Global Media and Information Literacy Week

Global Media and Information Literacy Week

In 2011, the idea of Global Media and Information Literacy Week was born in Fez, Morocco. The week was established under UNESCO’s leadership in 2012. The UNESCO-U.N.A.O.C Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network and the UNESCO Media...
World Polio Day

World Polio Day

World Polio Day, initiated by World Health Organization together with Rotary International, is celebrated annually on the 24th of October to emphasize the global efforts to eradicate polio from the world. The day also happens to be the birthdate of Jonas Salk, one of...
International Translation Day

International Translation Day

“Without translation, we would be living in provinces bordering on silence.” -George Steiner International Translation Day celebrates the work of translators and language professionals who play a significant role in ensuring the dialogue between countries,...
ජාත්‍යන්තර සංඥා භාෂා දිනය

ජාත්‍යන්තර සංඥා භාෂා දිනය

“ඇස් මාගේ දෙසවන් වේ – දෑත් මාගේ කට බඳු වේ.” – (උපුටා ගැනීමකි) මුළු ලෝක ජනගහනයෙන් මිලියන 72ට ආසන්න පුද්ගලයින් ප්‍රමාණයකට ශ්‍රවණාබාධ පවතින බවට පර්යේෂණ මඟින් සොයාගෙන ඇත. ශ්‍රවණාබාධ පැවතීම හේතුවෙන් ඔවුනට තම අදහස් අන් අය සමඟ හුවමාරු කර ගැනීමට...
International Day of Peace

International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace is held annually on the 21st of September to achieve the purpose of promoting peace throughout the world. The UN General Assembly has named this day a day to strengthen the ideas of peace and to transform the land we are living in with...