October 17 is a day devoted to the combat against extreme poverty. The international day against poverty thus gives those living in destitution the opportunity to express themselves, bringing together millions of people around the world and mobilizing them to act against extreme poverty. The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to October 17, 1987. On that date, more than 100,000 people gathered in Paris, France, to honor the victims of extreme poverty, violence, and hunger. Since that moment, individuals and organizations worldwide observed October 17 as a day to renew their commitment to collaborating towards eradicating poverty. In December

World Food Day is annually held on October 16 to commemorate the founding of the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Each year has a different theme. The theme of the year for the day is “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together”. FAO conducts annual general conferences where all the member nations signed up under FAO participate and pass resolutions. At the 20th annual conference held by FAO in the year 1979, member nations passed a new resolution to celebrate World Food Day in November of 1979. The celebrations did not begin immediately after that. It was in the year 1980 that a big decision was taken to implement the World Food Day action plan. World Food Day is schemati

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Rural Women celebrates and honors the role of rural women on October 15 each year. It recognizes rural women’s importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development worldwide. The International Day of Rural Women was first celebrated on October 15, 2008, by the United Nations, its member states, and the collaborating bodies. There are a few important strategies and policies that have been considering. From agriculture to food security, nutrition, land, and natural resource management, domestic care, and work, rural women are at the forefront and are taking charge by being in the driver's seat. As rural women are at the front of the battle li

International day for natural disaster reduction has been organized by the UN since 2015 to aware people globally how they can diminish their losses by taking many steps. The day celebrates how people and society around the world are reducing their disclosure to disaster and raising awareness about the importance of governing the risks of natural disasters that they face continuously. Activities for the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction usually encompass media bulletins about launches for campaigns that core on the day's theme. Governments and communities also take section in the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction via various occasions such as drawing, drama, ess

In third world countries across the world, girls are facing numerous social issues every day. Discrimination and violence against girls and violations of their human rights still happen. The United Nations (UN) felt a need to raise the consciousness of the challenges that millions of girls face every day. In December 2011, the UN declared that it would annually observe the International Day of the Girl Child, starting from October 11, 2012. The theme of this year for the day is “My Voice, Our Equal Future” which emphasizes girls' rights. The International Day of the Girl Child promotes girls’ rights and highpoints gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys. It is a UN observance