When is Africa Industrialization Day celebrated?
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1) 20 November
2)21 November
3)22 November
4)23 November
answer
1) 20 November
Other details
Africa Industrialization Day is celebrated on November 20 each year.
It is a time when governments and other organizations in many African countries examine ways to stimulate Africa's industrialization process.
It is also an occasion to draw worldwide media attention to the problems and challenges of industrialization in Africa.
The 2018 Africa Industrialization Day will be celebrated at UNIDO’s headquarters in Vienna, with an event organized by UNIDO with the support of the United Nations Office of the Secretary-General, the UN Economic Commission on Africa (UNECA), and the African Union Commission (AUC).
Within the framework of the Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa (1991-2000), the United Nations General Assembly, in 1989, proclaimed 20 November “Africa Industrialization Day” (A/RES/44/237).
Since then, the United Nations System has held events on that day throughout the world to raise awareness about the importance of Africa’s industrialization and the challenges faced by the continent.
2018 Theme: “Promoting Regional Value Chains in Africa: A pathway for accelerating Africa’s structural transformation, industrialization and pharmaceutical production”
Options
1) 20 November
2)21 November
3)22 November
4)23 November
answer
1) 20 November
Other details
Africa Industrialization Day is celebrated on November 20 each year.
It is a time when governments and other organizations in many African countries examine ways to stimulate Africa's industrialization process.
It is also an occasion to draw worldwide media attention to the problems and challenges of industrialization in Africa.
The 2018 Africa Industrialization Day will be celebrated at UNIDO’s headquarters in Vienna, with an event organized by UNIDO with the support of the United Nations Office of the Secretary-General, the UN Economic Commission on Africa (UNECA), and the African Union Commission (AUC).
Within the framework of the Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa (1991-2000), the United Nations General Assembly, in 1989, proclaimed 20 November “Africa Industrialization Day” (A/RES/44/237).
Since then, the United Nations System has held events on that day throughout the world to raise awareness about the importance of Africa’s industrialization and the challenges faced by the continent.
2018 Theme: “Promoting Regional Value Chains in Africa: A pathway for accelerating Africa’s structural transformation, industrialization and pharmaceutical production”