by mullenm | Aug 9, 2019 | Days That Matter
World Bee Day May 20 is World Bee Day. There is an urgent need to address the issue of the worldwide decline of pollinator diversity and the risks that this implies for agriculture sustainability, human livelihoods and food supplies. A World Without Bees The UN has... 
by mullenm | Aug 9, 2019 | Days That Matter
International Day of Families May 15 is International Day of Families. Although families all over the world have transformed greatly over the past decades in terms of their structure and as a result of global trends and demographic changes, the United Nations still... 
by mullenm | Aug 9, 2019 | Days That Matter
World Migratory Bird Day May 11 is World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). The day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help raise global... 
by mullenm | Aug 9, 2019 | Days That Matter
World Press Freedom Day May 3 is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the... 
by mullenm | Aug 9, 2019 | Days That Matter
International Worker’s Day May 1 is International Worker’s Day or Labour Day. While unofficial activities and commemorations associated with International Workers Day occur on May Day in Australia, Labour Day in the various states and territories generally... 
by mullenm | Aug 9, 2019 | Days That Matter
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 spread a radioactive cloud over large parts of the Soviet Union, now the territories of Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Nearly 8.4 million people in...