This day was incorporated in 1990 by the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO).
The day marks the entry into force of the ICDO Constitution as an intergovernmental organisation in 1972.
It aims to bring the attention of the world public about the importance of Civil protection and to pay tributes to the efforts, sacrifices, and accomplishments of all the services responsible to fight against disasters.
The theme of this year’s World Civil Defence Day was “Children’s safety, our responsibility”.