Age, International Day, Video
On 1 October 2012, International Day of Older Persons, HelpAge International and UNFPA will launch the landmark report, Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge. The report includes new data, success stories and robust recommendations to help...
Age, International Day, Video
Facts and figures: In 2050, there will be more persons over 60 than children in the world Between 1950 and 2010 life expectancy worldwide rose from 46 to 68 years Almost 700 million people in the world are now over the age of 60 Around the world, two persons celebrate...
Age, Family, Human Rights, International Day, Society
year of first observance the theme was "The future we want: what older persons are saying" the theme is "Take A Stand Against Ageism" The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year. On December 14, 1990 the United Nations...
Global Citizenship, International Day
Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted First celebration of World Tourism Day Theme is "Tourism for All - Promoting Universal Accessibility" Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27. This date was...Global Citizenship, International Day, Video
Moving more than one billion people across international borders each year, international tourism today accounts for 9% of global GDP and one in every 11 jobs on the planet.Behind the impressive numbers are all the chefs, innkeepers, artisans, taxi drivers,...Art & Culture, International Day, Short < 10m, Teaching Resource
Sue DiCicco, founder of Armed with the Arts, Inc. demonstrates how to create an origami crane for the Peace Crane...
International Day, Peace, Teaching Resource, Video
As a symbol of peace, an origami crane with a personal message is either given to a friend or left in a public place. This is the peace crane project—an initiative first spearheaded to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace. The project...
International Day, Peace, Safety
of the oldest goals of the United Nations countries have nuclear weapons. nuclear weapons are in their possession. Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in...
