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Journalism of Courage
June 5 is World Environment Day. It is a day earmarked to remind people of their duties towards nature and environment. On this day, the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP invites people from all over the world to commemorate World Environment Day. The aim of this annual event is to raise environmental awareness, and to encourage global action for environmental protection.
This environmental movement was embarked in 1972 when the UN General Assembly inaugurated this day to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment. Another resolution, adopted by them on the same day, led to the creation of UNEP. Since then, every year a theme is chosen globally, like last year it was For Life on Earth: Save our Seas8217;.
You too can celebrate this special event in many ways 8212; including street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essay competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, clean up campaigns and much more. In many countries, this annual event is used to enhance political attention and action. Heads of state, prime ministers and ministers of environment deliver statements and commit themselves to care for the earth. More serious pledges are made which lead to the establishment of permanent government structure dealing with environment.
On this World Environment Day, let us consider carefully the actions which each of us must take, and then address ourselves to our common task of preserving all Life on Earth in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence.
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