The 2021 edition of the annual Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will be commemorated from 24 to 31 October 2021, under the theme “Media and Information Literacy for the Public Good”. It is co-organized by South Africa and UNESCO. Its Feature Conference and Youth Forum will take place online, alongside celebration events around the globe.

Yaoundé, Cameroon, 4 October 2021 – This year’s celebration of the Global Observance of World Habitat Day brought together ministers from various countries, mayors, heads of UN agencies, a Nobel Prize winner, an international footballer and representatives of the African Union and local government networks.

October 1, 2021 UEFA is rallying Europe’s national team coaches around a new "Coaches for Health – Feel Well, Play Well" campaign, which draws upon the support of all 55 European football associations to raise awareness of the benefits of focusing on physical activity, nutrition and mental health early in life.

September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.