November 19: International Women Entrepreneurs Day, Day of Ukrainian Agricultural Workers

Today, November 19, events are taking place on the occasion of International Women's Entrepreneurship Day, UNN reports.

The event was first celebrated in 2014 at the United Nations office in New York. Two years later, it was joined by Ukraine.

Today, events on the occasion of International Women's Entrepreneurship Day are currently taking place in almost 150 countries. Their goal is to increase the opportunities for businesswomen and support their activities, promote business activities among the female population by attracting professionals in this field to free assistance.

On the third Sunday of November, the Day of Agricultural Workers of Ukraine is celebrated. of Agriculture of Ukraine is celebrated on the third Sunday of November.

For centuries, Ukraine has been called the breadbasket of Europe. The Holodomor of 1932-33, the economic crisis of the 1990s, and the full-scale Russian invasion did not destroy the Ukrainian peasantry.

Despite the temporary occupation of a large part of fertile land of fertile land, mining of fields by the occupiers, difficulties with export routes, Ukrainian farmers continue to harvest good crops and support the country's economy.

The direct and indirect losses of Ukrainian agriculture from Russian aggression are estimated agriculture from Russian aggression are estimated at more than 40 billion dollars. dollars.

During the last marketing year (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023), Ukraine supplied 2023), Ukraine supplied almost 49 million tons of grains and and leguminous crops.

As of the end of October, in this marketing year Ukraine has exported more than 8 million tons of grains and pulses.

Also today in Ukraine, the following celebrate their professional holidays workers of the hydrometeorological service and the glass industry celebrate their professional holidays.

In 2000, at the initiative of the World Women's Summit, the the Day  for the Prevention of of Child Abuse and Neglect was established in 2000.

The purpose of the event is to promote the fight against pedophilia and exploitation of children and adolescents by helping to create effective protection through dissemination and adoption of specific and systematic measures.

Since 2005, the third Sunday of November is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Since 2005, the third Sunday of November is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

According to statistics, about 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year worldwide. about 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year.

In Ukraine, 2791 people died in road accidents in 2022.

Today we can also celebrate World Toilet Day. The initiative, which originated in 2001 at a conference in Singapore, was even supported by the United Nations in 2013. was even supported by the United Nations in 2013.

According to statistics, every person on the planet spends an average of spends three years of their lives going to the toilet.

At the same time, about half of the world's population does not have have access to more or less normal sanitary facilities.

According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk, who lived in the ninth century BC. The man led a He led a pious life and fought against idolaters.

He also helped other prophets who were persecuted by by pagan rulers.

Name days on November 19 are celebrated by Ivan, Dmitry, Denis, Gregory.