Question: When the International day of older persons is celebrated?
(a) September 29
(b) October 2
(c) October 1
(d) October 4
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On October 1, 2017, every year ‘International Day of Older Persons’ is celebrated across the world.
- The theme of the International Day of Older Persons 2017 is “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.”
- It is notable that the United Nations General Assembly in the year 1990 marked October 1st as ‘International Day of Older Persons’.
- It is noteworthy that between 2015 and 2030, the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals, the number of older persons worldwide is set to increase by 56 per cent — from 901 million to more than 1.4 billion. By 2050, the number of people aged 60 and above will outnumber children under age 15.
- On this occasion, Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thavarchand Gehlot and State Minister Krishna Pal Gurjar flagged off ‘Walkathon’ for senior citizens.
Reference:
https://www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/international-day-of-older-persons-homepage/unidop2017.html
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