International day of mourning

An international day of mourning is a day, or one of several days, marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among country's under an intergovernmental organization. They are designated by the intergovernmental organization. Such days include those marking the death or funeral of a renowned individual or individuals from a country of that organization or elsewhere or the anniversary of such a death or deaths, the anniversaries of a significant natural or man-made disaster occurring in the country of the organization, wartime commemorations or in memory of the victims of a terrorist attack. Flying the organization's flag at half-mast and observing minutes of silence are common symbol.

Background

The concept was first introduced by European Commission on September 2001 after the terrorist attacks in the United States. The commission, together with the European Council and the European Parliament, designated 14 September 2001 as a day of mourning in member states and EU institutions. European citizens were asked to join in three minutes of silence.[1][2] Arab League observed three days of mourning for the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia on 4 August 2005. After these, many organizations observed day of international mourning for several times.

List
Organization Year Days Reason Notes
 European Union 2001 1 Victims of the September 11 attacks Three minutes of silence.[1]
 Arab League 2005 3 Death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia [3]
 Arab League 2006 3 Death of Emir of Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah [4]
Economic Community of West African States 2009 30 Death of President of Gabon Omar Bongo [5]
 European Union 2010 1 Victims of the Smolensk air disaster in Russia One minute of silence at NATO headquarters in Brussels.[6]
 Union of South American Nations 2010 1 Death of former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner [7]
 African Union 2013 3 Death of former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela [8][9]
 European Union 2015 1 Victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks One minute of silence.[2]
 African Union 2019 3 Victims of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 [10]
 African Union 2019 3 Death of President of Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi [11]
 Arab League 2020 3 Death of Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah [12]
 Arab League 2023 3 Victims of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion [13]

See also

References
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  2. "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  3. "King Fahd Brought Vision of Progress". aramcoexpats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
  4. "كونا : الجامعة العربية تعلن الحداد الرسمي لرحيل سمو امير الكويت - عام - 15/01/2006". March 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.
  5. "Bongo: Deuil national de 8 jours au Congo". 11 June 2009.
  6. "Polish president's body to lie in state". April 13, 2010 – via www.rte.ie.
  7. "Unasur declaró tres días duelo sudamericano por la muerte de Kirchner". www.ambito.com.
  8. "AU Commission declares three-day mourning for Mandela". Premium Times. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. "AUC declares three-day of mourning in honour of Mandela". The Eagle Online. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. "AMISOM announces three days of mourning in honour of the late Acting Police Commissioner". Kuna.net.kw. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. "AU begins 3-day mourning to honour late Tunisian President". Daijiworld Media. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. "Mauritania mourns Kuwait late Amir". Kuna.net.kw. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  13. "Arab Ambassadors in Japan mirror Arab League's three days of mourning for Gaza". Arab News. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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