World Days

Global Day of Parents is a United Nations (UN) observance that is celebrated on June 1 each year to honour parents and their commitment to children worldwide. Where would we be without parents. Well...

December 1 is a fun unofficial day which celebrates one of the healthiest fruits available. Eat a Red Apple Day. Remember the rhyme "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".  A native of Central Asia,...

20th February is the United Nations World Day of Social Justice and the theme this year is “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice” But what does this mean? Social justice is an...

25th June is the day of the Seafarer. The day not only acknowledges the invaluable work of seafarers, but also aims to bring global attention to the issues affecting their work and lives, such as pi...

United Nations Day celebrates the work of the UN and its specialised agencies. On or around 24th October the UN organises special events around the world particularly at their main offices in N...

A day to recognise and educate people on the "rights of children". But why do we need to protect the rights of children? In many countries children are still used for what amounts to "slave labour"....

First introduced in 2018 June 22 has been designated Windrush Day in the UK to honour the British Carribean Community who at the end of the second world war came from all corners of the British Commonwea...

11 February, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Science reflects the people who make it. Only 30% of researchers worldwide are women.  Women are predominently right brained crea...

4th of October is World Animal Day (as well as the Feast of St Francis of Assisi the Patron Saint of Animals). It's aim is to "To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around ...

Most people have heard of Autism but few have experienced it. Yet more and more children worldwide are being diagnosed with it. But what is it and how does if affect those both with it and those who care...

World Blood Donor day is held annually on 14th June which is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner (14.6.1868) who created the ABO blood group system which still ensures the safety of blood transfusions today...

World Book and Copyright Day is an occasion to pay tribute to authors and their books and how much pleasure they bring to people and in these technological times to raise the profile of protecting the in...

World Cancer Day is a global observance that helps raise people’s awareness of cancer and how to prevent, detect, or treat it. This event is held on February 4 each year. People, businesses, governm...

31st October was declared World Cities Day by the UN on December 27th 2013 but why? "Its aim is to create awareness of the role of urbanization in global sustainable development and social inclusion...

World Day Against Child Labour takes place every 12th June. It’s aim is to raise awareness of the hundreds and millions of children world-wide who have lost their childhood to hard work every day. A...

Millions of people are victims of human trafficking each year, a third of them children and over two thirds of them are women and young girls. On the World Day against Human Trafficking, the UN aims to c...

Since 2007, 27th October has been World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Day and its aim is to build global awareness of the need to preserve audiovisual material, such as sound recordings and early films.&n...

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is annually held on May 21 to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony. Three-quarters of the world’s ma...

Expect lots of flowers along the roadside today. This experience is something few have been spared, either from the perspective of losing someone close to us, or being maimed and injured for life, to the...

The aim of World Diabetes Day held on November 14 each year, is to increase awareness of the effects of diabetes and the complications caused by this disease, but what exactly is it? Diabetes is the...