Tag Archives: Significance of United Nations Days

World Television Day (WTD) is celebrated each year on 21st November to mark the date of the first World Television Forum, conducted in 1996. This day also highlights the value of televisions as a medium that is more than just an electronic gadget. World Television Day celebrates the fact that TV has become one of the most prominent means of entertainment. …

Child Rights Day: United Nations Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It …

World Toilet Day: Toilets play a very important role in creating a powerful economy as well as enhancing the health and preserving the dignity and safety of people, particularly girls and women. As per the World Health Organization in 2015, around 2.4 billion people live without adequate sanitation and one out of ten people has no option, but to openly …

National Press Day – The 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This was the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered …

International Day for Tolerance and Peace is celebrated worldwide every year on 16th of November. It was first established by the UNESCO in the year 1995 to be celebrated yearly worldwide on 16th of November. There are some principles related to the tolerance which was declared by the UNESCO and adopted by the people all over the world. It was confirmed …

World Diabetes Day is observed on the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. Check out the date, theme, history and significance. World Diabetes Day aims to create a platform to promote IDF advocacy efforts throughout the year, and a global driver to promote the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to …

World Science Day for Peace and Development: The day is observed on November 10 to raise awareness about the role of science in promoting sustainable development and underlines the relevance and importance of science in our daily lives. World Science Day for Peace and Development: Date The objective of the day is to ensure that citizens are informed about developments in …

World Tsunami Awareness Day: Tsunamis are rare events, but can be extremely deadly. In the past 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard. The highest number of deaths in that period was in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. It caused an estimated …

UNO Day: United Nations Day – UNO stands for United Nations Organization. The United Nations or UN Day is celebrated worldwide to commemorate the foundation of United Nations Organization in 1945. This day reminds us of the official formation of the United Nations in 1945 by a joint agreement and unanimous signing of the UN Charter by majority of its …

World Food Day: It is celebrated annually on 16 October across the globe to honour the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Let us read more about World Food Day, the theme, and its importance. The day is celebrated by several organisations that are concerned with food security like the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Program, …