CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -World Environment Day. First held on 5 June 1973, World Environment Day has grown into a global platform for raising environmental awareness and spurring environmental action.

Detailed explanation-2: -Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world. This year it is hosted by Sweden.

Detailed explanation-3: -History of World Environment Day In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly established the World Environment Day on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -World Environment Day is a global platform for inspiring positive change. People from more than 150 countries participate in this United Nations international day, which celebrates environmental action and the power of governments, businesses and individuals to create a more sustainable world.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is celebrated by millions of people across the world. World Environment Day 2022 is hosted by Sweden. “Only One Earth” is the campaign slogan, with the focus on “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature”.