Yes, Women exist
8 March 2020
The United Nations designates specific days, weeks, years and decades as occasions to raise awareness of specific social issues.
Today is International Women's Day. McDonalds have turned their sign upside down to remind customers that women are on the 'menu'.
"Until society needs reminding of such important issues, we are not a civilised society. International Women's Day must be celebrated every day." Angelo Iudice, Chair of Youmanity.
Meanwhile Meghan Merkle celebrated women's day with students from the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham, East London
Below are some of the dates designed to remind us that we have brains:
4 January
World Braille Day
24 January
International Day of Education
27 January
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
FEBRUARY
6 February
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10 February
World Pulses Day
11 February
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 February
World Radio Day
20 February
World Day of Social Justice
21 February
International Mother Language Day
MARCH
1 March
Zero Discrimination Day
3 March
World Wildlife Day
8 March
International Women's Day
20 March
International Day of Happiness
20 March
French Language Day
21 March
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March
World Poetry Day (UNESCO 30 C/Resolution 29)
21 March
International Day of Nowruz
21 March
World Down Syndrome Day
21 March
International Day of Forests
22 March
World Water Day
23 March
World Meteorological Day
24 March
World Tuberculosis Day
24 March
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25 March
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
APRIL
2 April
World Autism Awareness Day
4 April
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
5 April
International Day of Conscience
6 April
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (A/72/49 (Vol. III) p.186 and A/RES/58/234)
7 April
World Health Day
12 April
International Day of Human Space Flight
14 April
World Chagas Disease Day
21 April
World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April
International Mother Earth Day
24 April
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
25 April
International Delegate’s Day
25 April
World Malaria Day
26 April
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26 April
World Intellectual Property Day
28 April
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
30 April
International Jazz Day
MAY
2 May
World Tuna Day
3 May
World Press Freedom Day
7 May
"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
8-9 May
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
9 May (second Saturday of May)
World Migratory Bird Day
15 May
International Day of Families
16 May
International Day of Living Together in Peace
16 May
International Day of Light
17 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20 May
World Bee Day
21 May
International Tea Day
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May
International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
29 May
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May
World No-Tobacco Day
JUNE
1 June
Global Day of Parents
3 June
World Bicycle Day
4 June
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June
