by mullenm | Aug 12, 2019 | Days That Matter
World Youth Skills Day July 15 is World Youth Skills Day. Young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously exposed to lower quality of jobs, greater labor market inequalities, and longer and more insecure school-to-work... 
by mullenm | Aug 11, 2019 | Days That Matter
World Population Day July 11 is World Population Day. Current estimates indicate that roughly 83 million people are being added to the world’s population every year. Even assuming that fertility levels will continue to decline, the global population is expected to... 
by mullenm | Aug 11, 2019 | Days That Matter
International Day of Cooperatives July 6 is International Day of Cooperatives. Cooperatives have been acknowledged as associations and enterprises through which citizens can effectively improve their lives while contributing to the economic, social, cultural and... 
by mullenm | Aug 11, 2019 | Days That Matter
International Day of Parliamentarism June 30 is the day designated to celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarism. It is also the date, in 1889, on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union — the global organization of parliaments — was established. This Day... 
by mullenm | Aug 11, 2019 | Days That Matter
International Day of the Tropics June 29 is International Day of the Tropics. The Tropics are a region of the Earth, roughly defined as the area between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. Although topography and other factors contribute to climatic... 
by mullenm | Aug 11, 2019 | Days That Matter
World Refugee Day June 20 is World Refugee Day. It is held every year to commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. This year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee. A...