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#CoopsDay Day of Cooperatives 2024
On July 6, cooperatives around the world will celebrate the Day of Cooperatives.
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – adopted (2017) 2024
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons with the ultimate goal being their total elimination.
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Dag voor de Vernietiging van Vuurwapens / Gun Destruction Day 2024
Op initiatief van de Verenigde Naties wordt sinds 2001 op 9 juli de Dag voor de Vernietiging van Vuurwapens (Gun Destruction Day) gehouden, deze dag is in het leven geroepen om ons bewust te maken van de dreiging en gevaren die slecht beveiligde en (illegale) handvuurwapens vormen voor onze dagelijkse veiligheid.
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Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms 2024
Recognizing that sand and dust storms and their negative impacts at different scales are issues of international concern, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 12 July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms (A/RES/77/294).
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#SkillsRightNow #WorldYouthSkillsDay Wereld Jonge Talentendag / Werelddag van Vaardigheden van Jongeren 2024
In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.
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#JusticeMatters World Day for International Justice / Werelddag voor Internationale Rechtvaardigheid 2024
World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day, is an international day celebrated throughout the world on July 17 as part of an effort to recognize the emerging system of international criminal justice.
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World #ChessDay / Wereld Schaakdag 2024
On 12 December 2019, the General Assembly proclaimed 20 July as World Chess Day to mark the date of the establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in 1924.
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46th session of the World Heritage Committee 2024
46th session of the World Heritage Committee 2024.
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The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads — 2024 global AIDS update – publication
The "The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads" report brings together new data and case studies which demonstrate that the decisions and policy choices taken by world leaders this year will decide the fate of millions of lives and whether the world’s deadliest pandemic is overcome.
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World #DrowningPrevention Day 2024
World Drowning Prevention Day, declared through the April 2021 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/75/273 “Global drowning prevention”, is held annually on 25 July.
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United Nations Secretary-General’s call to action on extreme heat – publication
In response to the rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency and duration of extreme heat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 25 July 2024 called for an urgent and concerted effort to enhance international cooperation to address extreme heat.
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Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem / Dag voor het Behoud van het Mangrovebos 2024
Mangroves are rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea.