Daily Current Affairs / International Migrants Day 2025
Category : Important Days Published on: December 20 2025
International Migrants Day is observed on 18 December 2025 to recognise the invaluable contributions of migrants to societies and economies worldwide. Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2000, the day marks the adoption of the 1990 UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers. It highlights both the benefits migrants bring, such as economic growth and cultural diversity, and the challenges they face, including exploitation, discrimination, unsafe migration routes, and lack of access to essential services.
Jammu & Kashmir inaugurated its first Gen Z Post Office at AIIMS Vijaypur, making it the first AIIMS in India to host a youth-centric, tech-enabled postal hub.
Read More....Goa Liberation Day, observed on 19 December, marks the end of over 450 years of Portuguese rule with the success of Operation Vijay in 1961.
Read More....PM Narendra Modi was conferred Oman’s highest civilian honour, the First Class of the Order of Oman, becoming the first Indian leader to receive it and marking his 29th international award.
Read More....India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral visa waiver agreement to facilitate visa-free short-term official travel for diplomatic and official passport holders.
Read More....India has become the world’s largest and most active market for AI model adoption, leading in users of apps like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, according to Bank of America.
Read More....José Antonio Kast has been elected Chile’s president, marking a rightward political shift amid rising public concerns over crime, migration, and security.
Read More....On Vijay Diwas 2025, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha at Rashtrapati Bhavan, honouring India’s 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees and celebrating supreme military bravery.
Read More....India and Oman signed a landmark CEPA, granting zero-duty access to most Indian exports, opening key service sectors, and enhancing professional mobility.
Read More....International Migrants Day, observed on 18 December, recognizes the contributions of migrants worldwide and highlights the challenges they face in an increasingly complex global environment.
Read More....India is set to build Maitri II, a next-generation Antarctic research station, by 2032 to strengthen its polar science and climate research capabilities.
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