8 December: SAARC Charter Day

• 10 Dec 2021

• The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter Day is observed annually on 8 December to commemorate the adoption of the SAARC Charter.
• The SAARC Charter has 10 Articles which deal with the Objectives, Principles, Organization, Meetings, Secretariat and Financial Arrangements of the SAARC.
• This year marks the 37th anniversary of the regional group.
• On 8 December 1985, the SAARC Charter was adopted, in Dhaka, during the first summit of the group.
• The Charter was signed by the leaders of eight South Asian nations- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.