International Day of Human Fraternity

Date

4 February

Declared By

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Objective

Promote:

• Peace
• Religious harmony
• Inclusion
• Mutual understanding
• Human fraternity

Related Event

World Interfaith Harmony Week
(First week of February)

UPSC Prelims One-Liners

• Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport is the new name of Adampur Airport.
• The 2nd India–Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting adopted the New Delhi Declaration.
• Arab League consists of 22 member states.
• NSO will conduct a nationwide migration survey from July 2026 to June 2027.
• 86.8% of female migration in India is due to marriage (PLFS 2020–21).
• IHMCL partnered with NFSU to strengthen cybersecurity on national highways.
• India and the EU signed an agreement on electronic signatures and seals.
• PM-SETU received a USD 830 million World Bank loan.
• Tripura Gramin Bank launched India's first RRB co-branded RuPay Credit Card.
• Yantra India Limited received Miniratna Category-I status.
• Mount Aconcagua (6,959 m) is the highest mountain outside Asia.
• Veerabhadran Ramanathan won the 2026 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences.
• World Cancer Day is observed on 4 February with the 2026 theme "United by Unique".
• International Day of Human Fraternity is observed annually on 4 February.