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 »
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 »
The UN designated this international day to call on its member states as well as the international community and individual employers to work towards equal pay for all. The goal... Continue Reading »
"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 »
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.
The crucial role that women and girls play in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing, has been increasingly recognized. Even so, women... Continue Reading »
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 »
According to the International Labour Organisation, more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery. Although modern slavery is not defined in law, it is used as an umbrella... Continue Reading »
Human Rights Day celebrates the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which declares that every person is entitled to inalienable universal human rights... Continue Reading »
This International Day recognizes that universal health coverage (UHC), the idea that health care is a human right, is a key priority for international development as it is integral to... Continue Reading »
Today it is important to recognize that education is a human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Access to education is also essential to achieving sustainable development... Continue Reading »