International Sports Journalists Day/Interenational cooperative Day

HISTORY OF WORLD SPORTS JOURNALISTS DAY
In 1994, the International Sports Press Association (A.I.P.S.) celebrated World Sports Journalists Day for the first time in honor of its 70th anniversary. In 1924, the A.I.P.S. was founded in Paris, France as the L’Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive. However, the association is now headquartered in the Olympic capital of Lausanne, Switzerland. The A.I.P.S. is an independent organization with 160 member associations, from which it receives funding through membership fees and the contributions of other international bodies and federations.

World Sports Journalists Day is celebrated every year on July 2. Also referred to as International Sports Journalists Day, the holiday was created in 1994 by the International Sports Press Association to celebrate its 70th anniversary. Sports journalism developed during the 1800s but was centered on elitist sports and was more focused on reporting the social context of sports events. In the 1920s, the profession began to take shape as newspapers dedicated more time and space to sports journalism.

Nepal Sports Journalists association
Nepal Sports Journalists Association has been established in Nepal with an office in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. As the umbrella organization of sports journalists of Nepal, Nepal Sports Journalists Association has been celebrating various programs, advocacy campaigns, and days with the meaningful participation of sports journalists.

Cooperatives Build a Better World: 2022 International Day of Cooperatives

Background of World Cooperative Day
The International Federation of Cooperatives has been celebrating International Cooperative Day since 1923. During the celebration of Cooperative Day, the United Nations has been celebrating this day as the International Cooperative Day since 1995, appreciating the important contribution of cooperatives to the socio-economic and cultural development of the community.

#CoopsDay aims to increase awareness of cooperatives and promote the movement's ideas of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and world peace. Since 1995, the ICA and the United Nations through the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) have jointly set the theme for the celebration of #CoopsDay.

Through #CoopsDay, local, national and global policymakers, civil society organizations, and the public, in general, can learn about the contribution of cooperatives to a secure future for all.

Suyog Dhakal