This day commemorating the Montreal Protocol, an environmental agreement that was signed in 1987.
On September 16, 2009, the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol became the first treaties in the history of the United Nations to achieve universal ratification.
The protocol regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
The theme for this year's is "From science to global action"