World Development Information Day 

About World Development Information Day 

The General Assembly in 1972 established World Development Information Day to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them.

The Assembly decided that the date for the Day should coincide with United Nations Day, 24 October, which was also the date of the adoption, in 1970, of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade.

12Jun

World Day Against Child Labour

• Human Rights
• United Nations

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Day Against Child Labour

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15Jun

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 

• Human Rights
• United Nations

Elder abuse is predicted to increase as many countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations.

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19Jun

Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Day

• Human Rights
• United Nations

A day to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world.

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20Jun

World Refugee Day 

• Human Rights
• United Nations

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Refugee Day 

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Day of the Libraries

• Education
• Germany

No matter where you are in the world, libraries play an important part in our communities.

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National Bologna Day

• Food
• USA

The holiday is a load of baloney! Literally.

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World Tripe Day

• Food
• United Kingdom

This day is about using all parts of the animals we eat and reducing waste and perfectly good sources of food.

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United Nations Day 

• Political
• United Nations

UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

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