World Civil Defence Day
International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) General Assembly decision of 18 December 1990
Date and recurrence
1 March
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is international civil-protection awareness and service-recognition observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
World Civil Defense Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- International Civil Defence Organization — World Civil Defence DayIntergovernmental Organization Decision
Frequently asked questions
When is World Civil Defence Day?
1 March The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 March.
Does World Civil Defence Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is World Civil Defence Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: international civil-protection awareness and service-recognition observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes World Civil Defence Day?
The stored designation basis is: International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) General Assembly decision of 18 December 1990. Supporting provenance includes International Civil Defence Organization — World Civil Defence Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is World Civil Defence Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: international civil-protection awareness and service-recognition observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-05.
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