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World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31 May every year with the aim to to raise global awareness about the deadly health risks of tobacco. 

Theme 2026: Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine products

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World Hunger Day is annually observed on 28 May.

Theme 2024: Thriving Mothers, Thriving World

Theme 2025: Sowing Resilience

Theme 2026: The End of Hunger is in Our Hands

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• Country approved: Morocco
• Approving authority: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Year: 2026
• Export type: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
• Legal basis: Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act
• Morocco qualified because it has a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States since 2006.

Last verified on 15-06-2026

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International Everest Day is annually celebrated on 29th May to commemorate the first-ever summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal on 29th May 1953.

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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on 29 May.

With the purpose to to honor the service, courage, and dedication of past and present UN peacekeepers

Theme 2025: The Future of Peacekeeping

Theme 206: Invest in Peace

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Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD, MH Day in short) is an annual awareness day on May 28 to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management.

This day was initiated by the German-based NGO WASH United in 2013 and observed for the first time in 2014.

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• Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Tehran from May 16-18, 2026 to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and prevent ongoing ceasefire negotiations from collapsing.

  Field Marshal Asim Munir also led a high-level delegation to Tehran on May 22, 2026, where he held extensive talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other senior officials regarding a framework to end the conflict.

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Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Tehran from May 16-18, 2026 to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and prevent ongoing ceasefire negotiations from collapsing.

Field Marshal Asim Munir also led a high-level delegation to Tehran on May 22, 2026, where he held extensive talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other senior officials regarding a framework to end the conflict.

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• World Environment Day is on 5 June.
• First observed in the city of Spokane in the USA in 1974.
• Established by the UN General Assembly in 1972.
• It is also called Eco Day.

Additional information:

Theme:

• 2020: Time for Nature in Colombia
• 2021: Ecosystem restoration in Pakistan
• 2022: Only One Earth in Sweden
• 2023: Solutions to Plastic Pollution in the Ivory Coast
• 2024: Land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 2025: Ending plastic pollution in South Korea

Last verified on 04-06-2026

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Starting in June 2026, new U.S. dollar bills will feature the signatures of President Donald J. Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Note: This is the first time in history that a sitting U.S. president's signature will appear on the nation's banknotes.

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