World Tourism Day
Tourism has become one of the fastest growing and most important economic sectors in the world. As transportation costs decrease and adoption of labor rights to holidays increase, more and... Continue Reading »
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Cultural Awareness
International Translation Day
International Translation Day is meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and... Continue Reading »
World Post Day
This World Day was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) creation in 1874. Its purpose is... 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 »
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 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 »
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations that often remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame... Continue Reading »
Citizen Diplomacy: Careers in Citizen Diplomacy
ZoomCitizen Diplomacy International (CDI) is a program building inclusive learning communities to bolster participation in democracy and diplomacy. CDI gathers every 3 months to share news and presentations on CD... Continue Reading »
International Human Solidarity Day
This is a day to celebrate global unity and diversity and raise awareness for the importance of international cooperation and solidarity as well as promote efforts for sustainable developement and... Continue Reading »
