QuestionInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism was observed on:
(a) 21 August
(b) 22 August
(c) 23 August
(d) 24 August
Answer : (a)
- Context:
- International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism was observed on 21 August.
- International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief was observed on 22 August.
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition is being observed on 23 August.
- Facts:
- The General Assembly, in its resolution 72/165 (2017), established 21 August as the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
- It was proclaimed to honour and support the victims and survivors of terrorism and to promote and protect the full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
- Additional Fact:
- The Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted unanimously in its resolution 60/288, on 8 September 2006, notes that the dehumanization of victims counts among the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism.
By: Arpit Mishra
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