World Chess Day
This World Day celebrates chess as a game with, as the UN delegate from Armenia argues, the ability to transcend national boundaries and break down political, social, and racial barriers.... Continue Reading »
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International Day of Friendship
In a world of division and challenges such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses it is important to have a day for the world to celebrate friendship. In confronting... Continue Reading »
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
This world day is a condemnation of human trafficking, a crime that exploits women, children, and men for numerous purposes including forced labor and sex. In the past 15 years,... Continue Reading »
International Youth Day
This international day was designated by the UN General Assembly to celebrate young people everywhere, youth-led organizations, as well as those working to educate and uplift the global youth. Young... Continue Reading »
International Literacy Day
This international day is an opportunity for Governments as well as civil society to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the world's remaining literacy challenges. In order... Continue Reading »
World Teachers Day
This World Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers and has become the occasion to mark progress and reflect on the... Continue Reading »
International Day of the Girl (IDG)
"Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls'... Continue Reading »
International Day of the Girl Child
This international day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
World Orphans Day
This day was created to raise awareness about the plight of orphans and to highlight the work being done by charities and organizations to provide them with love, care, and... Continue Reading »
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 »
