Year: 2020

03 December 2020 –

“Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”

The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.

This year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) falls on the same week as the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 30 Nov.-1 and 3 Dec. 2020 and will be observed throughout the week in conjunction with the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD.

UNESCO will organize a Global Awareness Raising Campaign “Tell our stories, enable our rights” on its official social media channels, focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with disabilities and on the immediate response to the crisis through open, inclusive and innovative use of digital solutions, tools and resources.

02 December 2020 –

Tree are a poem the earth writes across the sky. Humanity cuts them down fro paper so we may record our emptiness. – Kahlil Gibran

The National Pollution control day is observed on the 2nd of December in India. The objective behind the observance of this day is to become aware of the daily acts that have resulted in the surge of pollution so that we can try to reduce them. The National Pollution Control Day is also observed in the memory of the people who lost their lives in the Bhopal gas calamity in 1984.

As we all know that we have only one Earth, and most people recognize that it’s important to keep the environment safe and protected. While many may feel that the onus of controlling pollution should fall on the largest polluters, governments, and corporations, there is much that students can do to help make the environment cleaner and safer for all of us now and in the future. After all, while children contribute only 10% of the world’s pollution, they suffer about 40% of the global disease burden, a burden exacerbated by environmental pollution. Each year more than 3 million children under the age of 5 die from pollution-related environmental factors.

#Save_Mother_Nature

01 December 2020 –

World AIDS Day on 1 December brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. Each World AIDS Day focuses on a specific theme, which this year will be Global solidarity, shared responsibility. This year’s theme joins a growing list of challenges that World AIDS Day has alerted people globally.
The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care around the world. It has become one of the most widely recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have died, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services.

25 November 2020 –

कालिदास ने अपनी दूरदर्शी सोच और कल्याणकारी विचारों को अपनी रचनाओं में उतारा। कालिदास एक महान कवि और नाटककार ही नहीं बल्कि वे संस्कृत भाषा के विद्वान भी थे। वे भारत के श्रेष्ठ कवियों में से एक थे। उन्होनें भारत की पौराणिक कथाओं और दर्शन को आधार मानकर सुंदर, सरल और अलंकार युक्त भाषा में अपनी रचनाएं की और अपनी रचनाओं के माध्यम से भारत को एक नई दिशा देने की कोशिश की। कालिदास जी साहित्य में अभी तक हुए महान कवियों में अद्धितीय थे। उनके साहित्यिक ज्ञान का कोई वर्णन नहीं किया जा सकता। कालिदास की उपमाएं बेमिसाल हैं और उनके ऋतु वर्णन अद्वितीय हैं। मानो कि संगीत कालिदास जी के साहित्य के मुख्य अंग है इसके साथ ही उन्होनें अपने साहित्य में रस का इस तरह सृजन किया है जिसकी जितनी भी प्रशंसा की जाए कम है। श्रुंगार रस को उन्होनें अपनी कृतियों में इस तरह डाला है मानो कि पाठकों में भाव अपने आप जागृत हो जाएं। इसके साथ ही विलक्षण प्रतिभा से निखर महान कवि कालिदास जी के साहित्य की खास बात ये है कि उन्होनें साहित्यिक सौन्दर्य के साथ-साथ आदर्शवादी परंपरा और नैतिक मूल्यों का समुचित ध्यान रखा है। माना जाता है कि कालीदास मां काली के परम उपासक थे। अर्थात कालिदास जी के नाम का अर्थ है ‘काली की सेवा करने वाला’। कालिदास अपनी कृतियों के माध्यम से हर किसी को अपनी तरफ आर्कषित कर लेते थे। एक बार जिसको उनकी रचनाओं की आदत लग जाती बस वो उनकी लिखी गई्ं कृतियों में ही लीन हो जाता था। ठीक वैसे ही जैसे उनको कोई एक बार देख लेता था बस देखता ही रहता था क्योंकि वे अत्यंत मनमोहक थे इसके साथ ही वे राजा विक्रमादित्य के दरबार में 9 रत्नों में से एक थे।

16 November 2020 –

“Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.” UNESCO’s 1995 Declaration of Principles on Tolerance.

The Declaration affirms that tolerance is neither indulgence nor indifference. It is respect and appreciation of the rich variety of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human. Tolerance recognizes the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others. People are naturally diverse; only tolerance can ensure the survival of mixed communities in every region of the globe.

14 November 2020 –

Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important Festival of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas to Christians.

Over the centuries, Diwali has become a national festival that’s also enjoyed by non-Hindu communities. For instance, in Jainism, Diwali marks the nirvana, or spiritual awakening, of Lord Mahavira on October 15, 527 B.C.; in Sikhism, it honors the day that Guru Hargobind Ji, the Sixth Sikh Guru, was freed from imprisonment. Buddhists in India celebrate Diwali as well. Diwali is a great joyful occasion in India, one cannot imagine the delightful contribution of this glorious festival. It is certainly one of the greatest festivals in the world.

14 November 2020 –

We celebrate Children’s day in India on 14th of November every year. India’s First Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14th November 1889. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru popularly known as Chacha Nehru was very fond of children. His love for Children was immense. He always advocated that the children of the country are entitled to a fulfilled childhood and higher education. Apart from his role as a freedom fighter and politician, Jawaharlal Nehru has left behind a legacy of education and development of children in the country, and November 14 is celebrated as a tribute to him.

10 November 2020 –

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.

By linking science more closely with society, World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science. It also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable.

In 2020, at the time when the global COVID-19 pandemic further demonstrated the critical role of science in addressing global challenges, the focus of the World Science Day is on Science for and with Society. To celebrate the 2020 World Science Day, UNESCO will organize an online roundtable on the theme of “Science for and with Society in dealing with COVID-19”.

07 November 2020 –

November 7, is known as National Cancer Awareness Day in India. The day was marked as an important event by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan in the year 2014.

In India, nearly 1.1 million new cases are being reported annually. Two-thirds of cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, reducing patients’ chances of survival. It is estimated that one woman dies of cervical cancer every 8 minutes in India. Tobacco (smoked and smokeless) use accounted for 3,17,928 deaths (approx) in men and women in 2018. Cancers of oral cavity and lungs account for over 25% of cancer deaths in males and cancer of breast and oral cavity account for 25% cancers in females. This National Cancer Awareness Day, let us join hands in making a firm decision to be aware of our own bodies and take any sudden unexplained change in the body as a symptom to be checked by a medical professional. Be aware, be safe.

05 November 2020 –

School violence and bullying including cyberbullying is widespread and affects a significant number of children and adolescents.
UNESCO Member States declared the first Thursday of November, the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School Including Cyberbullying, recognizing that school-related violence in all its forms is an infringement of children and adolescents’ rights to education and to health and well-being. It calls upon Member States, UN partners, other relevant international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations, individuals and other stakeholders to help promote, celebrate and facilitate the international day.