Sentence examples for international observance from inspiring English sources

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The international observance of World Oceans Day includes the delivery of an annual message by the secretary-general of the United Nations highlighting the challenges faced by the oceans and marine ecosystems.

That's the day of the annual international observance dedicated to the toilet, meant to draw attention to the worldwide sanitation picture and its impact on health, safety and the environment.

When the United Nations adopted World Toilet Day for official UN international observance, the UN General Assembly wrote that it hoped "to inform, engage and inspire people to take action"– although not the individual action that people think of when they envision a toilet.

An international observance that dates back to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, World Water Day is an opportunity to learn more about water related issues, take action to make a difference and be inspired to tell others.

The State of the World's Water," coincides with the international observance of World Water Day.

The UN also declares and co-ordinates international observances, periods of time to observe issues of international interest or concern.

The Haymarket affair is generally considered significant as the origin of international May Day observances for workers.

Internationally, Nigeria became a model for other African Union countries in its peaceful observance of international law.

International Nurses Day, annual observance held on May 12 that commemorates the birth in 1820 of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.

Such action, a further con sequence of the U.S. involve ment in Vietnam, would of course destroy any pretense of observance of international law.