international day

March 22 is World Water Day! World Water Day is a United Nations designation meant to draw attention to global water quality issues.

The World Water Day 2010 theme is Water Quality and the slogan is "Clean Water for a Healthy World". UNEP is the UN agency leading on World Water Day this year.

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated every year on March 8th. The day was created in 1911 in order to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday.