About International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer .

Dates of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

2022 United Nations Friday, September 16thInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

2021 United Nations Thursday, September 16thInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

2020 United Nations Wednesday, September 16thInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

2019 United Nations Monday, September 16thInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Summary

The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

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