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1. It was organized by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) together with Environment for the Americas (EFTA).
2. Theme of this year is “Birds Connect Our World”. 
3. Before 2018, there were two of the world’s largest bird education campaigns, International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) and World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD).
4. On 2017, in the margins of the CMS COP12 in Manila, Environment for the Americas (EFTA), the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), announced an innovative partnership to increase awareness of the plight of migratory birds around the world.
5. Starting in 2018, the new joint campaign adopted the single name of “World Migratory Bird Day”.
6. The major events to celebrate this day are to be organized twice a year, on the second Saturday in May and in October.

 CMS

1. In order to protect the migratory species throughout their range countries, a Convention on Conservation of Migratory
2. Species (CMS), has been in force, under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme.
3. It is also referred to as the Bonn Convention.
4. CMS is the only global and UN-based intergovernmental organization established exclusively for conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species throughout their range.