UN observes 29th of June as Int’l Day of Tropics
KARACHI: In the year 2016 UNGA had adopted a resolution declaring that 29th June of each year would be observed as the International Day of the Tropics. https://youtu.be/vANxKi8jwms UN catches…
KARACHI: In the year 2016 UNGA had adopted a resolution declaring that 29th June of each year would be observed as the International Day of the Tropics. https://youtu.be/vANxKi8jwms UN catches…
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