WORLD CANCER DAY: Join the global effort on World Cancer Day to raise cancer awareness and press everyone across the world to take action! Here are some facts from the World Cancer Day Organization to help you. Fact Sheet - Early Detection, Fact Sheet - Quality of Life, FactSheet - Healthy Life Choices, FactSheet - Treatment […]
A national holiday in Mexico, all public offices, schools, and banks are closed on this date. Constitution Day has special meaning for the residents of Guerrero. Vicente Guerrero helped to lead the revolution from Spain, helped to write the country’s constitution, and abolished human slavery in the country. President Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña, who was […]
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons, and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Over 140 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of […]
In December 2015, the United Nations Member States adopted a resolution to establish an annual International Day to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology communities. Learn more: http://unsdn.org/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/ See this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=iRZx4Dz3vkE
Traditionally, this date has been celebrated with Cupid, chocolates, and special dinners for your sweetheart. But now, in Mexico and many other parts of the world, people are stopping to remember a great leader and champion of liberty and human rights, President Vicente Guerrero, who was executed on this date in 1831. President Vicente Guerrero, […]
There are a variety of different races and ethnic groups living in Mexico that speak over 60 different languages. Today, we celebrate the native languages and seek to preserve and teach them.
Flag Day is not a public holiday, but rather a national observance day. Most businesses follow regular opening hours in Mexico. The colors of the Mexican flag – red, white, and green – are the national liberation army’s colors. Mexicans first celebrated the country’s current flag on February 24, 1937. The emblem in the middle […]
Goal 14 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” For 2019, the theme of World Wildlife Day is: “Life Below Water: For people and planet.” On this day, the world is asked to focus on the conservation and sustainable use […]
This year's theme: Think equal, build smart, innovate for change! It is the year of the woman! For 2019, the theme Think equal, build smart, innovate for change focuses on innovative ways in which we can advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, particularly in the areas of social protection systems, access to public services […]
Be Happy! Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness. This day recognizes the importance of happiness in our lives. In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that seek to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet – three key aspects that lead to well-being and happiness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oB89nvdrdA Related Article: […]
For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women, and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade. This is one of the most tragic chapters in human history. On this day, we honor and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system. This day also […]
Throughout the country, Mexicans remember and commemorate the young cadets, staff, and faculty of the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar and the personnel of the Mexican Navy who defended their country against the invasion and occupation of Veracruz by the United States in 1914. Lt. Jose Azueta was a hero of this conflict. The cities of […]
International Mother Earth Day is celebrated to remind us that we all depend on the Earth and its ecosystems to provide us with life and sustenance. International Mother Earth Day provides an opportunity to raise public awareness around the world to the challenges regarding the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports. […]
Now, both English Language Day and Spanish Language Day are celebrated together at the United Nations on April 23rd. These Days are the result of a 2010 initiative by the Department of Public Information, establishing language days for each of the UN's six official languages. The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate […]
In November 2011, the UNESCO General Conference proclaimed April 30th as "International Jazz Day". According to the proclamation, the Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people. Many governments, civil society organizations, […]
