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The estimated incidence of Down syndrome is between 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,100 live births worldwide.

#WorldDownSyndromeDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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“As the world comes together to defeat COVID-19, Nowruz serves as an inspiration to recover and rebuild in a more just and durable way, in harmony and nature.”
- UNSG António Guterres

#InternationalNowruzDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Nowruz literally means ‘new day.’ Nowruz marks the first day of spring. Nowruz has been celebrated by over 3,000 and is currently celebrated by over 300 million people.

#InternationalNowruzDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Poetry is a communication tool, and one of the oldest too. As a tool of communication, it aids in transmitting the innermost values of diverse cultures & gives expression to the creative thought of the human mind.

#WorldPoetryDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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This day is set aside to encourage the ‘return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals, to promote the teaching of poetry.

#WorldPoetryDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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2025 is 60 years since the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) was adopted.

#Fightracisim #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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2025 is 60 years since the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) was adopted.

#Fightracisim #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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UNGA Resolution A/RES/66/281 proclaiming today as a day of happiness was done with the consciousness that ‘the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal.

#DayofHappiness #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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UNGA Resolution A/RES/66/281 proclaiming today as a day of happiness was done with the consciousness that ‘the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal.

#DayofHappiness #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Approximately 300 million of the world's population speak the French language. In the United Nations, French is one of the six official languages.

#Frenchlanguageday #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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To attain gender equality by 2030 while celebrating the strides made, we must continue to challenge biases and stereotypes that keep women at a disadvantage.

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#IWD25 #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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This year’s celebration is themed “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet.”

#WorldWildlifeDay #WWD2025 #ForestPeoplePlanet #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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#WorldSeagrassDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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This year's Zero Discrimination Day theme is "We stand together." It's a powerful reminder of our collective strength in fighting discrimination of all forms.

@unaids.org

#ZeroDiscriminationDay #EndInequalities #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
March 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The image represents, in 32 languages, including Albanian - pershendetje; Bulgarian - здравей; Czech - Ahoj; Dutch - HoiEdo – Kóyo; English - Hi; French - salut; Greek - γεια; Itsekiri - Bokor; Pidgin English - How far?; Xhosa – Mholweni; Yoruba - Ẹ n lẹ
#MotherLanguageDay #Education #ilawproject
February 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Languages are a complex phenomenon that entrenches a sense of self, identity, inclusion, education and social integration. Unfortunately, an estimated 43% of languages in the world are becoming endangered – this accounts for 6000 languages.

#MotherLanguageDay #GlobalIssues #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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“Social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations...”
- ¶ 1 A/RES/62/10

#SocialJusticeDsy #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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This year’s theme, ‘Strengthening a Just Transition for a Sustainable Future,’ emphasizes the importance of embedding just transition principles into both global and national policy frameworks for sustainable development.

#SocialJusticeDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Tourism makes up 10% of global GDP, with eco-tourism driving poverty eradication&environmental protection. Initiatives like the MOU between FAO & UNWTO promote sustainable agrotourism and rural tourism, boosting development while preserving #biodiversity.

#EcoTourism #WorldTorusimDay #ilawproject
February 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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“..tourism is a cross-cutting industry that contributes to the three dimensions of sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals…”
- A/RES/77/269

#WorldTorusimDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This year, we are paying tribute to the different ways in which radio serves as a tool for adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate disruption in our rapidly changing world.
- Audrey Azoulay, DG @unesco.org
#WorldRadioDay #ilawproject
February 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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This year’s World Radio Day is dedicated to “Radio and Climate Change” to support radio stations in their journalistic coverage of this issue.

@unesco.org

#WorldRadioDay #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. - UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
#PVEDay #InternationalLaw #UnitedNations #ilawproject
February 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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“Reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, as criminal and unjustifiable…” 2025 will be the 2nd commemoration of the #PVEDay

#PVEDay #InternationalLaw #UnitedNations #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"Recognizing that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.”

- A/RES/70/212

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #GlobalIssues #Education #Didyouknow #ilawproject
February 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM