UN to issue special stamps commemorating International Yoga Day on June 21

United Nations will issue special stamps commemorating the International Yoga Day on June 21 this year. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin tweeted that the commemorative stamps will be released soon. 

The UN postal agency, UN Postal Administration will issue the new special event sheet to commemorate Yoga Day that has



been marked annually since 2015.The special sheet consists of stamps with images of the sacred Indian sound "Om" and various yogic postures.

The first International Yoga Day was commemorated at the UN in 2015 with aplomb, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj leading the celebrations along with then UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and others.