On 2 April 2026, World Autism Awareness Day ( WAAD ) returns under the United Nations (UN) theme ‘Autism and Humanity - Every Life Has Value’. This theme responds to the resurgence of misinformation and regressive rhetoric about autism, emphasizing that autistic lives are not problems to be solved but are essential to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ). It also raises an essential question for every person, institution, school, employer and government body in the...

The United Nations (UN) marks International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026 under the theme  ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls’, calling for equal justice that is not only promised in law but also delivered in practice. According to UN Women, women currently have just 64 per cent  of the legal rights that men do worldwide. At this rate, it will take an estimated 286 years  to close legal protection gaps.   The United Nations Population Fund also notes that laws in many countries...

The world observes the International Day  of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust every year on 27 January. In 2026, this date marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the   Auschwitz-Birkenau  German Nazi concentration and extermination camp in 1945. This is a moment of profound significance that encapsulates the depths of human cruelty and the ultimate necessity of vigilance.   The United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated this day  as a day of remembrance,...