International Youth Day

International Youth Day 2017

Question: International Youth Day is observed on …
(a) 11th August
(b) 13th August
(c) 12th August
(d) 10th August
Answer-(c)
Related facts:

  • International Youth Day was observed across the world on August 12.
  • International Youth day theme for year 2017 is “Youth Building Peace”.
  • It is worth mentioning that On 17 December 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/