Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

According the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), formal and informal Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) make up over 90% of all firms and, on average, account for 70% […]

International Day of the Tropics

The Earth's tropics lie roughly in the middle of the globe between the latitude lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; and include the Equator and […]

International Asteroid Day

An asteroid is a body of rock that orbits the sun. Large numbers of asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. International Asteroid Day, founded in 2016, […]

International Day of Parliamentarism

Parliament is a 14th century English term derived from Anglo-Norman and coming from the 11th century Old French parlement, from parler, meaning "to talk". In modern politics and history, a […]

International Day of Cooperatives

Founded in 1895, the International Cooperative Alliance is one of the oldest and largest (with 1.2 billion cooperative members) non-government organisation globally. It works to create the legislative environments that […]

World Population Day

In 1950, five years after the United Nations was founded, the world's population was around 2.6 billion people. By 2020 it had reached 7.8 billion (with at least 55% living […]

Nelson Mandela International Day

As expressed by Nelson Mandela, It is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918–2013) was the the first […]

World Hepatitis Day

The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients, filters the blood and fights infections. If inflamed or damaged, its function is affected. Heavy alcohol use, toxins, some medications, and […]

International Day of Friendship

International Day of Friendship is to inspire peace efforts and to build bridges between communities using friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals. Governments, international organisations and civil society groups […]

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Every year, thousands of children, women and men fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. The Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative, the first global data hub […]