International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
This day is dedicated to the hundreds of brave men and women who have lost their lives in service of UN as peacekeeping missions put many at risk.
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International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
This International Day calls for continued collaborative efforts by member states and the international community as a whole to ensure that mines and other explosives from conflict don't pose a... Continue Reading »
International Day of Conscience
The UN has established this International Day in recognition of their mission to create conditions of stability and well-being and peaceful and friendly relations based on respect for human rights... Continue Reading »
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
This is a global observance created by the UN to thank those that sacrificed themselves and lost their lives in the war. It is typically celebrated with red poppies which... Continue Reading »
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an American holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Despite the abolition of slavery over 150 years ago in the United Staes, there are still civil and human rights... Continue Reading »
International Day of Human Space Flight
This International Day celebrates the beginning of space travel for humankind and the science and technology that go into ensuring that not only is space travel possible but that it... Continue Reading »
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
This international day is designated to raise awareness for the UN goal of achieving total global nuclear disarmament. Today, nearly 14,o00 nuclear weapons remain, posing a threat to humanity. This... Continue Reading »
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 »
United Nations Day
UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including... Continue Reading »
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
The UN recognizes this International Day to bring attention to the ways in which the environment is a silent and unrecognized victim of war through pollution, destruction of crops and... Continue Reading »
