The United Nations has designated days throughout the year to
specific global issues or causes. The purpose of these days is
to raise awareness of certain key issues that deeply affect our
world, particularly affecting those living in poorer parts of the world.
It is an attempt to focus international attention on these issues
and provide an opportunity to link the awareness-raising activities
of many organisations so that collectively it makes an impact on our world.
Some of the Global Awareness Days are:
March 8: International Women's Day
Feb 20th: World Day of Social Justice
March 22: World Water Day
April 3: International Day for Mine Awareness
April 22: Earth Day
June 5th: World Environment Day
June 20: World Refugee Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
October 16: World Food Day
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
November 16: International Day of Tolerance
November 20: Universal Children’s Day
December 1: World HIV & AIDS Day
December 10: Human Rights Day
March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination.
For a complete list of International Days and related resources, Click here.
If you would like more information on what the OLA Sisters are doing in the area of Justice,
Peace and the Integrity of Creation, contact us on the email address below.
