World Philosophy Day was proclaimed by UNESCO to be celebrated every 3rd Thursday of November. One this day, UNESCO underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each […]

The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. It is observed on 16 November.

World Toilet Day is an official United Nations international observance day on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Worldwide, 4.5 billion people live without "safely […]

United Nations Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.

In December 1996 the United Nations  proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in 1996

The United Nations has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around […]

UN announced 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.  The resolution on the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People also encouraged […]

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living […]

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the United Nations for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of […]

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been celebrated with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the […]