The theme for International Youth Day 2018 is Safe Spaces for Youth. Youth need safe spaces where they can come together, engage in activities related to their diverse needs and interests, participate in decision making processes and freely express themselves. While there are many types of spaces, safe spaces ensure […]
Nelson Mandela International Day – 18 July
Nelson Mandela International Day, also known as Mandela Day, is held on July 18 each year. The day remembers Mandela’s achievements in working towards conflict resolution, democracy, human rights, peace, and reconciliation. Background Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, on July 18, 1918. He is one of the […]
World Day for International Justice – 17 July
Every year on July 17, World Day for International Justice is observed all around the world. The aim of the day is to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of the ICC. What is the ICC? ICC stands for the International Criminal Court. It […]
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – 19 June
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is a United Nations observance on June 19 to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. The resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on June 19, 2015. The date marks the Security […]
International Day of UN Peacekeepers – 29 May
« United Nations peacekeeping is a proven investment in global peace, security and prosperity. Together, let us pledge to do all we can to enable that mission to succeed. » — UN Secretary-General António Guterres 2018 Theme: “UN Peacekeepers: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice” The theme for the 2018 International Day […]
Feast of Pentecost, Year B
« Each one bewildered… They were amazed and astonished… » This is what the 1st reading of this feast of Pentecost tells us (Acts 2:1-11) about the Christians of the first century. Fast forward to the 21st century, our own period of Christian living, could not this text describe us as […]
World Communications Day – 13 May
World Communications Day is a worldwide celebration which follows the 1963 decree Inter Mirifica addressing the media of social communications and which was published during the Second Vatican Council. World Communications Day is now marked annually in most countries on the Sunday before Pentecost Sunday, which this year falls on 13 May. In […]
World Television Day – 21 November
The first World Television Forum was staged by the United Nations in the mid ’90s, and it was out of this event that World Television Day was born. The forum brought together leading figures from the media industry to analyze the growing impact that TV had on decision-making and public […]
World Day for Conflict Resolution – 19 October
Conflict Resolution Day is a global event, intended to promote the concept of peaceful conflict resolution. Created in 2005 by the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), it is now an annual celebration. Primarily an educational event, the main purpose of Conflict Resolution Day is to increase awareness of the various […]
International Music Day – 1 October
International Music Day or World Music Day is a concept too good to believe and the best part is that it actually exists. Yes, International Music day or the IMD was initiated on the 1st of October in 1975 by Lord Yehudi Menuhin. It was first organized by the International […]