Since the World's first Earth Day in 1970, over a billion people have contributed to the future of the planet and over 75,000 partner organisations have joined to build the world's largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and this globe. The following gives some practical things to do on Earth Day (and […]
Girls in ICT Day is to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the information, communications and technology (ICT) sectors and for governments, the private sector and civil society to establish systems that will equip girls and young women with the skills needed to become ICT professionals. The United Nations International Telecommunication Union […]
Spanish Language Day (#SpanishLanguageDay) celebrates the second most spoken language in the world and honors writer Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra who is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote published in 1605 and 1615. Originating in Spain, the Spanish language has more than 450 million native Spanish speakers in the world (surpassed only by […]
23rd April is the date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died, as well as the date of birth or death of other prominent authors (Maurice Druon, Haldor K. Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla, Manuel Mejía Vallejo). World Book and Copyright Day is to pay a world-wide tribute to […]
English Language Day is celebrated on the birthday (in 1564) and death day (in 1616) of William Shakespeare, and on Saint George's Day, the National Day of England. Helbling Readers Blog gives some great activity ideas for this day, as well as such great examples from English literature as: All the world is made of […]
The United Nations began in 1945, following the Second World War (WWII) with the central mission to maintain international peace and security. First observed in 2019, International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace is to reaffirm the three pillars of the United Nations - peace and security, development and human rights. This Day is […]
World Malaria Day is to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Symptoms include high fevers, shaking chills and a flu-like illness. Although […]
ANZAC is the acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, a formation in which Australian and New Zealand soldiers in Egypt were grouped before the landing on Gallipoli in April 1915, that was adopted as a convenient telegraphic code name for addressing telegram messages. Anzac Day is an important national occasion in Australia […]
Coinciding with the annual northern migration of Adelie penguins, World Penguin Day is to raise awareness for the endangerment of these ice-born creatures, particularly through climate change affecting the distances of their migration to find food. Alarmingly, of 17 penguin species, 11 are classified as endangered or vulnerable, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). […]
On 25th April 1945, delegates from 50 countries came together for the first time in San Francisco after the devastation of the Second World War to establish an organisation that would restore world peace and impose rules on the post-war world order. International Delegate’s Day marks the anniversary of the first day of a two-month […]