World Days

On the 15th of June each year we focus attention on fighting the physical, emotional, mental and financial abuse of our older folk. The ones who have lived their lives, have grown and nurtured us to the ...

World Environment Day is popularly known as “People’s Day” where people show, share their protection, care and support for our truly beautiful world. In 1972 the UN General Assembly marked the openi...

World Food Day and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) aims to raise nutritional levels around the world and improve productivity. Every year there is a different theme. Some recent themes hav...

World Genocide Commemoration Day is a UN global event to not only commemorate victims of genocide but to highlight our responsibility to prevent future genocides. In my opinion it should be World Genocid...

World Health Day and what a day to begin looking after yourself. We often say “we will be happy when ???”. But will we be happy if we don’t have our health to enjoy it. Our health is most important but m...

On the 19th August each year we celebrate World Humanitarian Aid Day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the plight of civilians around the world who have become caught up in conflicts, and...

World Information Day promotes our awareness of the power of information and communication and we have seen that at work during this global pandemic. Communication helps to build societies and for people...

In these current times when so many people are locked down, it may seem pretty difficult to be kind to anyone. How can you be kind to anyone when there is no one about? Pick up the phone and ca...

Today is the beginning of World Migratory Bird Day held annually for two days over the second weekend in May. It highlights the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats. For most of us still in...

70% of our planet are our oceans and we rely on them for so much. According to the UN “they are “the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe, [as well as] a major source of food...

World Population Day - You may not have heard of it before but it has been celebrated for nearly 30 years.  Why? What is it all about? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s...

No one knows when postal services started because history is littered with messengers travelling from place to place on foot and later on horseback. But how did international mail come about? By the...

You may love the press you may hate them but they bring us the news and help keep us informed. Especially the uplifting stories my local News have been broadcasting about how many simple local people are...

28th September is World Rabies Day. Dedicated to the elimination and prevention of Rabies this day was chosen because it commemorates the death of Louis Pasteur who developed the first rabies vaccination...

World Religion Day is celebrated all around the world by all religions on the third Sunday in January each year. Its stated aim is to “Celebrate the oneness of religion and its role in human society”. It...

December 5th is also World Soil Day and its aim is to highlight the importance of the richness of soil on our planet. Afterall we need rich soil to grow our food for our basic survival needs. It is also ...

Suicide prevention remains a universal challenge. It is estimated over 800,000 people take their own life each year, which equates to one person every 40 seconds. It touches all our lives as most of...

World TV Day, what else will the UN think of. Of course TV is a powerful medium for sharing information, education and of course entertainment when it is not being used to manipulate public opinion. Acco...

Why have a World Toilet Day I asked myself when I came across this one. But did you know that over 2.5 billion people have no access to sanitation? Thinking back through my lifetime I can easily see...

The United Nations (UN) established World Tuna Day on May 2 to raise promote more sustainable fishing practices of Tuna and its importance to many economies around the world. It was observed for the firs...