Modi to lead world yoga day at UN on June 21

June 13, 2023 23:32

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading a yoga session at the United Nations' Secretariat on June 21 to mark the International Yoga Day, UN resident coordinator in India Shombi Sharp said on Tuesday.

Interacting with PTI on the sidelines of a seminar held in New Delhi to mark 75 years of the United Nations Peacekeeping, he also said since 2015, "The world has truly embraced International Yoga Day".

Recognising its universal appeal, in December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga by a resolution.

The day aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.

"Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi will be leading a yoga session at the United Nations, at the Secretariat, on June 21," Sharp said.

The secretariat carries out the substantive and administrative work of the United Nations as directed by the General Assembly, the Security Council and the other organs.

Yoga is about staying fit and staying comfy, and International Yoga Day has "struck a resonance with the international community", Sharp said.

And, having PM Modi at the UN will be "special", he added. -- PTI

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