The United Nations has designated 25 July every year as World Drowning Day. The global organization dedicated this day in April this year to the global advocacy of drowning prevention through a resolution moving towards a more sustainably developed world.
World Drowning Prevention Day 2021: Significance
The international event serves as an opportunity to highlight the impacts that drowning can have on families and communities. It also aims to provide life saving solutions to prevent such disasters. Figures shared by the United Nations estimate that 2,36,000 people drown each year, and disaster is one of the ten leading causes of death for children and young people aged one to 24.
The United Nations data also noted that more than 90% of global drowning deaths occur in lakes, wells, rivers, domestic water storage containers in low- and middle-income countries, especially children in rural areas. and are disproportionately affected with adolescents.
Through this event, the United Nations invites all its stakeholders, governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations, the private sector, academia and individuals to highlight the need for urgent, coordinated and multi-sectoral actions on proven measures . Some of the preventive measures announced by the United Nations include providing safe places away from water sources, such as crches, for pre-school children with competent childcare.
Other preventive measures include swimming, water safety and safe rescue skills, installing barriers that control access to water, training in safe rescue and resuscitation of drowning people, safe boating, establishing and enforcing shipping and yacht movement regulations. is included.
World Drowning Day 2021: Theme/Event:
this year, World Health Organization (WHO) will lead the preparations for World Drowning Day by hosting the special day’s global launch event. WHO will produce related advocacy materials and support national and local activities in countries and communities around the world.
The WHO has also suggested a special activity that some organizations want to start “Going Blue for World Doing Prevention Day”.
Through this event, local organizations will work with the relevant security officials to illuminate one or several notable landmarks in blue light on the evening of July 25.
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