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The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia[ 1][ 2] ( IDAHOBIT) is observed on 17 May [ 1] and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By 2016, the commemorations had taken place in over 130 countries.
The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations -sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.
t. e. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is an international memorial day on 27 January that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the genocide of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities by Nazi Germany ...
v. t. e. The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day celebrated 23 August of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. [ 1] That date was chosen by the adoption of resolution 29 C/40 by the Organization's General Conference at its 29th session.
The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (often abbreviated as IDOP) is an observance within the Christian calendar in which congregations pray for Christians who are persecuted for their faith. [1] It falls on the first Sunday of November, within the liturgical period of Allhallowtide, which is dedicated to remembering the ...
6 October - International Geodiversity Day [17] 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child. 13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction. 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 24 October - United Nations Day. 27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. Taiwan (Republic of China) 27 January. 25 February. Holocaust Memorial Day (大屠殺陣亡將士紀念日) (Dà túshā zhènwáng jiàngshì jìniàn rì) In addition to the European events, the ROC/Taiwan also honors the victims of the February 28 incident.
Date. 2 October. Frequency. annual. International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It was established on 15 June 2007 according to United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271. The day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence ...through education and public awareness ...