A feast day of the Roman Catholic Church, the World Day of Peace was first observed on 1 January 1968. The Pope uses this occasion to give messages to the world on the United Nations, human rights, women's rights, labor unions, economic development, diplomacy, peace, globalization, and terrorism. Image by Schuminweb at English Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1777365 […]
World Braille Day was first celebrated in 2019 to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication and as a human right for those who are blind and visually impaired. The date marks the birthday of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system. https://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/january/louisbraille.html
There is little known about the origins of International Thank-You Day though some propose that it was established to support greeting card sales. Graduate House will not be sending you cards, but we do extend gratitude to all who contribute to our Association for social good. We truly are very grateful for your time, involvement, […]
International Day of Education is to acknowledge the role of education for peace and development, and as a human right and a public good and responsibility. The 2021 theme is Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation through international solidarity and collaboration to place education and lifelong learning at the centre of the recovery. […]
Observed on the last Sunday in January, this day was chosen by French humanitarian Raoul Follereau in 1953 to coincide with the anniversary of Mahatma Ghandi’s death on 30th January 1948 and to raise awareness of a disease that still sees 600 new diagnoses each day and with millions estimated to be undiagnosed and thus […]
World Cancer Day is a global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness, improve education and encourage personal, collective and government action towards preventing cancer deaths, enabling equitable access to treatment and care. The 2021 theme of I Am and I Willis about each individual committing to actions […]
Established late December 2020, International Day of Human Fraternity acknowledges the 4 February 2019 signing by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, of the Document on Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi, a significant event in Christian-Muslim relations. Co-sponsored by 34 United Nations Member States, the day is to promote […]
Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves altering or injuring female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It is a violation of the human rights, health and integrity of girls and women. In addition to short term complications -- severe pain, shock, excessive bleeding, infections and urination, long-term consequences include sexual, reproductive and mental ill-health. FGM is of universal […]