Important Days of JUNE - 2018

World Day against Child Labour 2018 -12 June
ILO launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.Each year on 12 June, the people from around the world come together to highlight the plight of child labourers and what can be done to help them.The theme for World Day against Child Labour 2018  is generation safe and healthy.

World Blood Donor Day -14 June 2018
Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day.

National Statistics Day - 29 June
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu attended the closing ceremony of the 125th birth anniversary of Professor P. C. Mahalanobis on Statistics Day on 29th June.

International Widows' Day -23 June
June 23, the world is commemorating International into Action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to assist nearly 10% of
the 258 million widows globally live in extreme poverty.It was formally adopted on December 21, 2010 by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon

World Refugee Day -20 June
World Refugee Day, is observed June 20 each year and is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.On 4 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 55/76 decided that, from 2001, 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day.

World Ocean Day -8th June 2018
On June 8th each year, we celebrate the ocean, its importance in our lives, and how we can protect it.World Oceans Day helps raise the profile of the ocean and inspire more involvement in helping to conserve this amazing resource we all depend on.The main action focus is to prevent plastic pollution and encourage solutions for a healthy ocean.

World Environment Day 2018 -5 June
World Environment Day is the UN's most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to takecare of the Earth. The theme for the World Environment Day 2018 was "Beat Plastic Pollution".Every World Environment Day has a different global
host country.

Financial Literacy Week -June 4The Reserve Bank of India chose 'customer protection' as the theme for the Financial Literacy Week that started on June 4.The event that ended on June 8 focused on creating awareness among customers of banks about financial products and services, good financial practices and going digital.Bankers, Financial Literacy Counselors and other stakeholders participated to create awareness.

World Bicycle Day observed-3 June

On June 3, 2018, the first official World Bicycle Day was celebrated.It was approved on 12 April 2018 as an official United Nations day of awareness about the multiple societal benefits of using the bicycle for transport and leisure.It encourages the Member States   to include the bicycle in international, regional, national and subnational development policies and programme.

June 21: International Music Day, International Yoga Day