CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -According to a UNFPA press release, HelpAge India has been awarded the UN Population Award for 2020 (institutional category) (United Nations Population Fund).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhutan’s Queen Mother Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck has been awarded the United Nations Population Award in the individual category for 2020 for her work on sexual health and ending gender violence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each year, the Committee for the United Nations Population Award honours an individual and/or institution in recognition of outstanding contributions to population and reproductive health questions and to their solutions.