World Toilet Day
World
Toilet Day is a United Nations (UN) observance, on November 19, that
highlights a serious problem – 2.5 billion people in the world do not
have access to proper sanitation.
Celebrate World Toilet Day
Each year thousands of people join in on promoting World Toilet Day
via social media campaigns, online petitions, and by getting involved in
a range of events held in different countries worldwide.
About World Toilet Day
The provision of proper toilets could save the lives of more than
200,000 children in the world, according to the UN. The countries where
open defecation is most widely practiced are the same countries with the
highest numbers of under-five child deaths, high levels of
under-nutrition and poverty, and large wealth disparities. Moreover,
over one billion people defecate in the open due to lack of proper
toilet facilities.
International organizations, particularly the World Toilet
Organization, have promoted World Toilet Day for years. In 2013, the UN
officially recognized November 19 as World Toilet Day in a bid to make
sanitation for all a global development priority. It deemed the practice
of open-air defecation as “extremely harmful” to public health.
Did You Know?
More people in the world have a mobile phone than a toilet. Of the
world’s seven billion people, six billion have mobile phones. However,
only 4.5 billion have access to toilets or latrines – meaning that 2.5
billion people, mostly in rural areas, do not have proper sanitation.
International Men's Day
International Men's Day is an event celebrated on 19 November every year since
1999. The main objectives of the event are promotion of the men's and boys'
health and safety, tackling our tolerance of violence against men and boys,
promoting gender equality and highlighting positive male role models. It is
also a chance to appreciate men's achievements and contributions to community,
family, marriage, and child care. It can be seen as a counterpart of
International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March.
International Men's Day (IMD) was inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Since then it became more and more popular with over 60 countries celebrating
it, including including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Australia, India, China,
United States, Romania, Singapore, Malta, United Kingdom, South Africa,
Hungary, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Ukraine,
France, Italy, Pakistan, Cuba.
