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World Malaria Day

% Of the world's population is at risk of malaria. There were roughly 212 million malaria cases worldwide. There were an estimated 429 000 malaria deaths. World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes...

World Poetry Day

International Day

Year of first observance. Lines in a sonnet. B.C.E. The oldest surviving speculative fiction poem. World Poetry Day is on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to...

Fighting Prejudice With Poetry

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World Poetry Day

http://www.un.org/en/events/poetryday/

Noah – I am a Man

Art & Culture, International Day, Video

To mark World Poetry Day on 21 March, this is a video of a member of Freedom from Torture’s creative writing group, Write to Life, reciting a poem screened in Guildhall Square – the heart of Portsmouth city...

World Down Syndrome Day

International Day

Million people have Down Syndrome (2013). John Langdon Down, a British doctor fully describes the syndrome. An extra copy of this chromosome causes Down Syndrome. World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed on March 21. On this day, people with Down syndrome and those...

International Day of Nowruz

International Day

Year of first United Nations observance. Million people celebrate their first day of spring. Years of known history and celebrations. International Nowruz Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/64/253 of 2010, at the...

International Day of Nowruz

http://www.un.org/en/events/nowruzday/

International Day of Forests

Biodiversity, Conservation, International Day

Million acres of forests are lost each year, an area roughly the size of England. % Of all terrestrial biodiversity is embraced by forests. Billion of the world's poorest people rely on forests. The International Day of Forests was established on the 21st day of...