Who chooses them and\nhow?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIt’s the most representative organ of the Organization, the\nGeneral Assembly, that designates a particular date as an International Day\nInternational days are proposed to the UN General Assembly by Member States.\nThe General Assembly then decides by consensus whether to adopt the resolution\nestablishing the particular day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The themes of international days are always linked to the\nmain fields of action of the United Nations, namely the maintenance of international\npeace and security, the promotion of sustainable development, the protection of\nhuman rights, and the guarantee of international law and humanitarian action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In its resolutions, the General Assembly usually explains\nwhat prompted it to proclaim the International Day. For example, in declaring\n23 May the International Day for the Eradication of Obstetric Fistula, the\nresolution cited \u201cthe interlinkages between poverty, malnutrition, lack of or\ninadequate or inaccessible health-care services, early childbearing, child\nmarriage, violence against young women and girls and gender discrimination as\nroot causes of obstetric fistula, and that poverty remains the main social risk\nfactor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people may never have heard about this disease, which\ncauses some of the most devastating injuries that can occur in childbirth,\ndespite the fact that some two million women in developing countries live with\nit, and between 50,000 and 100,000 new cases occur every year. This is a great\nexample of the crucial awareness-raising job that International Days do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, this UN body points out in its resolutions\nwhich aspects of the problem are of the most concern to UN Member States \u2013 or\nin other words, to humanity as a whole, given that the Assembly is made up of\n193 countries, that is, most of the states of the world. A great example of\nthis is the resolution that designates 23 June as International Widows’ Day, in\nwhich the General Assembly states that it is: “deeply concerned that\nmillions of children of widows face situations of hunger, malnutrition, child\nlabor, difficult access to health care, water and sanitation, loss of\nschooling, illiteracy and trafficking in persons.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of international days are proclaimed not by the General\nAssembly, but by specialized agencies of the United Nations to draw the\nattention of the public to topics under their field of expertise, such as\nhealth, aviation, intellectual property, etc. For example, World Press Freedom\nDay, which is celebrated on 3 May, was proclaimed by the United Nations\nEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), based in Paris, and\nwas later adopted by the General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to raising awareness, the UN takes advantage of\nthese Days to advise States on actions to tackle the serious problems around\nwhich many of these dates revolve. An example is the resolution on the\nInternational Day of Biological Diversity, celebrated on 22 May, in which the\nOrganization invites its Member States to sign and ratify the Cartagena\nProtocol on the protection of biological diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do we measure the\nimpact of these Days?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe international observances (which also include weeks,\nyears and decades) are some of the most visited pages on the UN website. Each\ninternational day has a dedicated website, available in the UN\u2019s six official\nlanguages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The International Days also serve as an indicator of the\ninterest that a given subject attracts in each part of the world. To find this\nout, we look at the level of engagement that these commemorations receive in\ndifferent regions and languages across the world. A case well worth\nhighlighting is the International Day of Human Rights, which takes place on 10\nDecember. This Day is observed all around the world with initiatives ranging\nfrom military and police officers swapping guns for running shoes in South\nSudan, to a student competition in Russia, or a exhibit in Brazil. All in all,\na multitude of individuals from all walks of life get involved, in a way or\nanother, in the celebration of this special day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other most popular days include International Women\u2019s Day (8\nMarch), World Water Day (22 March) and the International Day of Peace (21\nSeptember).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may also be interested to know that 21 March is the date\nof five different international days, and June is the month with the most\ninternational days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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