Tag Archives: United Nations Days Themes & Slogans

World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22 March by the people all across the world. The day was established to be celebrated as an annual event in the year 1993 by the decision of the United Nations General Assembly. This campaign was declared as a World Day for Water to be celebrated on 22nd of March each year …

World Sparrow Day: 20 March The diminutive house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is perhaps one of the earliest birds you can remember from your childhood. Their nests dotted almost every house in the neighborhood as well as public places like bus bays and railway stations, where they lived in colonies and survived on food grains and tiny worms. Many bird watchers …

World History Quiz: How much do you really know about the past? Take these history quizzes to test your knowledge of history. World History Quiz for Kids World history or global history as a field of historical study examines history from a global perspective. It emerged centuries ago; leading practitioners have included Voltaire (1694-1778), Hegel (1770-1831), Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Arnold …

International Yoga Week: Yoga literally means “union”. It is a union of breath and the body, the mind and muscles and most importantly, union of the self to the divine. What can be a better place to become “united” other than the sacred banks of Ganga river. To promote the ancient science of Yoga, a week long event is organised …

World Earth Day Quiz: Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events in more than 192 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network. Here we have some basic questions (with multiple-choice answers) about earth. Please try…

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999, “with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard”. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, …

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will be celebrated by the people all over the world on 21st of March. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is commemorated every year on 21st of March by the people all across the world in order to remove the racial …

International Left Handers Day is an international day observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of the left handers. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of the Lefthanders International, Inc. International Left Hander’s Day was created to celebrate sinistrality and raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed …

भारत में बाल दिवस देश के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री जवाहरलाल नेहरू के जन्मदिन यानी 14 नवम्बर को मनाया जाता है। पं. नेहरू महान स्वतंत्रता सेनानी थे जिनका जन्म 14 नवम्बर, 1889 को इलाहबाद में हुआ था। 15 अगस्त, 1947 को जब भारत स्वतंत्र हुआ तो नेहरू जी भारत के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री बने। उन्होंने देश को उन्नतिशील बनाया। उन्हें बच्चों से गहरा …

प्रति वर्ष 12 जून के दिन को विश्व बाल श्रम विरोधी दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है। इस वर्ष 2016 के लिए इस दिवस का थीम है – “आपूर्ति श्रृंखलाओं में श्रम को खत्म करना हर किसी का दायित्व है“। इस दिवस का उद्देश्य बच्चों के अधिकारों की सुरक्षा की जरुरत पर बल देना तथा इसके प्रति लोगों को …