INTERNATIONAL DAYS NOVEMBER
IN T E R N ATIO NAL DAYS
2nd November – Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day has been observed in Australia since the first race was held at the Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne in 1861. It is now officially gazetted a full public holiday throughout the state of Victoria on the 1st Tuesday in November. Encompassing the famous Melbourne Cup Day, along with three other key racedays — Victoria Derby Day, Oaks Day and Stakes Day — , the Melbourne Cup Carnival holds a unique position in world racing as there is no comparable week where crowds of such magnitude gather to celebrate thoroughbred racing. Also called the race that ‘stops a nation’, the Melbourne Cup runs over 3,200 metres at Flemington Racecourse and is for no more than 24 horses that are over three years old. The full-day event has also become known as an urban fashion parade for its celebration of the season’s latest trends.
2nd November – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2nd November as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ in a general assembly resolution. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on 2nd November 2013. This landmark resolution condemns all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers. It also urges Member States to do their utmost to prevent violence against journalists and media workers, ensure accountability, bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and media workers, and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies and promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work. independently and without undue interference.
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