CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Every year the United Nations marks October 24 as World Development Information Day. This day is observed to create awareness towards the problems surrounding development in different nations and how to overcome them.

Detailed explanation-2: -World Development Information Day 2022 aims to use the strength of Information technology to solve development problems across countries. By developing Information technology public opinion is gathered so that conflicts also can be solved quickly and developmental projects will be done across nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1972, the General Assembly established World Development Information Day to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038(XXVII)).

Detailed explanation-4: -United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Assembly decided that the date for the Day should coincide with United Nations Day, 24 October, which was also the date of the adoption, in 1970, of the International Development Strategy for the Second UN Development Decade.