The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is marked each year on 25 March, the date of the abduction of Alec Collett, who was taken by armed gunmen in 1985 while working for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). His remains were finally found in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in 2009.
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the challenges that UN staff face and urged everyone to ensure that they have the safety they need to help those most in need around the globe.
Current Affairs for IAS Exam
- APEDA strategizes Action Plan for the promotion of Millets and Millet products with IIMR
- KVIC Chairman interacts with people undergoing training in spinning and weaving who have left the path of militancy
- Cabinet Secretary condoles death of Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary DPIIT
- PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES THE STATE LEVEL LAUNCH OF THE THEME OF THE YEAR “THE YEAR OF POSITIVE CHANGE” OF BRAHMA KUMARIS AT RAIPUR
- Vice-President inaugurates pan India campaign 'Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Samman' to commemorate the 75th Year of India as Republic
- On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh interacts with girl achievers and StartUps,from across the country, who have excelled in the areas of Science, Technology & Innovation
- Vice President calls for concerted efforts to make agriculture profitable, sustainable and climate-resilient
- Divisional level Dak and Pension Adalat on June 17
- INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO RE-INTRODUCE CHEETAH TO INDIA FROM SOUTH AFRICA CONCLUDED
- Annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number stands at (-) 0.52% (Provisional) for October, 2023 (over October, 2022) against (-) 0.26% recorded in September, 2023
