BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DPCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC X-MICROSOFT-CDO-TZID:0 END:VTIMEZONE X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160309 UID:1D923B14-CB90-42C9-8924-B29A50B1C2C1 SUMMARY:International Women's Day DTSTAMP:20160301T040943Z DESCRIPTION:International women's Day is celebrated globally every year on 8th March. Originally called the International Working Women's Day, it was first started as a political and socialist movement in 1909 in four European countries. Until the late 1900s, the influence of the day was limited to Europe. In 1975, 8th March was announced as the official date for International Women's Day by the United Nations. Thereafter, the influence of the day began reaching other parts of the world. Today, the day is celebrated around the world in different ways. It is a day to commemorate the achievements of women and to raise awareness for the social and politician equality of women around the world.The first Women's Day was observed in USA in 1909, after a declaration was made by the Socialist Party of America. Post that, the day was largely celebrated in communist and socialist countries such as those of Russia and China. In Russia, the day was first celebrated in 1913. However, until 1965, it was a working day in the erstwhile USSR. It was on May 8, 1965 that a declaration was made, marking the day as a national holiday. Similarly, the day was made a half working day in China after it was made a republic in 1949.The day is celebrated differently in different parts of the world. While in some parts, it still retains its original socialist and political approach, in other parts such as those of Europe and America, it has taken a more celebratory form. In these parts, mothers, daughters and wives are showered as gifts, and in that sense, the day is a culmination of sorts of the Mother's Day and Valentine's Day.In Asia, there is a strong focus on raising awareness about various women related issues on the day. Rallies and conferences are organized where women are encouraged to take part and showcase their achievements as well as share their stories.In certain parts of the world, such as those of Africa, awareness is raised about gender inequality in various walks of life. For example, to celebrate the International Women's Day 2012, a football event as organized where young female footballers were encouraged to take part in drills and showcase their skills in football.In regions such as those of Latin America and the Caribbean, mass rallies are organized focusing on gender equality and safety issues for women. For example, in 2012, a program called "Join me on the Bridge" was organized in Brazil to encourage men and women to call for equality and peace. In countries like America and Canada, celebrations are held in honor of women. Candies, chocolates, cakes and various other gifts are showered on women to honor their contribution to the society. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:International women's Day is celebrated globally every year on 8th March. Originally called the International Working Women's Day, it was first started as a political and socialist movement in 1909 in four European countries.

Until the late 1900s, the influence of the day was limited to Europe. In 1975, 8th March was announced as the official date for International Women's Day by the United Nations. Thereafter, the influence of the day began reaching other parts of the world. Today, the day is celebrated around the world in different ways. It is a day to commemorate the achievements of women and to raise awareness for the social and politician equality of women around the world.

The first Women's Day was observed in USA in 1909, after a declaration was made by the Socialist Party of America. Post that, the day was largely celebrated in communist and socialist countries such as those of Russia and China. In Russia, the day was first celebrated in 1913. However, until 1965, it was a working day in the erstwhile USSR. It was on May 8, 1965 that a declaration was made, marking the day as a national holiday. Similarly, the day was made a half working day in China after it was made a republic in 1949.

The day is celebrated differently in different parts of the world. While in some parts, it still retains its original socialist and political approach, in other parts such as those of Europe and America, it has taken a more celebratory form. In these parts, mothers, daughters and wives are showered as gifts, and in that sense, the day is a culmination of sorts of the Mother's Day and Valentine's Day.

In Asia, there is a strong focus on raising awareness about various women related issues on the day. Rallies and conferences are organized where women are encouraged to take part and showcase their achievements as well as share their stories.

In certain parts of the world, such as those of Africa, awareness is raised about gender inequality in various walks of life. For example, to celebrate the International Women's Day 2012, a football event as organized where young female footballers were encouraged to take part in drills and showcase their skills in football.

