International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is marked on 25 March every year to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice. The Day is observed with ceremonies and activities at United Nations Headquarters in New York and at United Nations offices around the world.
2022 Theme: "Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism".
International Day of the Unborn Child
The International Day of the Unborn Child is an annual commemoration of unborn fetuses, observed as a day of opposition to abortion, on March 25. It was established by Pope John Paul II to coincide with the Feast of the Annunciation. John Paul II viewed the day as "a positive option in favour of life and the spread of a culture for life to guarantee respect for human dignity in every situation".
In 1993, El Salvador became the first nation to officially celebrate what was called a Day of the Right to Be Born. Subsequently other countries have initiated official celebrations for the unborn, such as Argentina with the Day of the Unborn in 1998, and Chile with Day of the Conceived and Unborn, Guatemala with the National Day of the Unborn, and Costa Rica with the National Day of Life Before Birth, all in 1999.
Mar 24, 2022
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on March 24 to spread awareness about the disastrous health, social, and economic consequences of TB and to take efforts to end the TB epidemic globally.
World TB Day is one of eleven official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Chagas Disease Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, World Immunization Week, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Hepatitis Day, World Patient Safety Day and World AIDS Day.
In 1982, on the one-hundredth anniversary of Robert Koch's presentation, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) proposed that March 24 be proclaimed an official World TB Day.
Each year World TB Day has a theme and the theme of World TB Day 2022 was "Invest to End TB. Save Lives." The theme emphasises the critical need to invest resources to accelerate the fight against tuberculosis and meet the commitments made by leaders around the world to end tuberculosis.
Mar 23, 2022
Martyrs' Day
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day is celebrated on March 23 every year to pay tribute to the freedom fighters who gave their lives for India's independence from the British rule. This day is remembered as a dark chapter in the pages of history as the British government hanged Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar. Thus Shaheed Diwas is celebrated to remember these great revolutionaries who sacrificed themselves for the country's independence.
In India, there are seven days declared as Martyrs' Day (at national level also known as Sarvodaya day). They are named in honour of those who are recognised as martyrs for the nation.
World Meteorological Day
World Meteorological Day is celebrated on March 23 to mark the importance of the atmosphere of the earth and behaviour of the people connected with each other. The day was established by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and it concentrates on the behaviour of Earth's atmosphere.On this occasion, several activities and events are organised to raise awareness.
This day on March 23, 1950, the World Meteorological Organisation Convention came into force and became UNs specialised agency in 1951 for meteorology, operational hydrology, and related geophysical sciences. The first World Meteorological Day was held on March 23, 1961.
The theme of the World Meteorological Day 2022 was 'Early Warning and Early Action'.
Shaheed Diwas 2022: India Remembers Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev on Martyr's Day
It was on March 23, 1931, when the three were hanged to death in the Lahore Central Jail in British India (now Pakistan) by Britishers. March 23 every year is observed as Shaheed Diwas to mark the death anniversary of Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.
In 1928, Bhagat Singh plotted to kill a police officer to avenge Lala Lajpat Rai's death.
Mar 22, 2022
World Water Day
Every year, March 22 is observed and celebrated as World Water Day to increase awareness about the importance of fresh water and the need to conserve it. The day is all about taking action to fight against the global water crisis. The main focus of Day is to support the idea of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030 and help achieve the target. Due to increasing temperature and growing population, the world is facing water scarcity.
Officially the idea of World Water Day was a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly conference on Environmental and Development in Rio De Janeiro in 1992. It was then that the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution stating that every year, March 22 will be marked as World Water Day starting 1993.
The theme of World Water Day 2022 was "Groundwater: making the invisible visible". The theme was decided by UN-water at its 30th meeting in Rome. It was proposed by International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC).
Mar 21, 2022
World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed every year on March 21. It is a global campaign which is observed annually to spread awareness about Down Syndrome.
According to the official website of the United nations (UN), Down syndrome occurs when an individual has an extra partial (or whole) copy of chromosome 21. It is not yet know why this syndrome occurs, but Down syndrome has always been a part of the human condition.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in 2011, declared March 21 as World Down Syndrome Day. It was celebrated for the first time in the year 2012.
The theme for World Down Syndrome Day 2022 (WDSD) was '#InclusionMeans'. It highlighted the importance of collective understanding and global conversation about Down Syndrome, which would empower people around the world to advocate for full inclusion in society for people with Down syndrome and disabilities.
World Forestry Day
The International Day of Forests (also known as World Forestry Day) is celebrated every year on March 21. The main aim of the day is to raise awareness of the significance of all types of forests. The day is to celebrate to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations as well as to increase the public awareness among communities about the values, significance and contributions of the forests to balance the life cycle on the earth.
The theme for 2022 was "Forests and sustainable production and consumption."
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.
World Poetry Day
Every year World Poetry Day is held on March 21 to celebrate the most treasured cultural and linguistic expression and identity in the form of poems.
This day is dedicated to honour the poets and treasuring the traditions of poetry for the new generation. The day is celebrated in different educational institutions, starting from schools to universities in the form of theatre, dance, painting, and writing.
The day was first started by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) at its 30th General Conference in Paris in the year 1999.
The reason behind observing this day is to preserve linguistic diversity through poetry for the endangered languages that need to be heard.
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