Revitalisation: Collective Action for the Ocean

Theme 2023: Planet Ocean: The Tides are Changing 

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World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March.

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Olympic Day is a celebration of sport, health, and being together.

It invites everyone around the globe to be active and move together with purpose on 23 June every year.

Celebrated globally on June 23 each year, Olympic Day honors the founding of the modern Olympic Games, first held in Paris in 1894.

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World Rabies Day is observed on September 28 to raise awareness about the impact of the viral disease and how to prevent it.

Theme 2022: One Health, Zero Death

Theme 2023: Rabies: All for 1, One Health for All

Theme 2024: Breaking Rabies Boundaries

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Theme 2022: Yoga For Humanity.

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United Nations Chinese Language Day observed annually on April 20.

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Every year World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on 15 June.