Daily Current Affairs / "International Day of Clean Air" celebrated for blue skies
Category : Important Days Published on: September 07 2021
• The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is observed globally on 07 September to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality.
• It is a day recognized by the United Nations that aims to raise public awareness at all levels (individual, community, corporate and government) that clean air is important for health, productivity, the economy and the environment.
Important facts
About the UN
v Headquarters: New York, United States
v Founded: 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States
v Secretary General: Antonio Guterres
v Founder: United States, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, etc.
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