Event Archive

World Humanitarian Day

2013 Theme: The World Needs More.. World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. The day was designated by the General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.

World Population Day

2013 Theme: Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy As the world population edged to 7 billion people in 2011 (up from 2.5 billion in 1950), it has had profound implications for development. A world of 7 billion is both a challenge and an opportunity with implications on sustainability, urbanization, access to health...

14th annual conference European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

The theme of the conference is Responsible Development in a Polycentric World: Inequality, Citizenship and the Middle Classes and there will be an exciting range of over 60 panels and working group sessions (http://www.gc2014.org). A book exhibition will be held on the Tuesday and Wednesday, where publishers, NGOs and research...

World Refugee Day

This years theme is "Take 1 minute to support a family forced to flee." For years, many countries and regions have been holding their own Refugee Days and even Weeks. One of the most widespread is Africa Refugee Day, which is celebrated on 20 June in several countries.

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

This year's slogan, "Don't let our future dry up" calls for everyone to take action to promote preparedness and resilience to water scarcity, desertification and drought. The slogan embodies the message that we are all responsible for water and land conservation and sustainable use, and that there are solutions to...

Scotlands Contribution to the EU Post 2015 Development Agenda

This event was fully booked

Presentations followed by a roundtable discussion on the contribution of Scotland to the EU Post-2015 Development Agenda.

All Women Cabinet - Scotland's Future

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A speech by the Deputy First Minister will be followed by a Question and Answer session.

World Environment Day

The theme for this year's World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the...

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

This year's theme for the international day of UN peacekeepers is "UN PEACEKEEPING: ADAPTING TO NEW CHALLENGES." United Nations peacekeeping has adapted its policies, revised its structures and developed new practices and training to better perform its life-saving work.

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

In 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and in December 2002, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/249, declared May 21 to be the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This years theme is "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion"