UN International Days

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INDEX
https://www.un.org/en/sec...rnational-days/index.html

International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems,
and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but
the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool.

Each international day offers many actors the opportunity to organize activities related to the theme of the day. Organizations and offices of the United
 Nations system, and most importantly, governments, civil society, the public and private sectors, schools, universities and, more generally, citizens, make
an international day a springboard for awareness-raising actions. -

https://www.un.org/en/sec...-mark-international-days/

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"When will we ever learn ..." 
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27 January
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (A/RES/60/7)

Around 2/3 of the Jewish population of Europe exterminated.

“First they came . . .” by Martin Niemoller

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

 — Martin Niemöller

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World Wildlife Day
 

3 March

https://www.un.org/en/obs...vances/world-wildlife-day

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International Women's Day


8 March

https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination


21 March

https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day

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International Day of Forests


21 March

https://www.un.org/en/obs...ces/forests-and-trees-day

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World Down Syndrome Day


21 March

https://www.un.org/en/obs...rvances/down-syndrome-day

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Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July

https://events.nelsonmand...on-mandela-annual-lecture
The 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
The 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on 18 July 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the lecture will, for the first time, be an online-only event, delivered at the UN headquarters in New York City.

https://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/
https://www.nelsonmandela.org/
https://www.mandeladay.com/

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18th Nelson Mandela Lecture Keynote Address by UN Secretary General António Guterres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHRBOsR7r3w