What Are International Days?
International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources, to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity.
UNESCO BMW has created Art and Craft in-person showrooms in the past, before Covid, and, more recently, has provided online Art of Inclusion and Cultural Diversity programs as part of the âPearls of the Peace Land Projectsâ.
Since 2014, our programs include the community of Frederick, Maryland, USA and beyond: https://www.youtube.com/c/UNESCOBMW/videos with attention on family as well as the individual through different methods to protect the quality of education: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goals/goal4, as Quality Education and cultural diversity.
How long are the online programs?
Each program is subordinated based on the UN/UNESCO International Days Celebration and has its own characteristic and can be varied from about 2 to 4 hrs. long and is designed to coach, support and uplift well-being of all: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal8, as and https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal10, as Reduced Inequalities.
How many online programs each year?
As UNESCO BMW, following the foot print of UN and UNESCO, we focus on 4 special celebrations, one for each season:
Autumn Program: Global Peace
The International Day of Peace celebrates the power of global solidarity for building a peaceful and sustainable world.
This has never been so important at a time of unprecedented challenges. New forces of division have emerged, spreading hatred and intolerance. Terrorism is fueling violence, while violent extremism seek to poison the minds of the vulnerable and young. In the poorest and least-developed parts of the world, climate-related natural disasters are compounding existing fragility, increasing forced migration and heightening the risk of violence.
The barriers to peace are complex and steep — no one country can solve them alone. Doing so requires new forms of solidarity and joint action, starting as early as possible.
Establishing a culture of peace and sustainable development are at the heart of UNESCOâs mandate. Training and research in sustainable development are among the priorities, as well as human rights education, skills for peaceful relations, good governance, Holocaust remembrance, the prevention of conflict and peace building.
Winter Program: Ecosystem & Youth
World Childrenâs Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day to promote international togetherness in protecting human rights, awareness of ecosystem among children worldwide, and improving children/youth’s welfare and smart job opportunities.
Each year to recognize efforts of the worldâs youth in enhancing global society. It also aims to promote ways to engage them in becoming more actively involved in making positive contributions to their communities. Through youth education, engagement, innovation and entrepreneurial solutions, this yearâs International Youth Day aims to provide a platform for young people to continue the momentum for eco-friendly and smart businesses orientation.
Mothers and fathers, teachers, nurses and doctors, government leaders and civil society activists, religious and community elders, corporate moguls and media professionals, as well as young people and children themselves, can play an important part in making World Children’s Day relevant for their societies, communities and nations.
Summer Program: Dialogue and Cultural diversity
UNESCO BMW Club, motivated by the current needs of harmony and peace is organizing a special program in which the different arts and cultures play a fundamental role in the development of intercultural dialogue between countries. Prestigious artists and speakers from all countries and continents will participate.
Spring Program: Womenâs empowerment Day
In 1945, the Charter of the United Nations became the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. The UN celebrated its first official International Women’s Day on 8 March during International Womenâs Year in 1975. Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Womenâs Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national traditions.
International Womenâs Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the twentieth century across North America and Europe. The first National Woman’s Day was observed in the United States on February 28 1909, which the Socialist Party of America dedicated in honor of the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York where women protested against harsh working conditions. In 1917, women in Russia chose to protest and strike under the slogan “Bread and Peace” on the last Sunday in February (which fell on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar). Their movement ultimately led to the enactment of womenâs suffrage in Russia.
International Women’s Day is an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world.