World Energy Day

Founded by Dr. Harold Oh, proclaimed first on July 22, 2012 at the International Press Conference in Duabi United Arab Emirates designating the Opening Day of World Energy Forum 2012 as World Energy Day. The declaration was first endorsed by His Highness Shiakh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.[1] World Energy Day was ratified by representatives from 60 governments and inter-governmental organizations. Since then World Energy Day is internationally observed throughout the world.[2][3] In the one year commemoration of World Energy Day, President of the United States, Barack Obama, proclaimed October as National Energy Action Month on October 22, 2013. [4]

Original Signatory Countries of World Energy Day

Original Signatory States of World Energy Day Date of Signatory
 Albania 22 October 2012
 Algeria 22 October 2012
 Azerbaijan 22 October 2012
 Belize 22 October 2012
 Burkina Faso [note 1] 22 October 2012
 Cambodia [note 2] 22 October 2012
 Cameroon [note 3] 22 October 2012
 Chile 22 October 2012
 Comoros 22 October 2012
 Congo [note 4] 22 October 2012
 Côte d'Ivoire [note 5] 22 October 2012
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22 October 2012
 Djibouti 22 October 2012
 Egypt 22 October 2012}
 Ethiopia 22 October 2012
 Gabon 22 October 2012
 Grenada 22 October 2012
 Guatemala 22 October 2012
 Haiti 22 October 2012
 India 22 October 2012
 Indonesia 22 October 2012
 Iraq 22 October 2012
 Jordan 22 October 2012
 Kuwait 22 October 2012
 Lao People's Democratic Republic [note 6] 22 October 2012
 Lebanon 22 October 2012
 Liberia 22 October 2012
 Madagascar [note 7] 22 October 2012
 Malawi 22 October 2012
 Maldives [note 8] 22 October 2012
 Mauritius 22 October 2012
 Mexico 22 October 2012
 Montenegro 22 October 2012
 Myanmar [note 9] 22 October 2012
 Oman 22 October 2012
 Qatar 22 October 2012
 Russian Federation 22 October 2012
 Rwanda 22 October 2012
 Saint Kitts and Nevis [note 10] 22 October 2012
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22 October 2012
 Seychelles 22 October 2012
 Slovenia 22 October 2012
 Spain 22 October 2012
 Sri Lanka [note 11] 22 October 2012
 Swaziland 22 October 2012
 Tajikistan 22 October 2012
 Thailand [note 12] 22 October 2012
 Togo 22 October 2012
 Tunisia 22 October 2012
 Turkey 22 October 2012
 United Arab Emirates 22 October 2012
 Uzbekistan 22 October 2012
 Yemen 22 October 2012
 Zimbabwe 22 October 2012

Notes

  1. ↑ Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  2. ↑ Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
  3. ↑ Cameroon: Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
  4. ↑ Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Brazzaville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Leopoldville)) and the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971 (after the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed its name to Zaire). Also referred to as Congo (Republic of the).
  5. ↑ Côte d'Ivoire: Previously referred to as Ivory Coast. On 6 November 1985, Côte d'Ivoire requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages; this became fully effective on 1 January 1986.
  6. ↑ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  7. ↑ Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
  8. ↑ Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
  9. ↑ Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
  10. ↑ Saint Kitts and Nevis: Name was changed officially from Saint Christopher and Nevis on 26 November 1986; the UN, however, continued to use the former name throughout the year.
  11. ↑ Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
  12. ↑ Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.

References

  1. ↑ "UAE endorses World Energy Day on Oct 22 - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. ↑ http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/october-22-declared-world-energy-day-1.1092383
  3. ↑ "October 22 declared World Energy Day". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. ↑ "2013 World Energy Day & National Energy Action Month". m.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
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