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07 October 2024
Celebrating International Geodiversity Day 2024

Sunday 6 October is International Geodiversity Day. International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together on each year, to promote the many aspects of geodiversity.

08 September 2024
International cooperation for universal literacy – marking International Literacy Day 2024

One of the early priorities of the United Nations was its campaign for universal literacy. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1965 the campaign recognised illiteracy as a pressing global issue.

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