The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) announced that Human Security for All (HS4A) will be this year's theme of World Amateur Radio Day on April 18, 2023.
The day is being celebrated with a 2-week operating event occurring April 11 - 25. Special event stations will be operating from around the world, making two-way radio contacts to call attention to the HS4A campaign.
The concept of human security measures https://www.un.org/humansecurity/what-is-human-security/ the security of an individual by things essential to one's well-being. This includes economics, food, health, the environment, personal factors, the community, and political factors.
Amateur radio is uniquely positioned to address those challenges by promoting technical knowledge, practical skills, innovative technology, and the deployment of backup systems at the community level that can be called upon in times of emergency.
IARU, a federation of the national amateur radio societies of over 150 countries worldwide, is the global advocate for amateur radio through its Sector Membership in the International Telecommunication Union, an agency of the U.N., and other activities.
The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security https://www.un.org/humansecurity and the World Academy of Art and Science https://new.worldacademy.org/ are partnering with IARU https://www.iaru.org/ in the campaign.
In a release, the partners wrote, "Amateur radio has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to address human security needs. It is a truly global communications medium comprising some three million radio enthusiasts connecting communities and the peoples of the world."
ARRL participates in World Amateur Radio Day each year. It was on this day in 1925 that the IARU was formed in Paris. ARRL co-founder Hiram Percy Maxim was its first president. For additional World Amateur Radio Day resources, visit http://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day.
Source:
The ARRL Letter