Le Pape François et les astronautes

Station spatiale: Voir la Terre du point de vue de Dieu, rien de moins! Le pape entre en dialogue avec des astronautes de la Station spaciale internationale. Voir le texte complet de leur échange à: Échange du Pape François avec les astronautes Source: Image: La Libre.be  

World Sea Day – 28 September

The World Sea Day has been marked since 1978 by decision of the 38th session of the International Marine Organization of November 1977, initially celebrated on March 17. Since 1980 it’s been celebrated on one of the days of the last week of September. The goal of the World Sea Day […]

Journée Mondiale de La Croix Rouge – 8 mai

Le choix du 8 mai pour la journée mondiale de la croix rouge est dû à l’anniversaire de la naissance d’Henry Dunant, fondateur en 1863 de la Croix-Rouge internationale et des Conventions de Genève. Naissance d’un mouvement A Solferino (dans la Province de Mantoue, au nord de l’Italie). L’Empereur Napoléon […]

World Day of Social Justice – 20 February

The 20th February every year is designated by the United Nations as the World Day of Social Justice, a day to recognise the ongoing importance of a principle that is central to all work towards  global peace and prosperity. Below is an excerpt about the significance of this day, from […]

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 […]

Universal Children’s Day – 20 November

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 […]

Journée Internationale de la tolérance – 16 novembre

Le 12 décembre 1996, l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a invité les états membres à célébrer la Journée internationale de la tolérance le 16 novembre de chaque année par des activités s’adressant aux établissements d’enseignement eu au grand public (résolution 51/95). Cette mesure faisait suite à l’Année des Nations Unies pour […]

World Day Against Terrorism – 11 September

“This Sunday, September 11, marks the 15th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in the history of the United States. On that fateful day, terrorists staged attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and were only prevented from completing another attack by the heroism of the […]