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Links: https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people  https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people/background On 29 th of November, International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians is observed. Its main purpose is to focus public opinion’s attention on yet unresolved Palestine issue, specifically the right to have their own, sovereign country. It was officially set up in 1979. 29 th of November was chosen because of its meaning and significance for Palestinian people. On that day in 1947 General Assembly adopted a resolution which provided for establishment of two independent states in Palestine – “Jewish State” and “Arab State”. From these two, only the first one has so far come into being, in a form of country of Israel. In response to this holiday, various activities are undertaken by many governments. These include issuance of special messages of solidarity with Palestin...

Links: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-television-day/               https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-television-day On 21 st of November, World Television Day is celebrated. Its main purpose is to be a reminder of the power of visual media and how it shapes public opinion and influences world politics. It also marks effort made by the governments, organizations and media to deliver unbiased information. World Television Day was set up by United Nations in 1996. 21 st of November was chosen in order to commemorate the first World Television Forum, which was held on 21 st and 22 nd of November. The simplest way to celebrate this day is rewatching and reliving the greatest moments in history of television, like the first ever broadcasted presidential debate in 1960, thanks to which Kennedy won the election, even though he was rather unknown before it. People associated with television and media industry celebrate this ...

Links: https://worlddiabetesday.org/ Also a link to the test about diabetes: https://www.idf.org/type-2-diabetes-risk-assessment/ On 14 th of November, World Diabetes Day is celebrated all around the globe. Its goal is, as usually is with these kinds of holidays, to raise awareness about importance of confronting diabetes as a critical global health issue. It was created in 1991 by International Diabetes Federation and World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It became an official UN holiday in 2006. The date of the holiday was chosen in order to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin in 1922, and whose birthday is on 14 th of November. Each year’s celebrations also has a specific theme tied to it, and in 2020 it is “The Nurse and Diabetes”. Some activities we can perform to get involved in the celebration include: organizing “Learn about diabetes” event in schools, or doing an...

Links: https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2019/11/07/november-7-marks-international-inuit-day-icc-itk/ https://www.itk.ca/taimannganit/ On 7 th of November, International Inuit Day is celebrated. Its purpose is to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit way of life, vulture, history, and the impact they have on subarctic countries. It was established in 2006 by Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly. The date of 7 th of November was selected to commemorate the birthday of the founder of ICC, Eben Hobson, and memorialize him every year. Different organizations celebrate International Inuit Day in different ways each year. For example, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which is Canada’s national Inuit organization, celebrates this holiday by sharing videos on their social media from their Inuit Nunangat Taimannganit video storytelling project, which tells the story of Inuit homeland in Canada. The holiday is also a good day to think about contributions, challenges and successes of al...