International Dates of Note

U.N. INTERNATIONAL DATES TO NOTE

Follow the links below for more information on global news and celebrations during July.

The pandemic has compromised health care systems particularly in the area of sexual and reproductive health. It also exposed and exacerbated gender-based inequities: gender-based violence increased under lockdown, as did the risk of child marriage and female genital mutilation as programmes to abolish the harmful practices were disrupted. Click the link below to read more. July 11 World Population Day 

Designated by the General assembly in 2014, the World Youth Skills Day is an opportunity for young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, and public and private sector stakeholders to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Click the link below to read more. July 15 World Youth Skills Day 

On 18 July every year, we invite you to mark Nelson Mandela International Day by making a difference in your communities. Everyone has the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better! Mandela Day is an occasion for all to take action and inspire change. Click the link below to read more. July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day 

In 2019, an estimated 236,000 people died from drowning, making drowning a major public health problem worldwide. In 2019, injuries accounted for almost 8% of total global mortality. Drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. Click the link below to read more. July 25 World Drowning Prevention Day 

Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others —that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world's peoples. To confront those crises and challenges, their root causes must be addressed by promoting and defending a shared spirit of human solidarity that takes many forms — the simplest of which is friendship. Click the link below to read more. July 30 International Day of Friendship 

In 2018, about 50,000 human trafficking victims were detected and reported by 148 countries. 50 per cent of detected victims were trafficked for sexual exploitation, 38 per cent were exploited for forced labour. Female victims continue to be the primary targets. Women make up 46% and girls 19% of all victims of trafficking. Click the link below to read more. July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons 