World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated on 10 November 2024.

Important Days

The United Nations (UN)'s World Science Day for Peace and Development is annually observed across the globe on 10th November to highlight the role of science in society and the need to engage the general people in discussion about rising scientific concerns.


      -10th November 2024 marks the observance of the 23rd edition of World Science Day for Peace and Development.

      -The 2024 observance was held under the aegis of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033).

     

Main Points :-   (i) The theme of World Science Day for Peace and Development 2024 is "Youth at the Forefront".

      (ii) In 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), proclaimed the 10th November of every year as the World Science Day for Peace and Development.

(iii) The first-ever World Science Day for Peace and Development was observed on 10th November 2002.

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