Here's to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.

May you fill your New Year with new adventures, accomplishments, and learnings!

Let your dreams take flight in the new year!

Happy New Year everyone!

Cheers to 2023!

May the Holidays bring happiness and joy to you and your loved ones.

It's time to relish the goodies, to decorate every nook and corner of the home, and to cherish every get-together. May the joy and festivities continue to radiate in your lives long after Christmas is gone.

May Joy be your gift at Christmas, and may Faith, Hope, and Love be your treasures in the New Year.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The formal inception of Human Rights Day dates from 1950, after the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V) inviting all States and interested organizations to adopt 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.

Wishing everyone a Happy Human Rights Day on this glorious occasion. Always be yourself and stand up for your rights as everyone has the freedom to express themselves well.

Human Rights Day reminds us of our powers to stop any injustice or abuse by any authority.

Let us come together to celebrate those powerful rights

World Soil Day is observed on the 5th of December every year at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

It aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil biodiversity loss, increasing soil awareness and encouraging governments, organizations, communities, and individuals around the world to commit to proactively improving soil health.

We may not realize it but our existence and survival is impossible without soil. On the occasion of World Soil Day, let us come together to work towards saving it.

Soil is something that we have ignored for years and soil is something that urgently needs our attention.

Wishing everyone a Happy World Soil Day!

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights. According to a 2013 WHO global study, 35 per cent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence. However, some national studies show that up to 70 per cent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime from an intimate partner.

To raise awareness and trigger action to end this global scourge, the UN observes International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November. The date marks the brutal assassination in 1960 of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic.

Every year, 25 November and the ensuing 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence which follow (ending on 10 December, Human Rights Day) are commemorated around the world, providing individuals and groups a chance to mobilize and call attention to the urgent need to end violence against women and girls.

As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we commemorate and renew our global commitment to ending violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence.

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2022 occurs on Thursday, November 24.

Thanksgiving Day is a day for people in the US to give thanks for what they have. Families and friends get together for a meal, which traditionally includes a roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, gravy, and pumpkin pie.

In some cities and towns, there are parades during the Thanksgiving weekend. In most areas, these festivities also mark the opening of the Christmas shopping season.

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May you celebrate the thanksgiving day with love in your heart, prosperous vision in your mind, and gratitude in your being.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday filled with the warmth and happiness of the season.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Africa Industrialization Day is celebrated on November 20 every year.

It’s a period when governments and organizations in several African countries consider how to accelerate the continent’s industrialization.

It’s also an opportunity to draw international media attention to Africa’s industrialization concerns and challenges. A geographical representation of Africa, including the island of Madagascar, is a popular symbol of Africa Industrialization Day.

We hope that this Africa industrialization day brings some good hopes for the people.

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant 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.

The Day offers the opportunity to mobilize all actors around the topic of science for peace and development – from government officials to the media to school pupils.

We can use science for moving ahead in life and also for bringing peace in this world.

Warm greetings on World Science Day for Peace and Development to all.

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed on November 5 each year. Humanity undeniably always suffers from war. People are killed and injured. Cities are burned to the ground. But what about the environment? Rivers, seas, and wells are polluted. Crops are burned and forests are cut down. Soils are poisoned. The natural world around us, including other living species, weather, climate, and natural resources, affects us and is affected by us.

Therefore, this day was created to protect the environment as a guarantor of security and peace; to prevent its exploitation in military conflicts. We are all urged to speak out and reaffirm our commitment to protecting our endangered planet, even in the face of armed aggression.

World Cities Day brings Urban October to an end on 31 October each year and was first celebrated in 2014. As with World Habitat Day, a global observance is held in a different city each year and the day focuses on a specific theme.

This year’s global observance is planned in Shanghai, China under the theme "Act Local to Go Global." We want to bring different partners and diverse stakeholders together to share their experiences and approaches to local action, what local action worked and what is needed to empower local and regional governments to create greener, more equitable and sustainable cities.

Local action is critical to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030. UN-Habitat has been at the forefront of SDG localization since the very endorsement of the 2030 Agenda. Since then, UN-Habitat has been working to advance SDG localization by providing technical expertise to partners across the globe, by leading the development of cutting-edge research, by capacitating local and regional governments on SDG localization, and by strengthening the voice of local governments and local actors within the main international and UN-led fora on SDGs