June
26
Independence
Day
Madagascar : June 26 1960
June
26 : International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly
decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against
Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination
to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of
an international society free of drug abuse. This resolution
recommended further action with regard to the report and conclusions
of the 1987 International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking.
The end
of the first century of drug control (it all started in Shanghai
in 1909) coincided with the closing of the UNGASS decade (launched
in 1998 by a General Assembly Special Session on Drugs). These
anniversaries stimulated reflection on the effectiveness, and
the limitations, of drug policy. The review resulted in the
reaffirmation that illicit drugs continue to pose a health danger
to humanity. That’s why drugs are, and should remain, controlled.
With this sanction in mind, Member States confirmed unequivocal
support for the UN Conventions that have established the world
drug control system.
The General Assembly recognized that despite continued and increased
efforts by the international community, the world drug problem
continues to constitute a serious threat to public health, the
safety and well-being of humanity, in particular young people,
and the national security and sovereignty of States, and that
it undermines socio-economic and political stability and sustainable
development. It encouraged the Commission and the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to continue their work on
international drug control and urged all Governments to provide
the fullest possible financial and political support to enable
UNODC to continue, expand and strengthen its operational and
technical cooperation activities, within its mandates
June
26 : International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Torture
seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent
dignity of the human being. The United Nations has condemned torture
from the outset as one of the vilest acts perpetrated by human
beings on their fellow human beings. Torture
is a crime under international law. According to all relevant
instruments, it is absolutely prohibited and cannot be justified
under any circumstances. This prohibition forms part of customary
international law, which means that it is binding on every member
of the international community, regardless of whether a State
has ratified international treaties in which torture is expressly
prohibited. The systematic or widespread practice of torture
constitutes a crime against humanity.
On 12 December
1997, by resolution 52/149, the UN General Assembly proclaimed
26 June the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims
of Torture, with a view to the total eradication of torture
and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
(resolution 39/46), annex, which entered into force on 26 June
1987.
June
26
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Army and
Navy Day (Azerbaijan)
Flag Day (Romania)
Independence Day of Madagascar
Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand)
Events
1848
– End of the June Days Uprising in Paris.
1870 – The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal
holiday in the United States.
1886 – Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first
time.
1909 – The Science Museum in London comes into existence as
an independent entity.
1924 – American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic.
1936 – Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical
helicopter.
1942 – The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.
1945 – The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
1948 – William Shockley files the original patent for the grown
junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.
1960 – Madagascar gains its independence from France.
1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time
to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket
in Troy, Ohio
1978 – Air Canada Flight 189 to Toronto overruns the runway
and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers
on board perish.
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