International Day of Vesak - wikipedia International Day of Vesak International Day of Vesak is a National holiday declared by the United Nations in 1999. The proposal was tabled by Sri Lanka. Vesak is an important Buddhist holiday that celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha. in 1999 the General Assembly officially declared the Day of Vesak as a United Nations international day, at the request then Sri Lankan foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar United Nations international day 2001 - 1st United Nations New York 2006 - 3rd Summit - Thailand 2007 - 4th Summit - Thailand 2008 - 5th Summit - Vietnam 2009 - 6th Summit - Thailand 2010 - 7th Summit - Thailand 2011 - 8th Summit - Thailand 2012 - 9th Summit - Thailand 2013 - 10th Summit - Thailand 2014 - 11th Summit - Vietnam 2015 - 12th Summit - Thailand 2016 - 13th Summit - Thailand 2017 - 14th Summit - Sri Lanka Thailand has hosted the event 11 times, Vietnam 2 times and Sri Lanka 1 time. References Jump up ^ AnydayGuide. `` UN Day of Vesak / May 10, 2017 ''. Jump up ^ http://www.undv.org/vesak2015/en/ Jump up ^ http://www.undv.org/vesak2016/ Jump up ^ `` Current Affairs - Sri Lanka to host the 14th Edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak 2017 ''. Jump up ^ http://www.unvesak2017.org/ Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Day_of_Vesak&oldid=780512802 '' Categories : United Nations days Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 May 2017, at 15 : 53. About Wikipedia

Question: which country to host the 14th edition of united nations international day of vesak 2017
Answer: Sri Lanka