International Day of Charity
International Day of Charity | |
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5 September | |
Next time | 5 September 2024 |
Frequency | annual |
The International Day of Charity is an
History
The International Day of Charity was conceived as a Hungarian civil society initiative supported by the Hungarian Parliament and Government in 2011,[1] to enhance visibility, organize special events, and in this way to increase solidarity, social responsibility and public support for charity.
September 5 was chosen in order to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of
On 17 December 2012, in response to a proposal by
representing all five Regional Groups of the United Nations.In its resolution, the General Assembly invited Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations,
First commemoration by the United Nations
On 5 September 2013, the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Foundation and with the support of the United Nations Department of Information, marked the first commemoration of the International Day of Charity at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Other events around the world on 5 September 2013
In the capital of Hungary the
International Day of Charity in 2014
In 2014, International Day of Charity events and fund raisers took place around the world,[14] ranging from restaurants donating profits from sales of the day,[15] to Ice Bucket Challenge events,[16] to blanket distributions.[17] A Mother Teresa statue was unveiled in Budapest (a donation from Ambassador of Republic of Albania H. E Mira Hoxha and Municipality of Budapest). Charity Concert organized by Albanian Embassy in Budapest and the Municipality of Budapest, in MOM Cultural Centre for the International Day of Charity.
References
- ^ "33/2011 resolution of the Hungarian Parliament".
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- ^ "The Brief History of the Week" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Budapest Times.
- ^ "General Assembly Resolution 67/105 on the International Day of Charity". United Nations.
- ^ "Sixty-seventh General Assembly Plenary 57th & 58th Meetings (AM & PM)". United Nations.
- ^ "UN designates 5 September as International Day of Charity". Government of Hungary. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- ^ Jessica Prois. "International Day Of Charity Honors Mother Teresa, Urges Us To Spread Kindness And Love". Huffington Post.
- ^ "UN marks first annual International Day of Charity". United Nations.
- ^ "Mother Theresa charity event in Budapest". Diplomacy & Trade.
- ^ "Red Crescent and The Ritz-Carlton Doha celebrated International Day of Charity". Gulf Times, Qatar. 3 September 2013.
- ^ "World Charity Day Celebrated with Food Distribution". ISKON News. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Holy See Press Release International Day of Charity". Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ "Ban Ki-Moon encourages people to give on the International Day of Charity". Blue and Green World, September 5th, 2014 By Ilaria Bertini
- ^ "Honor International Day of Charity at restaurants and cafes that benefit Sacramento nonprofits". Sactown Magazine.
- ^ "Movements like #icebucketchallenge show why it's important to support international voluntary organisations ". The Guardian.
- ^ "International Day of Charity: whole of society can make a difference". South African Government.