Day: 21stMay, It was first celebrated on 17 May 2006
Purpose: This day is celebrated to raise awareness about cultural importance and harmony.
Significance: “The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” is celebrated as international holiday to promote diversity across the globe and solve diversity issues.
The United Nations General Assembly has passed the Cultural Diversity day based on the resolution 57/249, November 2001. This day help communities understand the importance of cultural diversity and harmony in living together.
Reducing the cultural diversity gap is an urgent and important thing which needs immediate attention to attend peace and stability worldwide. The world needs improvement in their cultural development to avoid conflicts. It helps in emotional, moral and intellectual development. It helps in reducing the number of people living below the poverty line and achieves development. This day was founded in 2001 after destruction of the Buddha statues of Bamiyan in Afghanistan.
The cultural diversity can be promoted and gain recognition by the advanced method of promotion such as media and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). It helps in improving individual’s prospect towards understanding and respecting other cultures and civilization.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development helps in promoting goal of UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (October 2005) and provides benefits in cultural development
- Helps in achieving sustainable governance
- Helps in promotion of art and culture
- Helps in development and promotion of cultural goods and services
- Helps in promotion of human rights
- Helps in understanding the fundamentals of freedom
