11 October – International Day of the Girl
‘Being a girl shouldn’t determine what you can do, where you can go or who you can become. But right now, that is the reality for...
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Most of the posts here are about United Nations or UNESCO International Days. If you are a student or a teacher and you have included, or plan to include information or an activity associated with one of these days in your classroom and would like to write a guest post about it, get in touch with me via the Contacts page.
Sue Robbins
Oct 51 min
5 October - World Teachers’ Day
Valuing teacher voices: towards a new social contract for education On WTD why not take time to thank one of your teachers? This year’s...
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Sue Robbins
Sep 291 min
29 September – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Reducing food losses and waste is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since...
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Sue Robbins
Sep 211 min
21 September – International Day of Peace
The theme of peace day this year is Cultivating a Culture of Peace. This year is the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General...
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Sue Robbins
Sep 181 min
18 September – International Equal Pay Day
Across all regions, women are paid less than men, with the gender pay gap estimated at around 20% globally. The gender pay gap persists...
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Sue Robbins
Aug 291 min
8 September – International Literacy Day
Literacy refers to reading, writing and numeracy skills. The theme for International Literacy Day this year is ‘Promoting multilingual...
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Sue Robbins
Aug 121 min
12 August – International Youth Day
Half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger, and this is expected to reach 57% by the end of 2030. International Youth Day is...
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Sue Robbins
Aug 111 min
9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Image by Helena Pfisterer on Unsplash On 11 June 2024, UNESCO launched a new book Celebrating the living heritage of Indigenous Peoples...
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Sue Robbins
Jul 302 min
30 July – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The term ‘trafficking in persons’ refers to situations where a person is exploited and cannot refuse or leave because of threats,...
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Sue Robbins
Jul 151 min
15 July – World Youth Skills Day
‘Equipping young people with quality education, training and skills is essential. This World Youth Skills Day reminds us that teachers...
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Sue Robbins
Jul 111 min
11 July - World Population Day
The global human population is more than three times larger now than it was in the mid-twentieth century, and reached 8 billion in 2022....
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Sue Robbins
Jun 201 min
20 June - World Refugee Day
‘Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape...
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Sue Robbins
Jun 111 min
11 June - International Day of Play
The United Nations General Assembly have adopted 11 June as the International Day of Play. The first-ever International Day of Play will...
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Sue Robbins
Jun 71 min
7 June - World Oceans Day
We live on a blue planet. Watch the UN World Oceans Day 2023 video...
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Sue Robbins
Jun 52 min
5 June – United Nations World Environment Day
Join Generation Restoration. In 2024, World Environment Day focuses on restoring land, halting desertification and building drought...
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Sue Robbins
May 142 min
15th May - International Day of Families
In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly decided that every year 15 May should be the International Day of Families.
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Sue Robbins
Apr 31 min
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
This week's blog post focuses on chocolate, and in particular what distinguishes a company that makes 'good' chocolate...
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Sue Robbins
Feb 281 min
SDG 1 - No Poverty
'Nearly half of the world's poor are now children - that's 689m young people.'
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