Question: When did the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated?
(a) 22 March
(b) 21 March
(c) 23 March
(d) 28 March
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 21 March 2016 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated all over the world.
- 2016 Theme is “Challenges and Achievements of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action – 15 years after”.
- The landmark document was adopted at the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/
http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/background.shtml
http://ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CERD/Pages/CERDIndex.aspx