APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 01 March 2021. Palestinian supporters of the Fatah movement take part during a rally marking the fifty-four anniversary of the creation of the political party, in Gaza city
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World Civil Defence Day is celebrated on 1st March every year, its an attempt to praise the huge developmental role shouldered by Civil Defence in protecting lives, resources, and national achievements.
It was on 1st March 1990 when the day was incorporated by International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO).
The International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) is an intergovernmental organisation whose objective is to contribute to the development by States of structures ensuring the protection and assistance of populations and safe-guarding property and the environment in the face of natural and man-made disasters. These structures are generally known as civil protection, civil defence, civil safety and are all concerned with the management of emergency situations.
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