In regions such as those of Latin America and the Caribbean, mass rallies are organized focusing on gender equality and safety issues for women. For example, in 2012, a program called "Join me on the Bridge" was organized in Brazil to encourage men and women to call for equality and peace. In countries like America and Canada, celebrations are held in honor of women. Candies, chocolates, cakes and various other gifts are showered on women to honor their contribution to the society.
 X-ACCESS:1 X-HITS:21 X-URL: X-COLOR:7C2DCC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160323 UID:561EC168-12B6-4D95-9A0C-3FEACA99C259 SUMMARY:World Water Day DTSTAMP:20160301T040755Z DESCRIPTION:\NWorld Water Day is observed every year on 22nd March around the world. The day is observed to fetch attention to the need of conserving safe drinking water as well as looking for solutions to provide safe drinking water to people around the world. According to current estimates, there are still about 783 million people around the world who do not have access to safe drinking water.\NThis international day was proposed in the UN convention of Rio De Janeiro in 1992. The day began to be observed in 1993 across UN nations and has only grown from strength to strength since then. In 2003, the United Nations formed the UN-Water organization to look after water issues around the world. The body is responsible for coming up with themes and messages for the day.\NThe World Water Day has not yet gained much popularity. Organizations around the world, including government as well as non government organizations, media houses and newspapers run campaigns to raise awareness among people about the increasing water crisis.\NPrograms are also organized by UN in its member countries about good water management practices, conserving water, the importance of safe drinking water etc. In some countries, people are encouraged not to use their taps for the entire day in order to conserve water. However, such practice is limited to a handful of countries only because of the importance of water in daily lives.\NIn many parts of the world such as India, US and the UK, World Water Week is celebrated instead of just a day. Programs and competitions are organized across the week in urban as well as rural areas in order to raise awareness among people about water issues. Schools as well as colleges also tend to organize special events and competitions around the theme in order to promote water management practices in the next generation.\NEver since the inception of the day, UN has been observing specific themes each year to draw attention to specific water issues around the world. In 2012, the theme of the day was "Water and Food Security" which aimed to draw attention to hunger and scarcity of safe drinking water in some nations. Some other important themes observed so far on the World Water Day are "Clean Water for a Healthy World", "Caring for our water resources is everybody's business", "Coping with Water scarcity", "Water and Culture", "Water and Disasters" and "Water for Future".\NThere are several organizations around the world which are dedicated to the task of conserving water and making the world a healthier place. You can donate to such organizations in order to fund research that's going on around the world for new ways of making safe drinking water. On a more individual level, observing good water management practices is a good way to observe the day.\N X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

World Water Day is observed every year on 22nd March around the world. The day is observed to fetch attention to the need of conserving safe drinking water as well as looking for solutions to provide safe drinking water to people around the world. According to current estimates, there are still about 783 million people around the world who do not have access to safe drinking water.

This international day was proposed in the UN convention of Rio De Janeiro in 1992. The day began to be observed in 1993 across UN nations and has only grown from strength to strength since then. In 2003, the United Nations formed the UN-Water organization to look after water issues around the world. The body is responsible for coming up with themes and messages for the day.

The World Water Day has not yet gained much popularity. Organizations around the world, including government as well as non government organizations, media houses and newspapers run campaigns to raise awareness among people about the increasing water crisis.

Programs are also organized by UN in its member countries about good water management practices, conserving water, the importance of safe drinking water etc. In some countries, people are encouraged not to use their taps for the entire day in order to conserve water. However, such practice is limited to a handful of countries only because of the importance of water in daily lives.

In many parts of the world such as India, US and the UK, World Water Week is celebrated instead of just a day. Programs and competitions are organized across the week in urban as well as rural areas in order to raise awareness among people about water issues. Schools as well as colleges also tend to organize special events and competitions around the theme in order to promote water management practices in the next generation.

Ever since the inception of the day, UN has been observing specific themes each year to draw attention to specific water issues around the world. In 2012, the theme of the day was "Water and Food Security" which aimed to draw attention to hunger and scarcity of safe drinking water in some nations. Some other important themes observed so far on the World Water Day are "Clean Water for a Healthy World", "Caring for our water resources is everybody's business", "Coping with Water scarcity", "Water and Culture", "Water and Disasters" and "Water for Future".

There are several organizations around the world which are dedicated to the task of conserving water and making the world a healthier place. You can donate to such organizations in order to fund research that's going on around the world for new ways of making safe drinking water. On a more individual level, observing good water management practices is a good way to observe the day.

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