Nothingandall: International Ozone Day

"Montreal Protocol - Global partnership for global benefits"

On 19 December 1994 the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution designating 16 September as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date in 1987 on which the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.

This year the theme is: "Montreal Protocol - Global partnership for global benefits"

«This day provides a message of hope for working cooperatively to solve major environmental problems. The Protocol was the culmination of decades of research, which established that chemicals released in the atmosphere could damage the ozone layer. A depleted Ozone Layer in the stratosphere allows the Ultra Violet rays of the sun to reach the earth exposing mankind, flora and fauna to its harmful effects. According to the World Health Organization each year between 2-3 million skin cancers are detected worldwide and upto 20% of these may be caused or enhanced by sun exposure» (from here)

Read The UN Secretary-General Message on the 2008 International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer