International Olympic Day - June 23rd

                    International Olympic Day - June 23rd 

Olympic Day History

Background

It was in 1947 during the 41st Session of the International Olympic Committee in Stockholm, that Doctor Gruss, IOC member in Czechoslovakia, presented a report on a World Olympic Day celebration which would primarily be a day of promoting the Olympic idea. The project was adopted some months later on the occasion of the 42nd IOC Session in St Moritz in January 1948. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) were put in charge of organising this event and were requested to choose a date between 17 and 24 June, thereby celebrating the founding of the International Olympic Committee at the Sorbonne, Paris, on 23 June 1894, where Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games.

The first Olympic Day

The first Olympic Day was celebrated on 23 June 1948. On this occasion, Sigfrid Edström, IOC President at that time, conveyed a message to the young people of the world. Portugal, Greece, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, Great Britain, Uruguay, Venezuela and Belgium organised an Olympic Day in their respective countries.

Olympic Day in the Olympic Charter

In the 1978 edition of the Olympic Charter, the IOC recommended for the first time that all NOCs organise an Olympic Day to promote the Olympic Movement: “It is recommended that NOCs regularly organise (if possible each year) an Olympic Day intended to promote the Olympic Movement.”

Olympic Day Run

The Olympic Day Run can be considered as the core activity of Olympic Day. First launched in 1987, it has been organised by NOCs to celebrate Olympic Day and promote the practice of mass sport. From 45 participating NOCs in the first edition in 1987, the numbers have grown to more than 150participating NOCs.

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World Rainforests Day - June 22nd

           World Rainforests Day - June 22nd 

WORLD RAINFORESTS DAY 2022: With abundant rainfall all year round, rainforests host some of the most diverse and rich flora and fauna of the world. Despite covering just 6 per cent of the Earth’s surface, rainforests are home to around 50 per cent of all terrestrial biodiversity found on Earth.

In order to highlight the importance of rainforests and raise awareness on the need of its conservation, World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22.

THEME

This year the theme for the World Rainforests Day has been decided as ‘The Time is Now’. The theme aims to sensitise people on how crucial rainforests are for survival of life on Earth. With rapid urbanisation and overexploitation by humans, forest cover is depleting every year. The theme underlines that adequate measures and initiatives must be taken to save the forest and the diverse life it harbours.

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World Refugee Day 20th June

           World Refugee Day - June 20th 

World Refugee Day 2022

20 June 2022

20 June marks World Refugee Day.

The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now surpassed 100 million for the first time on record.

The World Refugee Day is an occasion to raise awareness on the unique health needs of refugees and people on the move, and the challenges they may face in accessing healthcare during their journeys and in the host country. 

The aim is to step up efforts worldwide to ensure everyone everywhere at any time is able to enjoy the right to health and access high-quality health services that are sensitive to their needs, and appropriate for each person’s culture and needs, without financial impediment. This is key to achieving universal health coverage. 

If policies that promote the health of refugees and all people on the move are in place, refugees and migrants can contribute to the full and flourishing life of a country and to supporting the economy, culture and a diverse society.

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International Yoga Day 21st June

                            International Yoga Day - June 21

2022 Theme: Yoga for humanity

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented human tragedy. Beyond its immediate impact on physical health, the COVID-19 pandemic has also exacerbated psychological suffering and mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, as pandemic-related restrictions were introducedin various forms in many countries. This has highlighted the urgent need to address the mental health dimension of the pandemic, in addition to the physical health aspects. 

People around the world embraced yoga to stay healthy and rejuvenated and to fight social isolation and depression   during the pandemic. Yoga is also playing a significant role in the psycho-social care and rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients in quarantine and isolation. It is particularly helpful in allaying their fears and anxiety.

In addition to the human suffering, the COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted several key vulnerabilities of the economic and developmental models of countries around the world. Future prosperity demands that the member states rebuild differently as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The essence of yoga is balance - not just balance within the body or that between the mind and the body, but also balance in the human relationship with the world. Yoga emphasizes the values of mindfulness, moderation, discipline and perseverance. When applied to communities and societies, Yoga offers a path for sustainable living.

Yoga can be an important instrument in the collective quest of humanity for promoting sustainable lifestyle in harmony with planet Earth. In keeping with this spirit, the theme for this year’s Yoga Day celebrations is “Yoga for Humanity.”

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International Albinism Awareness Day - June 13

                                         Day of the Day - June 13

History of International Albinism Awareness Day

On December 18, 2014, the United Nations’ General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing June 13th as International Albinism Awareness Day. This historic resolution confirmed the global focus on albinism advocacy. NOAH joins with the worldwide albinism community in encouraging everyone to celebrate and promote albinism awareness on Saturday, June 13, 2020.

