World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019. Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe and plays an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity and dialogue. […]
World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture – 24 January
Held every year on 24 January, World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture celebrates the many vibrant cultures of the African continent and African Diasporas around the world, reinforcing UNESCO’s mandate to promote respect for cultural diversity and human creativity around the globe. As a rich source of the world’s […]
International Day of Peace – 21 September 2024
2024 Theme: Cultivating a Culture of Peace This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. In that declaration, the United Nations’ most inclusive body recognized that peace “not only is the absence of conflict, […]
International Day of Human Fraternity – 4 February
Human fraternity for peace and cooperation We need — perhaps more than ever before — to recognize the valuable contribution of people of all religions, or beliefs, to humanity and the contribution that dialogue among all religious groups can make towards an improved awareness and understanding of the common values […]
World Children’s Day – 20 November 2023
2023 Theme: For every child, every right World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November 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 […]
World Kiswahili Language Day – 7 July
In the 1950s the United Nations established the Kiswahili language unit of United Nations Radio, and today Kiswahili is the only African language within the Directorate of the Global Communications at the United Nations. The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolution 71/328 of 11 September 2017, on multilingualism, welcomed […]
Le Pape au Bahreïn – 3-6 novembre 2022
Le Pape au Bahreïn, un signe d’unité et de dialogue en temps d’épreuve Le Pape sera au Bahreïn du 3 au 6 novembre. Il se rendra dans les villes de Manama et d’Awali, où il participera au « Forum de Bahreïn pour le dialogue: Orient et Occident pour la coexistence humaine ». […]
Journée internationale pour l’élimination totale des armes nucléaires – 26 septembre
L’avénement d’un monde débarrassé des armes nucléaires est un des objectifs les plus anciens de l’Organisation des Nations Unies. Cette volonté était d’ailleurs déjà présente dans la première résolution de l’Assemblée générale en 1946.C’est en 2013 que l’assemblée générale de l’ONU a proclamé le 26 septembre Journée internationale pour l’élimination totale des […]
Journée internationale de l’amitié – 30 juillet
Elle a été proclamée en 2011 par l’ONU pour promouvoir l’amitié entre les peuples, les pays, les cultures et les individus et inspirer autant que faire se peut les efforts de paix entre communautés… un discours qui fait du bien même si il faut se reférer au Docteur Coué ! […]
International Day of Friendship – 30 July
Sharing the human spirit through friendship Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others — that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world’s peoples. To confront those crises and challenges, their root […]