The United Nations General Assembly designates several “International Days” to mark important aspects of human life and history. Each international day offers the opportunity to organize activities related to the theme of the day. UNESCO, one of the Specialized Agencies of United Nations going to celebrate 3 international in August.
1.International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples every year on 9th August from 1994. In 1990, the UN General Assembly announced 1993 the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Each year, UNESCO celebrates the Day by sharing information on projects and activities which are related to the annual theme. 370-500 million Indigenous peoples live in all regions of the world. These people represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity and have created and spoken the major share of the world’s almost 7000 languages. UNESCO supports them in addressing the multiple challenges that they face. UNESCO places the needs of indigenous peoples amongst its priority areas for the response.
2.International Youth Day
From 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the reference made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
The UNESCO Youth Programmed highlights essential leaders and partners in finding solutions to the issues faced by young people in the world today. They must be fully engaged in social development themselves and supported in this work by their societies. The theme of International Youth Day is “Youth Engagement for Global Action.” Their target is to highlight the engagement of young people at the local, national and global levels and also draw lessons on how their representation and engagement in formal institutional politics can be significantly enhanced.
3.International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated on 23 August each year.
This International Day describes the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. With the goals of “The Slave Route” the methods and the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the interactions. It has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was first celebrated in many countries, particularly in Haiti and Goree in Senegal.
