The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts ...

The Day offers a chance to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world and of the efforts to protect their human rights.

World Refugee Day is an international day to honour refugees. The event falls each year on June 20 and celebrates people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.

Key messages — There may be little to no difference in death for any reason between taking blood pressure-lowering medicines in the morning or evening, but we have no confidence in the results. The ...