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World Children’s Day

20 November 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days, News|

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 [...]

International Day to Protect Education from Attack

9 September 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

Armed conflicts: When the noise of guns silences education Education is a fundamental human right. For children and youth caught up in emergency situations, education not only means the continuity of learning, but it also provides a sense of normalcy [...]

Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances

30 August 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

The International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, established by the UN and celebrated every year on August 30, aims to raise awareness around the world about the reality of enforced disappearances and to give visibility to the victims who [...]

International Day against Nuclear Tests

29 August 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed August 29 as International Day Against Nuclear Tests. This day aims to raise awarenessthe dangers and tragic consequences for individuals and the environment of nuclear weapons testing, and to highlight the need [...]

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

21 August 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism, celebrated on August 21st each year, was proclaimed by the United Nations to pay tribute to the countless lives lost and the suffering inflicted by terrorist acts worldwide. This [...]

International Day of Indigenous Peoples

9 August 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

The UN has proclaimed August 9 each year as the International Day of Indigenous Peoples. The objective of this day is in particular to recall the right of indigenous peoples to freely determine their political status and to freely pursue [...]

International Day Against Trafficking in Persons

30 July 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

The increase in global crises, conflicts and the climate emergency is increasing the risk of human trafficking. Millions of people around the world are affected by displacement. Traffickers often target people who lack legal status, live in poverty, have limited [...]

Nelson Mandela International Day

18 July 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

In November 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of his contribution to peace and freedom. So every year on July 18, coinciding with Nelson Mandela's birthday, the UN invites everyone [...]

World Day Against Child Labour

12 June 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days, News|

Observed on June 12th, World Day Against Child Labour is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growing worldwide movement against child labour. Emphasizing the link between social justice and child labour, the slogan for the World Day in 2023 is [...]

International Day of Living Together in Peace

16 May 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days, News|

Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognize, respect and appreciate others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way. The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May [...]

International School Day of Non Violence and Peace

30 January 2023|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days, News|

On January 30, the International School Day of Non-Violence and Peace is celebrated, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi (India, 1869-1948), a pacifist leader who defended and promoted non-violence and peaceful resistance against injustice and that he [...]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

27 January 2022|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

On January 27, the "International Holocaust Remembrance Day " is celebrated. The international community chose that day to commemorate the release of the German Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau (1940-1945). The United Nations Outreach Program helps prevent future acts of [...]

International Day of Education

24 January 2022|Categories: Días Internacionales, International Days|

On January 24 the “International Education Day” is celebrated, dedicated to the role that education plays in favor of peace and development and supporting transformative actions in favor of an inclusive, equitable and quality education for all. By dedicating a [...]