The late Ambassador of the Mission of Somalia to the U.N., Geneva, Yusuf Mohamed Ismail Bari-Bari, led the effort to pass the resolution in cooperation with Under the Same Sun, an organization that promotes and protects the rights of people with albinism, particularly in Africa. Shortly thereafter, NOAH participated in a U.N. “side event” to celebrate the adoption of the resolution. The late Excellency Bari-Bari made opening and closing remarks at the event, which included sharing a story with Pope Francis in which he informed the Pontiff of the atrocities committed against people with albinism in Africa. Many other dignitaries also attended the event, and each made brief statements in support of the resolution. These attendees included representatives from the U.N. delegations from Italy, Israel, Canada and the United States, the U.N. Special Representative on Violence against Children, a representative from UNICEF, and several key individuals in the albinism community.

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World No Tobacco Day - May 31

                                          Day of the Day - May 31

31 May is World No Tobacco Day

In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be a "a world no-smoking day." In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.

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World Multiple Sclerosis Day - May 30

                                          Day of the Day - May 30

As one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system, Multiple Sclerosis impacts more than 2.3 million people around the world according to the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation.  The term multiple sclerosis means “many scars,” and this term relates to the areas that appear on the brain and spinal cord after the myelin covering our nerves is damaged or dies. The damaged myelin leaves a lesion behind. These lesions are identified by an MRI when symptoms begin to appear.

The resulting symptoms vary and progress at different rates for each person diagnosed with MS. The disease is unpredictable, progressive, and challenging to diagnose. The cause is also unknown.

While there is no cure, treatments are advancing to help slow the progression of MS and reduce the symptoms. As with many conditions, education, research, and funding are necessary.

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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers - May 29

                                         Day of the Day - May 29

Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role held by the Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace".^[2] It is distinguished from peacebuilding, peacemaking, and peace enforcement although the United Nations does acknowledge that all activities are "mutually reinforcing" and that overlap between them is frequent in practice.^[3]

Peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas and assist ex-combatants in implementing the peace agreements they may have signed. Such assistance comes in many forms, including confidence-building measures, power-sharing arrangements, electoral support, strengthening the rule of law, and economic and social development. Accordingly, UN peacekeepers (often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets) can include soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel.

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International Day of Action for Women's Health - May 28

                                            Day of the Day - May 28

On May 28, the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, activists around the world will take action, mobilize, and highlight demands towards the fulfillment of women’s right to health. This year, we call on everyone to #ResistAndPersist amid crises and global uncertainty and to continue to assert that #WomensHealthMatters and #SRHRisEssential.

Within the context of the post-pandemic recovery, we continue to hold governments accountable to the gendered impacts of the pandemic that remain unaddressed to date. Some of these impacts include loss of livelihood, increased unpaid care burdens on women and girls, heightened risks to gender-based violence, and barriers to accessing essential sexual and reproductive health services, including safe abortion and post-abortion care.

We also escalate the need for accountability at the global level as we recognize that the multiple crises we face – economic, political, humanitarian, climate, disinformation crises – require no less than concerted global effort to be adequately addressed.

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World Dracula Day - May 26

      Day of the Day - May 26

History of World Dracula Day

The concept of vampirism dates back thousands of years. The ancient Greeks, Hebrews, Egyptians and Babylonians all had legends telling hair-raising tales of demon-like undead creatures that lived off of the blood of the living. However, the most iconic vampire of all time, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, was based on a real historical figure.

Prince Vlad III of Wallachia (Romania) was the real-life inspiration behind Stoker’s gothic horror novel. An extremely cruel and merciless ruler, Vlad earned the nickname “Vlad the Impaler” for the many ways he tortured his opponents as well as people who betrayed him when they were captured.

As can be guessed from his nickname, impaling was his favorite method of execution, and it is thought that he killed up to 100,000 people during his reign, and was infamous for the “forests” of impaled victims he left behind when he won a battle. The connection of his character with vampirism was made by Bram Stoker around the 1890’s, and has become a permanent element of pop culture since then.

He first truly came to light in the 1987 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. This is where the character Count Dracula was born and is now engrained in history. The novel itself speaks of the exciting story of Dracula’s attempt to move from Transylvania to England. Finally Dracula arrives in England, in a small fishing village named Whitby. To this day, Whitby in northern England hosts multiple events to celebrate Dracula including the famous castle in ruins that is lit up during certain seasons.

