World Environment Day — (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.UN document |docid=A RES 2994(XXVII) |type=Resolution |body=General Assembly |session= 1 |resolution number=2994 |highlight=rect 105,887 505,1020 |page=1 |accessdate=2008 08… … Wikipedia
World Health Day — is celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1948, the World Health Organization held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7th April of each year, with effect… … Wikipedia
World AIDS Day — World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million peopleFact|date=April 2008, with an estimated 38.6 million people… … Wikipedia
World Youth Day — is a youth oriented Roman Catholic Church event. While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, invitation to attend is non denominational. [ [http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/faqs WYD08 FAQs] About... Q2, and Attending... Q1] World… … Wikipedia
World Usability Day — or Make Things Easier Daycite web format=HTML/audio author=Tim Bedore publisher=American Public Media s Marketplace (radio program) date=2006 11 14 url=http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/11/14/PM200611148.html title=How about Make… … Wikipedia
World Humanist Day — is a Humanist holiday celebrated annually around the world on June 21st. According to the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), the day is a way of spreading awareness of Humanism as a philosophical life stance and means to effect… … Wikipedia
World Storytelling Day — is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling. It is celebrated every year on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the first day of autumn equinox in the southern. On World Storytelling Day, as many people as possible tell and … Wikipedia
World Hepatitis Day — World Hepatitis Day, observed May 19, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment.Approximately 500 million people worldwide have either hepatitis B or hepatitis C. This… … Wikipedia
World Standards Day — is celebrated internationally each year on October 14th. [ cite web |url= http://www.iso.org/iso/wsd2008.htm|title= World Standards Day 14 October 2008|accessdate=2008 07 17|publisher=International Organization for Standardization ] The day… … Wikipedia
World Vegan Day — is a vegan holiday celebrated since 1994 on November 1 an anniversary of the creation of The Vegan Society.The 2004 event marked the 60th birthday of the society, and the 10th anniversary of the holiday. The 2005 event had as its theme TYPICAL… … Wikipedia
World Jump Day — was an event scheduled for July 20 2006 at 11:39.13 UTC, at which time the organization claimed to have 600 million people from the western hemisphere jump simultaneously. They claimed this would move the Earth out of its orbit, and into a new… … Wikipedia