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When is World Development Information Day

World Development Information Day

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When is World Development Information Day

The United Nations celebrates World Development Information Day every year on October 24.
 
The UN General Assembly in 1972 established the World Development Information Day to direct people’s attention toward developmental problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them.
 
The main aim of this day is to propagate information and mobilise public opinion in order to draw their attention and create awareness of the problems surrounding development, promoting efforts in the field of international cooperation for growth and development.
The United Nations celebrates World Development Information Day every year on October 24.
 
The UN General Assembly in 1972 established the World
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