International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated every year on October 11. The Day was first adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 19, 2011, following a resolution 66/170. It is a day to celebrate the potential of every young woman to be a powerful voice in her community. The resolution categorically states: […]
World Population day is observed on July 11 every year. Established by the United Nations in 1989, it seeks to increase attention on global population issues: overpopulation, poverty, mortality. World Population day provides avenues to critically debate population-related issues such as the importance of family planning, poverty, maternal health, gender equality, human rights, etc. with […]
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Why World Day Against Child Labour? In 2002, the International Labour Organization (ILO) established the World Day Against Child Labour. The essence is to bring to worldwide attention the adverse effects of child labour with the purpose of canvassing for and mobilizing actions needed to eradicate it. Hence, the World Day Against Child Labour is […]
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Today is World Environment Day – a day set aside for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. What is World Environment Day all about? World Environment Day, established in 1972, is celebrated annually to mobilize people and encourage the world to take ‘positive environmental action’. It is marked every 5 June, everywhere around […]
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Children’s Day celebration was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1954 to celebrate childhood and guard against children working long hours in dangerous places and allow children access to education. Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th, every year. However, various countries around the world have different dates fixed for celebrating this […]
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World Malaria Day is marked April 25 every year to raise awareness about malaria and deliberate on critical discussions/ actions centred on making the world malaria-free. The 2017 theme for World Malaria Day is “A push for prevention”. The 2017 theme buttresses the fact that prevention remains the best cure for malaria. As the whole […]
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World Water Day is celebrated every 22nd of March. To say water is life is never an overstatement. Water supports every aspect of existence; it’s an important supporter of the economy, an essential ingredient in health sector development, etc. The United Nations’ theme for this year’s water day celebration is “Why Wastewater?” Wastewater is defined as “a […]
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International Women’s Day is celebrated March 8 every in honour of women. It’s a day set aside to provoke progressive discussions on the status and role of women in the society. The 2017 theme for International Women’s Day focuses on “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”. As we celebrate women […]
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International Mother Language Day is held annually on February 21 to promote awareness and, highlight the importance, of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It is a day set aside to recognise and provoke productive thoughts on the need for preservation, protection, and development of all existing languages in the world as each language offers […]
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Tolerance, according to merriam-webster.com, is “willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own”. In a world filled with peoples of different religious doctrines, political ideologies, economic affiliations, sexual orientations, and so on, the need for tolerance cannot be exaggerated. To make the world a better place, peace is needed. To […]
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November 2 every year is an international day dedicated by United Nations to promote the call to end impunity for crimes against Journalists. It is worrisome to talk about numerous hazards journalists are faced with in their quest to inform, educate, and educate their societies in particular and the world at large. Let us all […]
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