Focuses on the emotional and practical issues of the impact experienced by people living with cancer

World, WHO estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. Each year on 4 February, WHO joins with the sponsoring International Union Against Cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. Preventing cancer and raising quality of life for cancer patients are recurring themes

Student volunteering week

Aims to raise the profile of student volunteering and student volunteers in their community.

No smoking day

No Smoking Day is an annual awareness day that aims to help those smokers who want to stop by highlighting the help that is available and offering an opportunity to do so.

Earth day

Earth Day is a name used for two different observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the vernal (March) equinox; while a global observance in many countries is held each year on April 22

World forestry day

World Forestry Day is celebrated in forests around the world on 21 March each year as people take time to consider the benefits of forests to the community - such as catchment protection, providing habitat for animals and plants, areas for recreation, education and scientific study, and as a source of many products including timber and honey. World Forestry Day also aims to provide opportunities for people to learn how forests can be managed and used sustainably for these many purposes

World day for water

This Day was first observed in 1993 and seeks to raise public awareness, and focus attention on the vital need to protect and conserve water resources and supplies of drinking water

World health day

The world celebrates World Health Day. On this day around the globe, thousands of events mark the importance of health for productive and happy lives.

Earth day

Compost awareness week

An annual week of nationwide recycling promotions

World no tobacco day

world to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes

World environment day

By the United Nations to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues and encourages political action. Considered by many to be the most important event on the environmental calendar

Food safety week

Food Safety Week is an annual event held to promote the importance of good food hygiene in the home

Diabetes week

The annual awareness week is organized by Diabetes UK to raise funds for people with diabetes, to increase awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyle and to dispel myths around diabetes

World blood donor day

International youth day

It is an opportunity for Governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide. Around the world people organize concerts, workshops, cultural events, fund-raisers, rallies and meetings that involve national and local government officials, youth organizations and young people. International Youth day is on 12 August each year

World water week

Experts from 100 countries are assembled this week in a global effort to improve human; welfare and the planet's health

International day for the preservation of the ozone layer

On 19 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date, in 1987, on which the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.

World animal day

World habitat day

This day has been set aside by the United Nations for the world to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter and to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

International day for natural disaster reduction

Vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness.

World food day

1945. The world produces enough food for everyone. Yet every 5 seconds a child dies of hunger or malnutrition and over 800 million people go to bed hungry.

World day of remembrance for road traffic victims

Road safety week

Every day, ten people are killed and ten times as many are seriously injured on Britain's roads alone

National tree week

A major countrywide festival founded to mark the start of the planting season and celebrate trees and woods. It includes tree planting and other events, such as tree dressing, talks and story telling