Editing 2021 (section)

===March===
* [[March 6]]
** [[Pope Francis]] [[Pope Francis's visit to Iraq|meets]] with [[Marja'|Grand Ayatollah]] [[Ali al-Sistani]] in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]]. It is the first-ever meeting between a [[pope]] and a grand ayatollah.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-islamic-state-group-ali-al-sistani-pope-francis-iraq-f95098b179f6a82157e87a7cb6cc0c3d|title=Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence|date=6 March 2021|access-date=13 March 2021|work=Associated Press|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126132649/https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-islamic-state-group-ali-al-sistani-pope-francis-iraq-f95098b179f6a82157e87a7cb6cc0c3d|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2021 Ivorian parliamentary election]]: The [[Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace]] coalition wins 137 out of 255 seats in the [[National Assembly (Ivory Coast)|National Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-03-09 |title=Ivory Coast's ruling party wins absolute majority in parliament |url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/03/09/ivory-coast-s-ruling-party-wins-absolute-majority-in-parliament/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Africanews |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081212/https://www.africanews.com/2021/03/09/ivory-coast-s-ruling-party-wins-absolute-majority-in-parliament// |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 15]]–[[March 17]] – The [[2021 Dutch general election|Dutch general elections]] for the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives of the Netherlands]] take place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2021|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vl4ai9zklwpy/tweede_kamerverkiezingen_2021|access-date=2021-03-18|website=parlement.com|language=nl|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304125229/https://www.parlement.com/id/vl4ai9zklwpy/tweede_kamerverkiezingen_2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 19]]
**[[North Korea]] [[Malaysia–North Korea relations|severs diplomatic ties]] with [[Malaysia]] due to a Malaysian court's ruling that a North Korean citizen could be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges. Malaysian authorities order North Korean officials to leave the country in 48 hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=N Korea to cut ties with Malaysia over US extradition ruling |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/n-korea-to-cut-ties-with-malaysia-over-us-extradition-ruling |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/n-korea-to-cut-ties-with-malaysia-over-us-extradition-ruling |url-status=live }}</ref>
**[[Samia Suluhu Hassan]] is sworn in as [[president of Tanzania]] following the death of her predecessor, [[John Magufuli]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-03-19 |title=Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu Hassan as first female president |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/tanzania-samia-suluhu-hassan-president-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619122817/https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/tanzania-samia-suluhu-hassan-president-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 20]] – [[Turkish President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] announces his country's withdrawal from the [[Istanbul Convention]], the first country to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2021 |title=CUMHURBAŞKANI KARARI 3718 |url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2021/03/20210320-49.pdf |access-date=20 March 2021 |website=Official Gazette of Turkey |language=tr |archive-date=March 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331002235/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2021/03/20210320-49.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 21]] – [[2021 Apure clashes|Clashes]] in [[Apure]] between Colombian [[FARC dissidents]] and the [[Venezuelan Armed Forces]] cause at least six casualties, as well as displacing 4,000 Venezuelans.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 March 2021|title=Venezuela says six members of 'armed groups' killed near Colombia|agency=Al Jazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/venezuela-says-six-members-of-armed-groups-killed-near-colombia-border|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327232333/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/venezuela-says-six-members-of-armed-groups-killed-near-colombia-border|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=Reportan nuevo enfrentamiento armado en Apure este viernes|url=https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/videos-reportan-nuevo-enfrentamiento-armado-en-apure-que-genera-nuevos-desplazamientos-forzados/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=[[El Nacional (Venezuela)|El Nacional]]|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327212630/https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/videos-reportan-nuevo-enfrentamiento-armado-en-apure-que-genera-nuevos-desplazamientos-forzados/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 23]]
** The [[2021 Israeli legislative election|Israeli general elections]] take place, the fourth Knesset election in two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/23/world/israel-live-election|title=Israel Election Live Updates: Polls to Close Soon|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 23, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926081208/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/23/world/israel-live-election|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Container Ship 'Ever Given' stuck in the Suez Canal, Egypt - March 24th, 2021 cropped.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of ''[[Ever Given]]'' blocking the [[Suez Canal|Suez canal]] on 24 March 2021]]
** ''[[Ever Given]]'', one of the largest container ships in the world, [[2021 Suez Canal obstruction|runs aground]] and obstructs the [[Suez Canal]], disrupting global trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56522178|title=Suez Canal: Owner of cargo ship blocking waterway apologises|publisher=BBC News|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325100208/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56522178|url-status=live}}</ref> The ship is freed on March 29.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-29|title=Suez Canal: Giant ship blocking Suez Canal finally freed|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56567985|access-date=2021-03-29|archive-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329133605/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56567985|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 25]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinations]] administered worldwide exceeds 500 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html |title=Tracking Coronavirus Vaccinations Around the World |access-date=9 March 2021 |date=9 March 2021 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222234019/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html |url-status=live }}</ref>