World day
A world day is intended to remind of international issues and current world problems. The first World Day was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) on October 31, 1947 . Today there are more than 100 official world and international days of the UN and its sub-organizations.
In the age of globalization and the Internet, worldwide memorial days are gaining in importance. In addition to the UN, world days are increasingly being proclaimed by other organizations such as the Catholic Church (e.g. World Day of Social Communication ) and PR agencies .
World days of various interest groups (selection)
| Day | World day | Year of introduction | initiator |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 27th | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust | 1996/2005 | Germany u. a. / United Nations |
| 13th February | World radio day | 2012 | UNESCO |
| February 29th | Rare Disease Day | 2008 | EURORDIS |
| 3 March | World hearing day | 2007 (until 2015 "Internat. Ear Care Day") | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| 8th of March | International Women's Day | 1910/1977 | Socialist International / United Nations |
| March 21st | World Poetry Day | 2000 | |
| 7th of April | World health day | 1954 | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| April 23 | World Book Day | 1995 | |
| May 3rd | International press freedom day | 1993 | UNESCO |
| May 20th | World bee day | 2018 | Slovenia |
| 8th June | Day of the sea | 1992 | United Nations |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day | 2001 | United Nations |
| September 26th | European Day of Languages | 2001 | Council of Europe |
| October 24th | United Nations Day | 1948 | United Nations |
| October 27 | World Audiovisual Heritage Day | 2005 | UNESCO |
| November 3rd | World Men's Day | 2000 | Andrologists , University of Vienna |
| November 19th | World Toilet Day | 2001 | United Nations |
| 20th November | Children's day | 1954 | United Nations |
| 21st November | World television day | 1997 | United Nations |
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: World Day - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Overview of world days, feast days and holidays
- International days. In: unric.org. UNRIC - United Nations Regional Information Center, April 5, 2019.
- Recurring United Nations memorial events
- Every day could be a world day Article in Telepolis
- World Men's Day
Individual evidence
- ↑ dpa: Panorama: Calendar: Almost every day of the year is an international day of remembrance. Badische Zeitung, December 22, 2016, accessed on December 22, 2016 .
- ^ International Press Freedom Day . In: UNESCO . May 3, 2015 ( unesco.de [accessed April 29, 2016]).
- ↑ World Press Freedom Day. In: Unesco.de. Retrieved April 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Worldbeeday. In: worldbeeday.org. Retrieved May 21, 2018 .