International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

 

Theme for 2012 : Global Action for Healthy Communities without Drugs

 

June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987, this day serves as a reminder of the goals agreed to by Member States of creating an international society free of drug abuse.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selects themes for the International Day and launches campaigns to raise awareness about the global drug problem. Health is the ongoing theme of the world drug campaign. This year’s theme is “Global Action for Healthy Communities without Drugs ”.

UNESCO – World Heritage  Sites

(Part – 2)

Check List for the Stamps issued worldwide in 2011 related to the theme of ‘UNESCO - World Heritage

- Pradeep Kumar Malik

Six Scandinavian sites (United Nations): Every year UNPA (United Nations Postal Authority) issues a set of stamps on World Heritage Sites. In 2011 a set of six stamps was issued on six different Scandinavian World Heritage properties, namely – ‘Surtsey Volcanic Island (Iceland)’; ‘Drottningholm Castle (Sweden)’; ‘Suomenlinna Fort (Finland)’; ‘Kronborg Castle (Denmark)’; ‘Urnes Stave Church (Norway)’ and ‘Struve Geodetic Arc (a trans boundary World Heritage property in Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine)’.

Struve Geodetic Arc: Besides United Nations, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden issued One Souvenir Sheet each on ‘Struve Geodetic Arc’ in May 2011.

Roma Capitale (Italy): Italian Postal Authority, every year since 2007, issues a stamp of the face value of 60 Eurocents to commemorate its capital Rome. On the stamp issued in 2011 panoramic view of the ‘Historic centre of Rome’ is depicted.

Laurasilva of Madeira (Portugal): This Souvenir Sheet of Portugal was released as Europa 2011 depicted beautiful landscape of ‘Laurasilva of Madeira’, a World natural Heritage property.

Beloveshkaya Pushcha (Belarus): The Belarus Stamp for Europa 2011 was issued on ‘Beloveshkaya Pushcha’, a World natural Heritage property.

Bialoweza Forest (Poland): The Poland Stamp for Europa 2011 was issued on ‘Bialoweza Forest’, a World natural Heritage property.

Palacio Postal (Mexico): A stamp on Postal Headquarter Building of Mexico City was released in May 2011. This building is a part of various monuments enlisted in UNESCO World Heritage list as ‘Historic Centre of Mexico and Xochimilco’.

Russia – Montenegro joint issue: On Russia – Montenegro joint issue the Kazan Cathedral of Saint Petersburg is depicted. This Cathedral included along with various other monuments of Saint Petersburg as World Heritage properties of ‘Group of Monuments at Saint Petersburg’.

JUNE 2011:

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Republic of Korea): Republic of Korea issued a set of two stamps on World Heritage property of ‘Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty’.

Club News

Indonesia 2012 - WORLD STAMP CHAMPIONSHIP

Mr Praful Thakkar of Ahmedabad received a Bronze Medal in Indonasia 2012 for his book ‘Collector's Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India 1947-1964 - Official & Private’ in Literature section.