World Food Day
World Food day is held to commemorate the founding of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. Each year has a different theme with organized events.
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Educational Events
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
This international day is designated to bring awareness to poverty as not solely an economic issue, but rather a multidimensional phenomenon that encompasses a lack of both income and the... Continue Reading »
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
The General Conference of UNESCO approved the commemoration of a World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in 2005 as a mechanism to raise general awareness of the need to preserve and... Continue Reading »
World Science Day for Peace and Development
This World Day celebrates the significant role of science in society and in our daily lives and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues,... Continue Reading »
World Diabetes Day
This World Day was established to recognize the urgent need to develop policies to treat, and provide care for people with diabetics as well as prevent or delay the development... Continue Reading »
International Day for Tolerance
This International Day marks the United Nations' commitment to strengthening tolerance by fostering mutual understanding among cultures and people, which is a central tenet of the UN Charter and the... Continue Reading »
World Toilet Day
This World Day is meant to recognize the ways in which toilets and proper sanitation and waste disposal saves lives in communities by preventing the spread of disease through human... Continue Reading »
World Philosophy Day
Philosophy is the study of the nature of reality and existence, of what is possible to know, and of right and wrong behavior. It comes from the Greek word phílosophía,... Continue Reading »
Africa Industrialization Day
This day is meant to recognize the ways in which industrialization will help African Countries to grow, diversify their economies, and work to eradicate poverty.
World Children’s Day
World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on this day each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving... Continue Reading »
