International Women’s Day: More Than Just a Date

Every March 8, the world pauses to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). While it’s often filled with floral tributes and social media shout-outs, the day’s roots are far more radical—growing out of the labor movements at the turn of the 20th century where women fought for shorter hours, better pay, Read More

World Population Day

World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987. By resolution Read More