The General Assembly,
Noting the importance of chocolate as:
- a sweet treat - whether eaten, drunken or included in ice cream - to children and adults across the world,
- part of the cultural heritage of indigenous tribes in member states where chocolate is produced, and
- the crop that provides a decent life for cacao bean farmers, without which they would have nothing to farm and no way to make a living, and
Believing that chocolate is therefore of sufficient international gravity to warrant serious international recognition,
Hereby:
- Pronounces that International Chocolate Day, to recognise the importance of chocolate to the above groups and others not specified, shall be commemorated by the World Assembly and its member states on November 23rd (or the equivalent date) every year, and
- Requires that member states promote the consumption of chocolate, where appropriate, while discouraging their citizens from unnecessary chocolate wastage.
Co-author: Tinhampton