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2018 World Bee Day Celebration in Breznica, Slovenia. World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was baptized in 1734. [1] The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem. [2] The UN Member States approved Slovenia’s proposal to ...
Bike-to-Work Day: Third Friday of May World Bee Day: May 20 International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day) May 22 World Turtle Day: May 23 European Day of Parks – Europarc Federation [65] May 24 World Otter Day [66] [67] May 25 World Dugong Day [68] [69] May 28 Black Birders Week: May 29 World No Tobacco Day: May 31
United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, to "be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.
Since 2011, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has run the "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" campaign, in partnership with UNESCO and other public and private organisations. This asks people to spend World Day for Cultural Diversity learning about different cultures or sharing their culture with others. [12] [13]
5 May - World Portuguese Language Day; 16 May - International Day of Light; 16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace; 20 May - World Metrology Day since 2023; 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development since 2002; 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity; 24 May - International day of Markhor ...
March 4: The High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, is finalized. [1]March 17: The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in of the United Nations official languages of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish, and will be translated by the United Nations translators. Each speaker is requested to provide 350 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to ...
The United Nations Common Agenda (Our Common Agenda) is an initiative presented by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in September 2021. [1] [2] This report outlines a vision for the future based on multilateralism, international cooperation, and global solidarity, addressing a wide range of topics such as climate change, inequality, digital cooperation, human rights, peace and ...