In 2025, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution — jointly proposed by Uzbekistan, Chile, and the Philippines and co-sponsored by more than eighty countries — designating April 29 as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, making it one of the newest additions to the UN's calendar. The date was chosen to fall close to the sixtieth anniversary of the devastating Tashkent earthquake of April 26, 1966, which provided the political momentum behind the initiative. The day honors the lives lost to earthquakes around the world and renews the international commitment to disaster prevention and preparedness, in line with the priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It also highlights the importance of early-warning systems, earthquake-resistant building standards, and safe urban planning in reducing human and material losses. The United Nations has tasked its Office for Disaster Risk Reduction with facilitating the observance, first marked in 2026, through memorial events and awareness campaigns worldwide that share survivors' stories.