Events

Universal Children’s Day

Universal Children’s Day is celebrated every year on 20th November to spread worldwide awareness among the children, bring them together and take steps for their welfare. Universal Children’s Day was first proclaimed by the United Kingdom in 1954, and has been observed on 20th November since 1956; though, every country doesn’t stick to the date …

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International Children’s Day

International Day for the Protection of children being observed in many countries on 1st June, since 1950 is also known as the International Children’s Day. Other variants of this day include Universal Children’s Day and World Children’s Day celebrated on 20th June, in many countries. International Day for the Protection of Children or International Children …

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International Epilepsy Day

International Epilepsy Day is an annual event celebrated on the second Monday of February, by over 120 countries around the world. The day is observed to raise awareness about epilepsy, a chronic disease affecting the brain and causing sudden attacks and seizures. On this day people come together to share the problems faced by epilepsy …

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World Teacher’s Day

World Teachers Day is an annual event celebrated on 5th October. Instituted in 1994, the day commemorates the signing of the recommendations concerning the Status of Teachers by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) and ILO (International Labour Organization). A new recommendation was formulated in 1997 to include the status of higher …

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World Heritage Day

World Heritage Day is celebrated each year on April 18th to raise awareness about preserving and protecting the world’s heritage monuments and sites as our valuable assets.  The day aims at bringing the international community together for preserving such historical monuments and sites as they are reflect our cultural and historical heritage and diversity. “World …

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Global Day of Parents

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution 66/292 on 17th September 2012, to observe 1st of June as the “global Day of Parents”. The day was announced to honour and acknowledge the love, commitment and selfless efforts of parents across the globe, towards their children. The Day recognizes the primary role of parents in …

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World Bicycle Day

On 12th April 2018, all 193 United Nations’ member states adopted a resolution at the 72nd session of General Assembly– General Assembly Resolution A/Res/72/272, to declare 3rd June as the “World Bicycle Day”, to be observed annually. The resolution was greatly supported by Turkmenistan. The idea for a global “world Bicycle Day” was propagated by …

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