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International Day for the Preservationof the Ozone Layer
16^th September, 2000

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Save O₃ur Sky: Protect Yourself and Protect the Ozone Layer

• Press Release - UNEP and world's most northern and most southern cities celebrate International Day for the Preservation Of the Ozone Layer - 16 September 2000
• The Secretary-General Message On The Occasion Of The International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone Layer - (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish)
  
• Ozone Day Activities from Other Regions
  
  • Press Release - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Argentina and Finland celebrate the 16th of September by a joint event
  • Ozone Day in Bangladesh
  • WMO Press Release - Unprecedented rate of ozone loss measured one to two weeks earlier over and near Antarctica
• United Nations General Assembly resolution 49/114, designating 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
• Public Awareness Posters
  As part of the Ozone Day celebrations for the year 2000, the Ozone Secretariat of UNEP organized a poster design competition from which 4 designs were selected. These posters can be downloaded and adapted for use in national Ozone Day public awareness events.
• Ozone Protection Pledge Programme (extracted from UNEP TIE OzonAction Programme)
  This year's theme is "Save O₃ur Sky: Protect Yourself and Protect the Ozone Layer". As part of this year's Ozone Day celebrations, National Ozone Units (NOUs) and Industries are encouraged to develop ozone protection pledge programmes. The goal of such a programme is to mobilise additional voluntary corporate activities to support the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in the private sector in your country. The guidelines and suggested text for the pledges are available from the UNEP TIE OzonAction Programme.
• E-Cards Program
  Amongst other things, the Public Awareness Posters were also used to create e-cards. As part of the activities to raise awareness on Ozone Protection Issues, we are encouraging people to send the e-cards to their friends and colleagues.
• Press Backgrounder. Also Available in PDF Format (Press Backgrounder)
  An excellent overview of the Montreal Protocol's progress to-date, including basic facts and data on the science and politics of ozone protection. Although this fact sheet was developed by the Ozone Secretariat for use by jounalists, it is useful to the general public as well.
• What You Can Do to Protect the Ozone Layer (also available in PDF format) A flyer that lists actions that different types of individuals can take to participate in ozone layer protection. For use in public awareness events that target consumers, homeowners, farmers, refrigeration servicing technicians, office workers, companies, teachers, community organizers, and citizens.

  Arabic

  Chinese

  French

  Spanish

  Russian

• Ozone Safe Products - Alternatives to CFCs in products of each sector.
  
• The Ozone Story - A Powerpoint Presentation on the histoty of the protection of the Ozone
  
• Short Animation (film) on Ozone.
  
• More Information from UNEP TIE OzonAction Programme
• Letter to Governments (English French Spanish) and Environmental NGOs

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