Josep Borrell
High Representative and
Vice President of the EU: #WorldNGODay
❝ On the World NGO Day, we honour all civil society actors who every day are at the forefront of the fight for human rights, the respect of democratic values and the rule of law.
The Honourable Harjit Sajjan
Minister of International Development
Canada:
#WorldNGODay
❝ Today we celebrate those who are working to build a better world. We celebrate those who work tirelessly for gender equality and education and to end hunger and poverty and keep our planet healthy.
H.E. Silveria Jacobs
Prime Minister
St. Maarten: #WorldNGODay
❝ On World NGO Day, I thank local NGOs. They give so selflessly and work so tirelessly to better our society.
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WorldNGODay is celebrated in more than 89 countries and over six continents
Each year World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27th.
Back in 2014, the 27th of February became a historic day for the NGO community worldwide. Thisinternational calendar day, now known as “World NGO day,” was inaugurated for the first time internationally.
World NGO Day is an international day dedicated to recognize, celebrate and honour all non-governmental and nonprofit organizations, and the people behind them that contribute to the society all year around.
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countries: World NGO Day is marked & Celebrated
2014 - The First Celebration
First time marked officially by the UN, EU leaders and international organizations in 2014.
The Global Inaugural event of World NGO day was hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on 27th of February 2014 in Helsinki, Finland.
Each year on February 27th, a diverse array of supporters worldwide, from over six continents and more than 89 countries, come together to celebrate World NGO day and recognize the missions and contributions of such organizations.
اليوم العالمي للمنظمات غير الحكومية (World NGO Day) JCI Syria
Día Mundial de las ONGs (World NGO Day) State of Mexico
Journée mondiale des ONG (World NGO Day) organised by Comité de Coordination des ONGI en RCA Bangui, Central African Republic
विश्व एनजीओ दिवस (World NGO Day) Delhi Police South District Delhi, India
Taiwan
Since 2014, Pakistan helds various events and conferences inorder to celebrate World NGO day each year. For example, Zafar Iqbal, a Pakistani NGO leader and founder of the NGO World and chairman of TNW Foundation, organises a national level conferences, exhibition, seminar, and the SWERA Awards on February 27
On the occasion of the World NGO Day, each year the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe is organizing a high level conference in Europe. The event brings together a variety of stakeholders, including representatives of Civil Society, Permanent representations of Council of Europe Members States, prominent Human Rights activists, students and members of the Secretariat of the Council of Europe.
The Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europeis the body representingcivil societyin theCouncil of Europe, a European organisation founded in 1949. The Council of Europe has 47 member states with some 800 million citizens and its seat is inStrasbourg,France.