Dracula has also made history by being associated with many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, gothic fiction, and invasion literature. These genres have even made their way to television and cinema, which certainly proves the fame and power of Dracula. Afterall, he is a powerful character, is he not? Vampire culture has long lived on, with the likes of The Lost Boys and Twilight being some popular favorites.

While vampirism is clearly at the forefront of many modern novels, Dracula is also preoccupied with modernity because the Dracula novel itself looks into the relationship between the past and the future and represents the challenges between past and present, which makes us question the relationship we have today with our past and how things are likely to change in the future.

If you want to look at things a little deeper, that is. But we still all want to know more about the vampires, right? Well, as we have said, vampire culture is still popular to this day, and they will appear at many comic con adventures, cosplayers still enjoy using this iconic character. Since the first novel, there have been a number of new modernized versions, such as in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, which was originally a novel.

Others have maintained the integrity of the original Dracula. Stephen King did this beautifully in Salem’s Lot. He had claimed that he had been very inspired by Dracula and there is no mistaking the similarities. We have even seen it in the American children’s television show Sesame Street, in which they developed a character, Count von Count, modeled on Dracula!

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International Missing Children's Day - May 25

                                         Day of the Day - May 25

               International Missing Children’s Day is an awareness event that is observed every year on 25th May. The aims of the day are to place a spotlight on the issue of child abduction, educate parents on safeguarding measures to protect their children and also honour those who have never been found and celebrate those who have.

Missing Children’s Day began as an observance in the USA in 1983. The date was chosen following the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz on 25th May 1979 from New York City. International Missing Children’s Day which observes the same date was launched a number of years later in 2001 and is now observed all over the world.

This awareness event is run in conjunction with the Global Missing Children’s Network. The network, which formed in 1998, has 23 member countries who all connect in order to share information and best practice, working towards improving the effectiveness and success rate of missing children investigations.

On International Missing Children’s day, there is a massive, worldwide social media campaign where participants are encouraged to share images of those who are still missing on all forms of social media as well as celebrating stories of those who have been found.

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World Turtle Day - May 23

  Day of the Day - May 23

                American Tortoise Rescue, a nonprofit organization established in 1990 for the protection of all species of tortoise and turtle, is sponsoring our annual World Turtle Day® on May 23. The day was created as a yearly observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world.

 

Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, founders of ATR and World Turtle Day, advocate humane treatment of all animals, including reptiles. Since 1990, ATR has placed about 4,000 tortoises and turtles in caring homes. ATR assists law enforcement when undersize or endangered turtles are confiscated and provides helpful information and referrals to persons with sick, neglected or abandoned turtles.

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International HR Day - May 20

  Day of the Day - May 20

                                   

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On May 20, professionals and organizations all over the world will celebrate the second annual International Human Resources Day. This day is a global recognition of the dedicated people whose hard work makes the HR profession a vital function across all industries.

World Family Doctor Day - May19

 Day of the Day - May 19

                                   

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Happy World Family Doctor Day!

World Family Doctor Day, held every year on May 19, is a day to highlight the role and contributions of family doctors in health care systems around the world. The comprehensiveness of family medicine makes it the ideal specialty for a career that includes global health.

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International Museum Day - May 18

 Day of the Day - May 18

                                   

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பன்னாட்டு அருங்காட்சியக நாள் (International Museum Day, IMD) ஆண்டுதோறும் மே 18 அல்லது அதற்குக்கிட்டவான நாட்களில் பன்னாட்டு ரீதியாக நடத்தப்படும் நிகழ்வு ஆகும். இந்நிகழ்வுகள் அருங்காட்சியகங்களின் பன்னாட்டுப் பேரவையினால் (International Council of Museums, ICOM) ஒருங்கிணைக்கப்பட்டு நடத்தப்படுகின்றன. ஒவ்வோர் ஆண்டும் ஒவ்வொரு கருப்பொருளில் நிகழ்வுகள் ஒழுங்கு செய்யப்படுகின்றன.

அருங்காட்சியக வல்லுனர்கள் பொதுமக்களை சந்திக்கவும், அருங்காட்சியகங்கள் இன்று எதிர்நோக்கும் பிரச்சினைகளை அவர்களுக்கு விளக்கவும் சமூக வளர்ச்சியில் அருங்காட்சியகங்களின் பங்களிப்புகள் குறித்து பொதுமக்களுக்கு விழிப்புணர்வைக் கொண்டு வரவும் பன்னாட்டு அருங்காட்சியக நாள் உதவுகிறது.

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World Migratory Bird Day - May 14

                            Day of the Day - May 14

                                   

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International Nurses Day - May 12

                                                       Day of the Day - May 12

                                   

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World Ego Awareness Day - May 11

 

                                   

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