{
  "question": "Was today World Development Information Day?",
  "url": "https://was.today/world-development-information-day",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — the UN's World Development Information Day falls on October 24 every year, and that is today.",
  "details": [
    "Established by the UN General Assembly in 1972, resolution 3038 (XXVII)",
    "Date chosen to coincide with United Nations Day, also 24 October",
    "Marks the 1970 adoption of the International Development Strategy"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 24",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24"
    },
    {
      "title": "Welcome to the United Nations",
      "url": "https://www.un.org/en/observances/development-information-day?utm_source=squiztoday&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=friday-24-october-know-when-to-hold-em#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "nhrclb.org",
      "url": "https://nhrclb.org/en/archives/8832"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Commonwealth of The Bahamas",
      "url": "https://mofa.gov.bs/world-development-information-day/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-24",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/world-development-information-day/2026-10-24",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-24T06:55:18.964Z"
}