Every year International Migrants Day is observed on December 18. This day focuses on highlighting the contributions made by migrants across the world.
To raise awareness and trigger action to end this global scourge, the UN observes International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25.
World Television Day is not so much a celebration of the tool, but rather the philosophy which it represents. Television represents a symbol for communication and globalization in the contemporary world.
According to the latest World Health Organization estimates, currently 64 million people have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and three million people died of COPD.
The Declaration affirms that tolerance is neither indulgence nor indifference. It is respect and appreciation of the rich variety of our world's cultures, our forms of expression, and ways of being human.
Public consciousness of the importance of preservation of these recordings must be engaged and the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is intended to be the platform for building global awareness.
In this age of digital communication, sharing of information and knowledge has become very easy. It has become integral in the development of human society. Without it, society, a country, will be left behind.
It is necessary to protect women during the coronavirus pandemic. These measures applied to the current pandemic can be integrated into crisis response policies.
This year's theme is: "Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030".
The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
Investment in mental health programs at the national and international levels, which have already suffered from years of chronic underfunding, is now more important than it has ever been.
Celebrating World Teachers’ Day gives us all a chance to reflect on the incredible and crucial role that teachers play in the lives of children and the adults they become.