International Mother Language Day (IMLD)
February 21 was declared by the UN as International Mother Language Day (IMLD) for worldwide annual observance. The objective is to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism…
World Day of Social Justice – Feb. 20
In 2007 the UN general Assembly proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice. It called upon all its member nations and the rest of the world to devote…
The World Day of the Sick – Feb. 11
The World Day of the Sick was instituted by Pope St. John Paul II in 1992. He called it ‘a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one’s suffering’.…
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – February 06
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is an awareness campaign to end a harmful practice that violates girls’ and women’s rights. FGM- Female Genital Mutilation FGM…
Health – World Cancer Day
February 04 is set apart as World Cancer Day to raise awareness about cancer and to encourage people to adopt preventive measures, early detection and treatment. It was founded by…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi Today, Jan. 30, Indian nation gratefully remembers the great sacrifice of…
Global Family Day Jan. 01
Today we acknowledge and reiterate that our earth is a world family. Black or white, brown or yellow, male or female, we all belong to the same human family. Whatever…
2017
By entering into the New Year 2017 we earnestly hope that we are turning a new leaf that will bring to our world peace and progress, universal fellowship and freedom…
Christmas – Dec. 25
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus born in Bethlehem. Christians believe him to be God who appeared in human form. No one offered a shelter at his birth. So his…
International Migrants Day – Dec. 18
The international Community of the United Nations decided in its General Assembly on 4 December 2000 to observe Dec. 18 as International Migrants Day. It took into account the ever…