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What is Int'l Day of Charity?

Dubai - The date of the event - September 5 - was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, who was declared Saint on Sunday and received the Nobel Prize in 1979 "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace."

 The International Day of Charity was declared by the United Nations in 2012 with the objective of sensitising and mobilising people and NGOs to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities.
The date of the event - September 5 - was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, who was declared Saint on Sunday and received the Nobel Prize in 1979 "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace."
"Every year, the International Day of Charity serves as a call to every person to act with solidarity and compassion in the face of human suffering," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said in a statement on Sunday. "For this year's observance, the world has a new focus for volunteering and giving: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This new universal framework, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals at its core, is the most comprehensive and ambitious anti-poverty, pro-planet action plan ever adopted by world leaders. For it to work, we must unleash the full force of the human spirit."
"Charity is one of the best investments we can make in our common future," he added, "On this day of International Charity, I call on people everywhere to be part of our 15-year partnership for humanity, and to help make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for all."
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