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SUMMARY:International Tea Day
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julio Moraga":julio@moraga.se
DESCRIPTION:\n	(A/RES/74/241)\n\n\n\n	Tea is a beverage made from the Ca
	mellia sinesis plant. Tea is the world’s most consumed drink\, after wat
	er. It is believed that tea originated in northeast India\, north Myanmar 
	and southwest China\, but the exact place where the plant first grew is no
	t known. Tea has been with us for a long time. There is evidence that tea 
	was consumed in China 5\,000 years ago.\n\n\n\n	Tea production and process
	ing constitutes a main source of livelihood for millions of families in de
	veloping countries and is the main means of subsistence for millions of po
	or families\, who live in a number of least developed countries.\n\n\n\n	T
	he tea industry is a main source of income and export revenues for some of
	 the poorest countries and\, as a labour-intensive sector\, provides jobs\
	, especially in remote and economically disadvantaged areas. Tea can play 
	a significant role in rural development\, poverty reduction and food secur
	ity in developing countries\, being one of the most important cash crops.\
	n\n\n\n	Tea consumption can bring health benefits and wellness due to the 
	beverage's anti-inflammatory\, antioxidant and weight loss effects. It als
	o has cultural significance in many societies.\n\n\n\n	International Tea D
	ay\n\n	Re-emphasizing the call from the Intergovernmental Group on Tea to 
	direct greater efforts towards expanding demand\, particularly in tea-prod
	ucing countries\, where per capita consumption is relatively low\, and sup
	porting efforts to address the declining per capita consumption in traditi
	onal importing countries\, the General Assembly decided to designate 21 Ma
	y as International Tea Day.\n\n\n\n	The Day will promote and foster collec
	tive actions to implement activities in favor of the sustainable productio
	n and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting
	 hunger and poverty.\n\n\n\n	Tea production and the Sustainable Developmen
	t Goals\n\n	Tea production and processing contributes to the reduction of 
	extreme poverty (Goal 1)\, the fight against hunger (Goal 2)\, the empower
	ment of women (Goal 5) and the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems (
	Goal 15).\n\n\n\n	Moreover\, there is an urgent need to raise public aware
	ness of the importance of tea for rural development and sustainable liveli
	hoods and to improve the tea value chain to contribute to the 2030 Agenda 
	for Sustainable Development.\n\n\n\n	Tea and climate change\n\n	Tea produc
	tion is highly sensitive to changes in growing conditions. Tea can only be
	 produced in narrowly defined agro-ecological conditions and\, hence\, in 
	a very limited number of countries\, many of which will be heavily impacte
	d by climate change.\n\n\n\n	Changes in temperature and rainfall patterns\
	, with more floods and droughts\, are already affecting yields\, tea produ
	ct quality and prices\, lowering incomes and threatening rural livelihoods
	. These climate changes are expected to intensify\, calling for urgent ada
	ptation measures. In parallel\, there is a growing recognition of the need
	 to contribute to climate change mitigation\, by reducing carbon emissions
	 from tea production and processing.\n\n\n\n	Therefore\, tea-producing cou
	ntries should integrate climate change challenges\, both on the adaptation
	 and mitigation front\, into their national tea development strategies.\n\
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