The vegan way of life is increasingly establishing itself in our society as a way of life that can be practiced not only easily, but above all without the need to cause animal suffering for one’s own food and clothing. Even in rural areas, the range of vegan products available […]
International Women’s Day – 8 March 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity For International Women’s Day and beyond, let’s all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society’s DNA. And it’s critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. The aim of the IWD […]
Rare Disease Day – 28 February 2023
Raising awareness and generating change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease, their families and carers. This year, our focus is equity. Everyone deserves equitable opportunities and access to health care but people living with a rare disease are more likely to experience treatment inequality, misdiagnosis […]
World Youth Day – 15 July
Young people are drivers of change and must be fully engaged in decisions affecting their future. Guided by the United Nations Youth 2030 strategy, I urge everyone to act for youth skills development as a priority, at the Summit and beyond. UN Secretary-General António Guterres Transforming youth skills for the […]
2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B – 2020
We know well about spring cleaning, or autumn cleaning – a time when we clear and clean many things around our houses. The city council also knows much about road repair – it must be done again and again at the end of a season. In both cases there is […]
Ash Wednesday, Year C – 2019
“Who knows?” We often hear this expression in different contexts. It is sometimes used when inquiring about a possible event. One may wonder about the outcome of a given project and asks someone about it. The answer comes: ‘Who knows?’ A person may inquire about the intention of a […]
22nd Sunday of Year B
« It is a question of perspective… » These words are sometimes spoken by someone who does not agree with a statement from somebody else. That person does not want to express disapproval outright. He, or she, does not want to manifest too bluntly a difference of opinion, or taste. But, the […]
World Radio Day – 13 February
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the World Radio Day We are living a revolution in how we share and access information – and, yet, in the midst of deep change, radio has never been so dynamic, engaging and important. This is UNESCO’s message […]
World Quality Day – 14 November
The purpose of World Quality Day is to promote awareness of quality around the world and to encourage individuals’ and organisations’ growth and prosperity The CQI’s first World Quality Day conference took place on 13 November 2008 at the Imarsat Conference Centre in London and proved to be the forum […]
International Day of Democracy – 15 September
« The implementation of the Goals must be underpinned by a strong and active civil society that includes the weak and the marginalized. We must defend civil society’s freedom to operate and do this essential job. On this International Day of Democracy, let us rededicate ourselves to democracy and dignity for […]