International Days May 31 2022 (United Nations)

The following is an overview of the days and the corresponding celebration declared by the United Nations that apply to Tuesday, 2022-05-31:

• World No-Tobacco Day:

  ^[WHO] Every year, on May 31, WHO and partners around the world celebrate World No-Tobacco Day, dedicated to highlight the health risks associated with the consumption of tobacco and promote effective policies to reduce consumption. According to official information from WHO in 2013, each year the global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people, including more than 600,000 nonsmokers who die from breathing second-hand smoke.
  • Official note
  • Resolution 42.19 of the 42nd session of WHO

• Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 7

  • Official note
  • A/RES/54/91

Notes:

^[WHO] Day observed by the World Health Organization.