CONTEXT:

• It is sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue.
• May 24 is observed as National Brother’s Day in the United States to honor the brothers in one’s life.

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UN celebrated May 23 as an International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

• United Nations celebrated May 23 as an International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (IDEOF). In 2003, the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), formerly known as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and its partners had launched a global campaign to End Obstetric Fistula.

BACKGROUND:

• The theme for 2019 is “Fistula is a human rights violation, end it now”. In 2012, United Nations announced to celebrate May 23 as International Day to End Obstetric Fistula every year starting from 2013.
• An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that is caused by prolonged obstructed labor, leaving a woman incontinent of urine or feces or both.
• Obstructed labor means, labor that goes unattended, the labor can last up to six or seven days.