International Men's Day (IMD) is an annual international event celebrated on 19 November. The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day are set out in "The Six Pillars of International Men's Day". It is an occasion to celebrate boys' and men's achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to country, society, community, neighbourhood, family, marriage, and child care. The broader and ultimate aim of the event is to promote basic humanitarian values.
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International Men's Day (19 November)
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Inaugurated in 1992 on 7 February by Thomas Oaster, the project of International Men's Day was conceived one year earlier on 8 February 1991. The project was re-initialised in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago. The longest-running celebration of International Men's Day in Malta, where events have occurred since 7 February 1994.
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Calls for an International Men's Day have been noted since at least the 1960s, when many men were reported to "have been agitating privately to make 23 February International Men's Day, the equivalent of 8 March, which is International Women's Day" In the Soviet Union this day was The Red Army and Navy Day since 1922, which in 2002 was renamed to Defender of the Fatherland Day. The date was informally viewed a male counterpart of Women's Day (8 March) in some territories of the Union, however, due to the day's limited focus to historical events some countries of the former union have moved to adopt the more 'male-specific' 19 November as International Men's Day, including Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia and Georgia.
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