On 19 December 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 74/245, which designated 4 December as the International Day of Banks in recognition of the significant potential of multilateral development banks and other international development banks in financing sustainable development and providing know-how; and also in recognition of the vital role of the banking systems in Member States in contributing to the improvement of the standard of living.

Worldwide, 2 billion people - or 37.5% of the world’s population - live with disabilities. Approximately 1.3 billion people are affected by some form of blindness or visual impairment, 466 million have disabling and hearing loss, and 200 million have intellectual disabilities and 75 million need a wheelchair daily. Ipokrate is observing the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to celebrate and support people living with disabilities and to raise awareness of their suffering and struggles.