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World Refugee Day, 20 June 2024
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Padova: Initiatives for World Refugee Day, 20 June 2024

World Refugee Day has been celebrated annually on June 20th since 2001. The first celebration coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention, which in 1951 formalized the definition of ...

Last update 17 Jun 2024
Logo of the World Day Against Child Labour 2024
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World Day Against Child Labour, 12th June 2024

The World Day Against Child Labour, which is held annually on 12 June, aims to draw attention to the global issue of child labour, facilitate international dialogue on the subject, and consider ...

Last update 10 Jun 2024
La Giornata internazionale per l'eliminazione della discriminazione razziale è stata proclamata dall’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite nel 1966.
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21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 1966. This Day of Reflection remembers each year the day in which police in ...

Last update 20 Mar 2024
Giornata Internazionale dei Diritti Umani 2023 "Riprendiamo in mano la bussola dei diritti umani", nel 75° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA DICHIARAZIONE UNIVERSALE DEI DIRITTI UMANI (1948 – 2023), Università degli Studi di Padova, Palazzo Bo | Aula Magna “Galileo Gali
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International Human Rights Day 2023 "Let's take back the compass of human rights”

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1948 - 2023) Human Rights Day 2023 Let's take back THE COMPASS OF HUMAN RIGHTS  National Conference University of Padova ...

Last update 1 Dec 2023
Nazioni Unite: Giornata mondiale del rifugiato, 20 giugno 2019
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20th of June: celebrating the World Refugee Day

According to the UN, forced displacement is a daily issue: every 20 minutes a person leaves everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. These people have the right to seek safety and ...

Last update 20 Jun 2023
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12th of June: “Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!”

According to the UN, although the world had been making progress on eradicating child labour, a series of international events (the COVID pandemic and conflicts worldwide) are unabling economic ...

Last update 20 Jun 2023
8 March 2023: International Women's Day - UN women graphic
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8 March 2023: International Women's Day

International Women's Day has been celebrated in many countries around the world on 8 March since 1977. On this day, the achievements of all women are celebrated, regardless of divisions, be they ...

Last update 8 Mar 2023
Social media campaign #orangetheworld  against gender-based violence
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United Nations: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence

25 November marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The date 25 November, chosen to remember the Mirabal sisters, three political activists from the Dominican ...

Last update 27 Nov 2022
A woman harvests rice and maize on a community farm in Viet Nam.
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World Environment Day 2022: Only One Earth

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by ...

Last update 16 Jun 2022
United Nation's poster for the International Women's Day of 2022. The image shows a group of women hugging each other and forming a circle on a green background; on the right side there is the phrase "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow"
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8th March 2022 - International Women’s Day

In light of the 8th March, the day designated by the United Nations as International Women’s Day, several events have been organised by the Comune di Padova (municipality of Padua) to raise ...

Last update 8 Mar 2022
IOM - International Migrants Day: 18 December
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International Migrants Day: 18 December

Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. While many individuals migrate voluntarily, other movements are the result of climate disasters, economic ...

Last update 28 Dec 2021
Human Rights Day, 2021 Theme: EQUALITY - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights
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10 December: Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on December 10, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This year's theme is "Equality ...

Last update 13 Dec 2021
Social media campaign #orangetheworld  against gender-based violence
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2021

The 25 November was nominated by the United Nations as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, ...

Last update 25 Nov 2021
Logo of the World Cities Day 2021
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31 October: World Cities Day

31 October marks World Cities Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 December 2013, by resolution A/RES/68/239, with the aim of raising awareness among the international ...

Last update 26 Oct 2021
Flyer for the 76th anniversary of UN day
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24 October: United Nations Day

The United Nations Day will be celebrated on the 24th of October, an important occasion to honour its foundation in 1945. On this day, the international community will remember and reaffirm the core ...

Last update 26 Oct 2021