Recent Posts Tagged With 'day'

• Happy Thanksgiving Day (USA)

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 11:36 in day

  image from hereThanksgiving Day finds its roots in America. It is celebrated with lot of fervor and euphoria on the fourth Thursday in the month of November. For the people in US Thanksgiving is a time for merrymaking, shopping, family reunion, feas...

• International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 18:25 in women, human rights, day

  image from hereSince 1999 ( resolution 54/134) the United Nations has recognized November 25 as International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. Universally, one in three women will experience sexual and physical violence in their life...

• World Diabetes Day

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 20:34 in day, dia

  Diabetes Education and Prevention is the World Diabetes Day theme for the period 2009-2013On December 20 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a landmark Resolution recognizing diabetes as a chronic, debilitating and costly disease....

• International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 18:27 in day

  STOP FASCISM ! After World War II the Europeans decided that they would never let anything like the Holocaust happen again. Anti-fascist, anti-racist, human rights, Roma and Jewish organisations both inside and outside the UNITED network commemorate ...

• World Osteoporosis Day

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 19:02 in health, day

  Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal disease caused by the progressive loss of bone density. Osteoporotic fractures are a major cause of suffering, disability and death in the older population and their costs to healthcare services exceed those of ma...

• Oct. 15 Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 19:06 in environment, blogs, day

  Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be the largest-...

• Oct. 14 - World Standards Day

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 18:48 in efemerides, day, dia

  World Standards Day is celebrated internationally each year on October 14th. The day honours the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the International Electrotechnical...

• Oct. 10 - World Day Against the Death Penalty

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 19:16 in human rights, day

  Say NO to the death penaltyToday October 10th, 2009, the 7th World Day against the Death Penalty takes place.Every year responding to the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty's appeal, citizens, national and international institutions and NGOs r...

• World Animal Day

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 19:10 in animals, day

  Do Something Special Today for the Animals in your LifeWorld Animal Day - a special opportunity for anyone who loves animalsWorld Animal Day is celebrated each year on 4 October. On this day, animal life in all its forms is celebrated, and special e...

• European Day of Languages

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 19:46 in Culture, day

  Celebrating linguistic diversity, plurilingualism, lifelong language learning The European Day of Languages celebrates the rich heritage of cultures and traditions embodied in all the languages of Europe – and not only the 23 official languag...