1.
World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated
across the world on 3 March. It is celebrated to raise awareness of the world’s
wild fauna & flora. The theme for WWD 2018 is “Big cats: predators under
threat".
2.
International Women’s Day is a worldwide
event that celebrates the achievements of women everywhere. There have also
been global campaigns in the form of #MeToo & #TimesUp – bringing sexual harassment
& equal pay to the forefront of the agenda. International Women's Day 2018
campaign theme is
3. #PressforProgress.
4.
World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated
globally on 15th March. It is an awareness day & theme for this year's WCRD
2018 is ‘Making Digital Marketplaces
5. Fairer’.
6.
Since 2013, the United Nations has
celebrated the International Day of Happiness (on 20th March) as a way to
recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.
The theme for IDH 2018 is "Share Happiness".
7.
World Sparrow Day is observed on 20 March
every year globally to create awareness about the protection of sparrows. The
theme for this year's WSD is 'I Love Sparrows'.
8.
The World Water Day is observed on 22 March
every year, to raise awareness about the importance of water.
9.
The theme this year is, ‘Nature for Water’ –
exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges the world faces in the
21st century.
10.
Each year we commemorate World Tuberculosis
Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social
& economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) & to step up efforts to
end the global TB epidemic. The theme of World TB Day 2018 - “Wanted: Leaders
for a TB-free world”.
11.
The World Theatre Day has been celebrated
annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres & the international theatre
community.
