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8 March 2018 - 8 March 2018

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International Women's Day

International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political.

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18 December 2017 - 18 December 2017

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International Migrants Day

2017 Theme: Safe Migration in a World on the Move

Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.

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Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States, chair of the drafting committee, holding a Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster in English. UN Photo (1949)

10 December 2017 - 10 December 2017

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World Human Rights Day 2017

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70

Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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