World Toilet Day

world Toilet Day

Question: On which day world Toilet Day is celebrated?
(a) 17 November
(b) 19 November
(c) 18 November
(d) 21 November
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • World Toilet Day is celebrated on 19 November every year across the world.
  • In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly officially designated November 19 as World Toilet Day.
  • World Toilet Day is coordinated by UN-Water in collaboration with governments and partners.
  • This year the theme of world toilet day is: “Wastewater”
    It is notable that 4.5 billion people live without a household toilet that safely disposes of their waste.
  • The Sustainable Development Goals, launched in 2015, include a target specifically SDG #6, to ensure everyone has access to a safely-managed household toilet by 2030.
  • On World Toilet Day Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi reaffirm our commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across our nation.
  • It is also noteworthy that on World Toilet Day, Kimberly-Clark Announces the Expansion of its Toilets Change Lives Program to Assam and Chhattisgarh under second phase of its global Toilets Change Lives program in India.
  • Earlier, Kimberly-Clark launched its Toilets Change Lives program, as a global intervention, in 2014.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/toiletday/
http://www.worldtoiletday.info/
http://www.worldtoiletday.info/theme/