Every year International Migrants Day is observed on December 18. This day focuses on highlighting the contributions made by migrants across the world.
World Down Syndrome Day: March 21
Actively promoting the inclusion of persons with Down syndrome and disabilities also paves a way for everyone’s inclusion in society for common good.
International Women’s Day: March 8
Women and girls worldwide are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, building a more sustainable future.
World Wildlife Day (WWD): March 3
World Wildlife Day will focus the conversation on the urgent need to save critically endangered species, restore their habitats and ecosystems, and promote human sustainability.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: February 11
Women and girls worldwide face many hurdles in pursuing their careers in science, mathematics, and technology. It calls for making science more open, diverse, and efficient.
World Pulses Day: February 10
The celebration of the year, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), amplified the public awareness of pulses' nutritional and ecological benefits as part of sustainable food production.
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: February 6
FGM has become a severe form of discrimination against girls and women.
International Day of Human Fraternity on February 4
Denouncing terrorism, they called on world leaders “to work strenuously to spread the culture of tolerance and of living together in peace.”
I do not understand much about human rights. I have been living under dictatorship for my whole life. I am from Myanmar. People are fighting for human rights globally, but we, the people of Myanmar fighting for survival.
Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and creating bureaucratic quagmires whose only reason for existing is the soliciting of bribes.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is held on December 3. The United Nations General Assembly announced the annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons in 1992.
Every year, on December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People worldwide unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.
Nearly 1 in 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner. One hundred thirty-seven women are killed by a member of their family every day. Fewer than 40 percent of the women who experience violence seek the help of any sort.
UN General Assembly adopted the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on October 26, 2005, as “the appropriate acknowledgment for victims of road traffic crashes and their families.”
