Indian Navy Day 2020
Date: - 04 December 2020
December 4 is celebrated as Navy Day in India every year, with the aim to honor and recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the nation. A multi-dimensional and networked combat force, the Indian Navy maintains high readiness to safeguard our peninsular country’s seaward frontiers and defeat all maritime threats.
On Navy Day, various events are organized by the Indian Navy to reach out to citizens through various mass contact program mes. This year due to the Covid-19 forced restrictions, the outreach has turned largely virtual. Some of the activities include the 360-degree Virtual Reality Tour of INS Vikramaditya.
The Indian Navy warships and aircraft are open to visitors, especially school children every year. This year a virtual tour has been organized for viewers on board the naval destroyer INS Mysore.
Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar, killing hundreds of Pakistani Navy personnel. On this day, those who martyred in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 are also remembered.
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4. https://www.timesnownews.com
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day_(India)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3 December
3 December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). On this Day WHO joins partners to celebrate "a day for all". This theme reflects a growing understanding that disability is part of the human condition. Almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life. Despite this, few countries have adequate mechanisms in place to respond fully to the needs of people with disabilities.
In 2020, the UN’s theme was “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”. WHO supported this theme by underlining the importance of fostering an inclusive culture and responding to the urgent needs of people with disability in all aspects of society, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
On December 3 this year, during the annual celebration of people with disabilities, the 2020 theme ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’ also focuses on spreading awareness and understanding of disabilities that are not immediately apparent, such as mental illness, chronic pain or fatigue, sight or hearing impairments, diabetes, brain injuries, neurological disorders, learning differences and cognitive dysfunctions, among others.
UNESCO will mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a week-long programme from 25 November to 3 December 2020.
This year's theme is "Building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world by, for and with persons with disabilities".
People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by the health, social and economic consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, this year's theme emphasizes the importance of strengthening our collective efforts for universal access to essential services, including immediate health and social protection, education, digital infrastructure, accessible information, employment and other sociology-cultural opportunities in order to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind in times of crisis and beyond.
Key messages
· Disability is part of the human experience.
· WHO recognizes that a world where all people attain the highest possible standard of health and well-being is only possible if health systems are inclusive of people with disability?
· People with disability have been among the most vulnerable populations during the current COVID-19 outbreak due to many health, social and environmental barriers, discriminatory attitudes and inaccessible infrastructure.
· The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to build back better our health systems so that they are more inclusive and responsive to the needs and human rights of people experiencing disability in all their diversity.
· Countries need to shift towards a service delivery system rooted in the communities, reaching out and empowering people with disability
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3. https://www.un.org
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