UN Decade for Drinking Water & Sanitation
The United Nations (UN) has historically designated specific periods to focus global efforts on critical issues. This initiative aimed to improve access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation worldwide.
- The UN designated the period from 1981 to 1990 as the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade.
- The primary goal was to strengthen national programs and increase efforts to provide safe water and sanitation for all.
Therefore, the correct decade is 1981-1990.
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1. 21 st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF.
2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
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