World Senior Citizen’s Day is widely known annually on August 21 to recognise the achievements of the extra mature representatives of the world. The day supplies a chance to indicate appreciation in the direction of senior residents for his or her dedication, accomplishments, and companies they offer all through their lives.
Amongst different leaders, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik took to Twitter on Sunday to increase his needs on the event and wrote, “Senior residents play a significant position in enriching our society with their knowledge, information & expertise. On World Senior Citizen’s Day, let’s acknowledge the hardships confronted by them and pledge to provide them the love, care and respect they deserve.” Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant additionally urged the folks to ‘specific our gratitude for the knowledge and love’ senior residents share with us.
Historical past
On August 19, 1988, the then US President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation declaring August 21 as Senior Citizen’s Day within the nation. The identical has been noticed globally as nicely since then.
Significance
Over the subsequent three a long time, the variety of older individuals worldwide is projected to greater than double, reaching over 1.5 billion in 2050 as per a report by the United Nations. The coronavirus pandemic has “exacerbated present inequalities, with the previous three years intensifying the socioeconomic, environmental, well being and local weather associated impacts on the lives of older individuals,” particularly older ladies who represent nearly all of senior residents, the worldwide physique added. Thus, the World Senior Citizen’s Day serves each as a chance and a reminder to unfold consciousness, spotlight and handle the challenges, and have a good time the milestones of senior residents.
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