Requirement One
Information on International, Regional and National Days
1. The NIHR was fully engaged with occasions and international and regional
days related to promoting human rights, as such it issued during the year
2020 a total of 23 announcements for its celebrations of various international,
regional, and national days, to raise awareness on these days and occasions
and show their importance, as follows:
Occasion
Date
International Days
International Women Day
8 March 2020
International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
21 March 2020
World Autism Awareness Day
2 April 2020
World Health Day
7 April 2020
Labor Day
1 May 2020
World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2020
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and
Development
21 May 2020
World Environment Day
5 June 020
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
30 July 2020
International Day of Democracy
15 September 2020
International Day of Older Persons
1 October 2020
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