World Day Against Child Labor
The International Labour Organization has designated this World Day in order to bring attention to child labour practices worldwide and promote action and efforts to eliminate it. This day brings... Continue Reading »
The International Labour Organization has designated this World Day in order to bring attention to child labour practices worldwide and promote action and efforts to eliminate it. This day brings... Continue Reading »
This universally recognized World Day recognizes the contributions of millions of migrants to improve the lives of their family members back home and create a better future for their children.... Continue Reading »
The UN recognizes this international day to draw attention to the experiences of widows and garner support for them and their children. Widows may experience a long-terms struggle for basic... Continue Reading »
This World Day is designated to celebrate the active engagement of youth in sustainable development efforts in order to actively combat the impacts of climate change, unemployment, poverty, gender inequality,... Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »