International Day of Rural Women
UN observance since 2007. Women produce 60-80% of food in most developing countries — but own less than 20% of agricultural land worldwide.
- Category
- Awareness
- Observed in
Switzerlandofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2018
Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days.- 201813-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered.
- 2016One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.
- 2013The 7.2 Mw Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 were killed.