World Water Day
Key messages for World Water Day 2024 Water can create peace or spark conflict. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people struggle for access, tensions can rise. By...
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World Meteorological Day
Every 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization commemorates the coming into force of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950. It showcases the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities around the world. The themes chosen for World...
World Tuberculosis Day
24 March is World Tuberculosis Day Each year we commemorate World TB Day to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered...
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International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
The Right to the Truth The right to the truth is often invoked in the context of gross violations of human rights and grave breaches of humanitarian law. The relatives of victims of summary executions, enforced disappearance, missing persons, abducted children, torture, require to know what happened to them. The right to the truth implies...
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The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
2024 Remembrance Programme “Creating Global Freedom: Countering Racism with Justice in Societies and Among Nations" The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans represents one of the most horrific and traumatizing...
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International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
Protecting UN staff Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, hundreds of brave men and women have lost their lives in its service. During the 1990s, the growing...
Sustainability in Focus: Driving Towards a Sustainable Future.
Virtual EventSustainability in Focus: Driving Towards a Sustainable Future The auto industry's transition to electric vehicles is accelerating. By 2030, over one in four new passenger cars sold is projected to be an EV. The growing appetite for EVs in the US is leading to surging imports of lithium-ion batteries from Asia, especially China. Join Analysts...
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International Day of Zero Waste
International Day of Zero Waste The International Day of Zero Waste aims to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns, support the societal shift towards circularity and raise awareness about how...
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World Autism Awareness Day
Background Throughout its history, the United Nations family has celebrated diversity and promoted the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities, including learning differences and developmental disabilities. In 2008, the...
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International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Background On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. It called...
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International Day of Conscience
Promoting a Culture of Peace with Love and Conscience The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have...
