World Civil Defence Day : 01 March

World Civil Defence Day : 01 March

World Civil Defence Day is celebrated every year on 1 March. 

The day is observed to raise awareness of public protection from natural and technogenic disasters and rescue service work.

The theme of this year's World Civil Protection Day was "Protection of children, our responsibility". 

World Civil Defense Day was instituted by the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) General Assembly in 1990. 

This day marks the entry into force of the ICDO Constitution as an inter-governmental organization in 1972.