12th March 2010National Science and Engineering Week
National Science and Engineering week (NSEW) is a ten-day programme of science, engineering and technology events and activities held across the U.K. Science, engineering and technology are promoted through many different activities and experiments for people of all ages to take part in. This year the theme is ‘Earth’ and to find more information about this event visit the British Science Association website.
17th March 2010St. Patrick's Day Holiday
To find out further information visit the following websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day
http://www.saintpatrickcentre.com/
21st March 2010International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is annually held on the 21st of March to commemorate those who had been killed on this date in 1960 during a peaceful protest against the Apartheid pass laws in South Africa.
22nd March 2010World Water Day
World Water Day aims to raise awareness about water quality by encouraging governments, organisations and individuals around the world to actively engage in proactively addressing 'Clean Water for a Healthy World' (theme for 2010) through pollution prevention, clean up and restoration. More information can be found on the UN World Water Day website.
23rd March 2010World Meteorological Day
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) celebrates this day around a chosen theme, and the theme for the sixtieth anniversary is ‘60 years of service for your safety and well-being’. The event co
mmemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950. For more information about this event visit The World Meteorological Organization website.
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24th March 2010World TB Day
World Tuberculosis Day aims to raise awareness that tuberculosis still remains an epidemic throughout the world, causing the deaths of around 1.6 million people each year. The 24th of March commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the TB bacillus. To find out about the 2010 World Tuberculosis Day event visit the Stop TB Partnership website.
2nd April 2010International Children's Book Day
2 April is Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday and since 1967, International Children’s Book Day has been celebrated on this day to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books. A different country member of the International Board on Books for Young People sponsors the event every year and decides the theme. This year Spain is the sponsor country, and the theme is “A book waiting for you, find it!”. Further information can be found at the International Children’s Book Day website.
7th April 2010World Health Day
The World Health Organisation (WHO) aims to stimulate a global health debate on the global burden of disease and the factors causing this, and has introduced World Health Day, focusing on a different topic relating to health every year. This year’s topic is urbanization and health, with a campaign slogan “1000 cities – 1000 lives”. The WHO World Health Day website provides details on how to register for this event.
23rd April 2010World Book and Copyright Day
World Book and Copyright Day seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. Significantly the 23rd of April is also the anniversary of the deaths of the literary figures, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. To find further information about this UNESCO event, visit UNESCO’s World Book and Copyright Day website.
25th April 2010World Malaria Day
26th April 2010Global Education Action Week
1st May 2010Museums and Galleries Month
1st May 2010International Workers' Day
1st May 2010Local and Community History Month
3rd May 2010World Press Freedom Day
5th May 2010World Environment Day
8th May 2010World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8th May 2010World Fair Trade Day
15th May 2010International Day of Families
15th May 2010International Conscientious Objector Day
17th May 2010International Day Against Homophobia
21st May 2010World Day for Cultural Diversity
22nd May 2010International Day for Biological Diversity
1st June 2010Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
8th June 2010World Ocean Day
12th June 2010World Day Against Child Labour
14th June 2010Refugee Week
17th June 2010World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20th June 2010World Refugee Day
21st June 2010Who do we think we are? Week
3rd July 2010International Day of Cooperatives
11th July 2010World Population Day
9th August 2010International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12th August 2010International Youth Day
23rd August 2010International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
30th August 2010Day of the Disappeared