Emphasizing the necessity for global citizens to focus on developmental issues.

The United Nations World Development Information Day, will be celebratedon October 24th as a global platform to raise awareness about the world’s development challenges and also sheds light on the imperative need for enhanced international cooperation to resolve them. Tracing back to 1972, the UN Conference on Trade and Development recognized the importance of information in addressing trade and development issues. The ensuing resolution, led to the establishment of the Day. It is actually a call to action – emphasizing the necessity for global citizens to focus on developmental issues. Recent years have seen a shift in how this day is observed; and it now prominently features modern information technologies, such as the Internet and mobile telephony, and their pivotal role in raising awareness and finding solutions to trade and development problems. In this era of instant global communication, information is really power, and harnessing that power is integral to tackling developmental challenges.