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1- Jan 2017: UN declares 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development:

The United Nations General Assembly( UNGA) has declared the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The declaration recalls the potential of tourism sector to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 17 Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs)

2- February 4: World Cancer Day:

The World Cancer Day( WCD) is observed every year on 4 February across the world to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. The theme( tagline) between 2016 and 2018 WCD is“ We can. I can”. It reflects on what everyone can do to raise awareness of cancer and asks to take pledge and action in fight against cancer. Special threeyear campaign for the World Cancer Day 2016-2018 seeks to explore how everyone as individuals or as a collective – can do their part to reduce the burden of cancer globally.

3- March 2017: India ranks 148 in 2017 UN Women in Politics Map:

India was ranked low at 148th position in representation of women in executive government. It was released by the Inter- Parliamentary Union( IPU) UN Women. The report was launched on sidelines of 61st Commission on Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’ s rights and genderequality. The theme for this year event is on women’ s economic empowerment in the changing world of work.

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