World Forest Day on March 21, 2023
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare March 21 as 'World Forest Day'. Every year around this date, various events are organized to raise awareness of the importance of all types...
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International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination on 21 March 2023
The International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination is observed annually on March 21. On that day in 1960, the police killed 69 civilians in the Sharpeville Massacre during protests against the apartheid regime in South Africa. In 1966...
Autism Week 2022, theme 'Boundaries'
Autism Week 2022 takes place from Saturday, April 2 to Saturday, April 9, 2022. The theme is 'Boundaries'. It coincides with World Autism Day (UN Day), which was held on April 2. But what is autism? Are...
War in Ukraine: refugees
You often hear about the UNHCR in the media. On March 16, 2022 (the 21st day of the war), the UNHCR (the UN refugee agency) reports that 3 million civilians have already fled from Ukraine to the neighboring countries of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania...
Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022: opening ceremony
The 24th Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20, 2022. 109 gold medals are up for grabs in China. The Netherlands is sending 41 athletes to Beijing to compete with other athletes for the Olympic medals. How many...
World Toilet Day op 19 november 2021
World Toilet Day is an annual event celebrated on November 19 and is officially recognized by the United Nations (UN). The day focuses on the importance of good sanitation and access to clean and safe...
75 years of the United Nations
The United Nations (UN) was founded on October 24, 1945. Its 75th anniversary was recently celebrated at the Peace Palace in The Hague. A logical choice, since the UN's principal legal organ, the International Court of Justice, is based in the Peace Palace. But...
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Prime Minister Rutte has completed his 14th press conference. This is my 30th coronavirus blog, featuring many new issues. The coronavirus crisis began in our country approximately 6 months ago. Time to take stock of which themes various postal administrations have...
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In the recent period, we have been dealing with an 'infodemic' of real and fake news about corona. We are now using various strange words from the medical world in 'everyday' language. We are all experts in this field; 17 million...
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NRC headline April 6, 2020: 'Corona could disrupt the country for years'. You have sufficient time now to collect Covid-19 as a new theme and exhibit it at future exhibitions. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, and Indonesia have also issued Covid-19 stamps....
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We are now in week three of the 'intelligent lockdown' and the end is not yet in sight. The sun is shining, and yet the government advises us to stay at home in our own garden or on our balcony. Every day...
Deceased in 2019: famous and unknown people and animals
In 2019, many famous and unknown people passed away. I have made a personal selection from the following categories: sports, design, diseases, fashion, film, politics, royalty, mountains, and animals. Niki Lauda Niki Lauda (February 22, 1949 – May 20...
