February Commemorative Days. International/World Observances in February.
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February. LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and makes the civil rights statement about our extraordinary national and international contributions. #LGBTHistoryMonth. www.gbthistorymonth.org.uk.
February 4. World Cancer Day. World Cancer Day is an international day marked to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (
February 6. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. #zerotolerance4fgm.
www.un.org/en/events/femalegenitalmutilationday.
February - 2nd Sunday of. World Marriage Day. An observance sponsored by American organisation Worldwide Marriage Encounter, associated with the Catholic Marriage Encounter movement. Its purpose is declared to be: "World Marriage Day honours husband and wife as the foundation of the family, the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life. #World Marriage Day. http://wmd.wwme.org.
February 11. World Day of the Sick. An observation started by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illnesses. The day coincides with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes, for all believers seeks to be a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one's suffering. #worlddayofthesick. https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/sick.index.html.
February 11. International Day Of Women and Girls In Science. On this International Day, to urge commitment to end bias, greater investments in science, technology, engineering and math education for all women and girls as well as opportunities for their careers and longer-term professional advancement so that all can benefit from their ground-breaking future contributions. #WomenScienceDay. http://womeninscienceday.org.
February 13. World Radio Day, a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves. #worldradioday. www.diamundialradio.org/home.
February 14. World Cholangiocarcinoma Day. An international effort to raise much-needed awareness of cholangiocarcinoma, a devastating cancer that occurs in the bile ducts in or outside the liver. This poorly understood and under researched disease is increasing in incidence globally. collaboration is the way forward. #WorldCCADay. http://ammf.org.uk/cholangiocarcinoma.
February 20. World Day of Social Justice. A day recognizing the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. Many organizations, including the UN and the International Labour Office, make statements on the importance of social justice for people. #socialjustice. https://glade.org/tag/world-day-of-social-justice.
February 21. International Mother Language Day. A worldwide annual observance held to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.#imld. http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday.
February 22. - World Scout Day - formerly - World Thinking Day, is celebrated annually by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It is also celebrated by Scout and Guide organizations and some boy-oriented associations around the world. It is a day when they think about their sisters and brothers in all the countries of the world. #worldscouting. http://tut2learn.com/2015/02/world-scout-day.
February 23. World Peace and Understanding Day. Sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access. #worldpeace. https://thecitizenng.com/rotary-club-holds-world-peace-and-understanding-day.
February 28. National Science Day. Is celebrated in India on each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. National science day is celebrated as one of the main science festivals in India every year during which students of the schools and colleges demonstrate various science projects and national and state science institutions demonstrate their latest researches. #NationalSciDay. http://www.firstpost.com/india/national-science-day-raman-effect.
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