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We collected the important days in May 2016 and provided in a table Format. We hope, it will help you in Competitive exams!!!
| May 1 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Workers’ Day |
| Purpose | To pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world. |
| Theme | Celebrating the international labour movement. |
| May 3 2016 | |
| Remember Day | World Press Freedom Day |
| Purpose | To mark the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression are fundamental human rights. |
| Organization | UN, UNESCO |
| Theme | Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right. |
| Remember Day | World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May) |
| Purpose | To improve asthma awareness and care around the world |
| Organization | WHO |
| Theme | ‘Reduce The Burden Of Asthma’ |
| May 5 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Midwives Day |
| Purpose | To commemorate and increase the awareness about the contribution of the midwives towards the patients all over the world. |
| Organization | UNFPA |
| Theme | “ Women and Newborns- The Heart of Midwifery” |
| May 8 2016 | |
| Remember Day | Mother’s Day |
| Purpose | To show their appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide. |
| Remember Day | World Red Cross day |
| Purpose | Anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |
| Organization | ICRC |
| Theme | “Together for Humanity”. |
| May 10 2016 | |
| Remember Day | World Migratory Bird Day |
| Purpose | To highlight the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats |
| Organization | UN |
| Theme | Stop the illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory |
| May 11 2016 | |
| Remember Day | National Technology Day |
| Purpose | The anniversary of first of the five tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test which was held on 11 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan. |
| Organization | GOI |
| Theme | Technology enablers of Startup India |
| May 12 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Nurses Day |
| Purpose | The anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth |
| Organization | ICN |
| Theme | Nurses: A Force for Change- Improving Health Systems’ Resilience |
| May 15 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Day of Families |
| Purpose | An opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families |
| Organization | UN |
| Theme | Families, healthy lives and sustainable future. |
| May 16 2016 | |
| Remember Day | National Dengue Day |
| Purpose | To mark the toll the deadly disease has been taking in terms of lives and to reaffirm nationwide efforts to tackle the scourge by using both education and medical intervention. |
| Organization | GOI |
| May 17 2016 | |
| Remember Day | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day |
| Purpose | To mark the anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865 |
| Organization | UN |
| Theme | Information and Communication Technology(ICT) entrepreneurship for social impact |
| Remember Day | The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia |
| Purpose | To raise awareness of Laws affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender violations and generate interest in the rights |
| Organization | WHO |
| Remember Day | World Hypertension Day |
| Purpose | To increase the awareness of hypertension |
| Organization | WHO |
| Theme | Know your Numbers for the year |
| May 18 2016 | |
| Remember Day | World AIDS Vaccine Day |
| Purpose | To promoting the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. |
| Organization | WHO |
| Remember Day | International Museum Day |
| Purpose | To provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them as to the challenges that museums face. |
| Organization | ICOM, UN |
| Theme | Museums and Cultural Landscapes |
| May 20 2016 | |
| Remember Day | World Metrology Day |
| Purpose | To promote the importance of measurement. |
| Organization | BIPM and OIML |
| Theme | Measurements in a Dynamic World. |
| May 21 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Buddha Poornima Diwas 2016/UN Day of Vesak |
| Purpose | To commemorate the Buddha Birthday on the auspicious full moon day of the Monday. |
| Organization | UN |
| Remember Day | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| Purpose | To provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity |
| Organization | UNESCO |
| May 21 2016 | |
| Remember Day | Anti-Terrorism Day |
| Purpose | 25th Death Anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi |
| Organization | GOI |
| May 22 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| Purpose | For the promotion of biodiversity issues. |
| Organization | UN |
| Theme | Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods. |
| May 23 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International day to end obstetric fistula |
| Purpose | To promotes action towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula, a condition that affects many girls and women in developing countries. |
| Organization | UN, UNFPA |
| Theme | End fistula within a generation. |
| Remember Day | World Turtle Day |
| Purpose | To bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive |
| May 25 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Missing Children’s Day |
| Purpose | To encourage everyone to think about children who remain missing and to spread a message of hope. |
| Organization | ICMEC and NCMEC |
| May 29 2016 | |
| Remember Day | International Day of UN Peacekeepers |
| Purpose | To pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace |
| Organization | UN |
| Theme | “Honouring Our Heroes” |
| May 31 2016 | |
| Remember Day | World No Tobacco Day |
| Purpose | To draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects. |
| Organization | WHO |
| Theme | Get ready for plain packaging |
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