International Friendship Day

The International Day of Friendship (English International Day of Friendship ) is a July 30, committed annual Remembrance Day, to commemorate the importance of friendship between people, countries and cultures. The initiative for this Memorial Day goes back to the Cruzada Mundial para la Amistad, an initiative founded in Paraguay in 1958. Independently, also in other countries, " Days of Friendship" committed on different days of the year, such as July 20 in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, or the first Sunday in August in the U.S. and parts of Asia.

The International Friendship Day was proclaimed on April 27, 2011 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. According to the UN resolution of this day is to serve " by the UN agencies, other international and regional organizations, civil society, non-governmental organizations and individuals in accordance with local customs, and other local customs to commit ."