Latest Date: Thursday, 13 October 2022, 33rd Anniversary Sponsor: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Objectives: The International Day for Disaster Reduction is annually observed to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. It reminds people and communities around the world of reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness … [Read more...] about International Day for Disaster Reduction 2022
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World Tourism Day 2022
Date: Tuesday, 27 September 2022; 43rd Anniversary. Sponsor: United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Objective: The World Tourism Day is annually celebrated to raise and spread awareness of the role that tourism plays in our society, to highlight its impacts on social, cultural, and economic values worldwide, and to underline the efforts the tourism industry can make … [Read more...] about World Tourism Day 2022
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022
Date: Friday, 16 September 2022. 28th Anniversary. Sponsor: United Nations Objective: The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is annually observed to advocate activities that create awareness on topics related to climate change and ozone depletion. Background: The ozone layer is a part of the atmosphere, which forms a natural shield that protects Earth … [Read more...] about International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022
International Day of Democracy 2022
Date: Thursday, 15th September 2022. 15th Anniversary. Sponsor: United NationsObjective:The International Day of Democracy is annually celebrated to review the state of democracy around the world and to promote democracy and its principles regionally or internationally.Background:Democracy is a state where people have rights to participate in the … [Read more...] about International Day of Democracy 2022
World Humanitarian Day 2022
Date: Friday, 19th August 2022; 14th Anniversary. Sponsor: United Nations Objectives: World Humanitarian Day is annually observed for the following purposes:to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes, to honor and raise support for the humanitarian workers who risk, and sometimes lose, their lives to help others, to … [Read more...] about World Humanitarian Day 2022