World Mission Sunday
"Here am I, send me." (Is 6:8) "Mission is a free and conscious response to God’s call. Yet we discern this call only when we have a personal relationship of… Read More »World Mission Sunday
2001: Sinking of refugee boat SIEV X
On 19 October 2001, 353 people, mostly women and children, drowned on the high seas trying to reach Australia in a small, dilapidated, grossly overloaded fishing boat that would later… Read More »2001: Sinking of refugee boat SIEV X
World Statistics Day
The first World Statistics Day was celebrated in 2010. The United Nations General Assembly decided with resolution 69/282 to celebrate the day every five years from 2015. Action Read Amnesty International Australia's… Read More »World Statistics Day
Saint John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was beatified in Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate successor and for many years his valued collaborator as Prefect for… Read More »Saint John Paul II
United Nations Day
UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including… Read More »United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
"Information and communications technologies have the potential to provide new solutions to development challenges, particularly in the context of globalization, and can foster economic growth, competitiveness, access to information and… Read More »World Development Information Day
1945: Establishment of the United Nations
In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945… Read More »1945: Establishment of the United Nations
Disarmament Week
"The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was a defining moment for global efforts to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit arms trade: the Agenda included a specific… Read More »Disarmament Week