Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 28 February 2026

World NGO Day observed on February 27

Exam-focused facts from the 28 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • World NGO Day is observed on February 27 every year.
  • Marcis Liors Skadmanis, a Latvian-British philanthropist, established World NGO Day in 2010.
  • The concept was officially recognised on April 17, 2010, by the 12 member countries of the Baltic Sea NGO Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania.
  • The first global celebration took place on February 27, 2014, in Helsinki, Finland, hosted by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
  • The observance has received support from the European Union (EU) and leaders within the United Nations (UN).

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