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UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATIONS

Since the early days of the United Nations system, the UN has established a set of Days and Weeks (as listed below), Years and Decades to help focus the world on the issues in which the UN has an interest and commitment. The UN calls on Member States and other organizations to mark these days in ways which reflect their priorities.

January

27

International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust

February

 

21

International Mother Language Day

March

 

8

International Women's Day and United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace

21

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21-28

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination

22

World Water Day

23

World Meteorological Day

April

 

4

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

7

World Health Day

23

World Book and Copyright Day

May

 

3

World Press Freedom Day

15

International Day of Families

17

World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day)

21

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22

International Day for Biological Diversity (formerly December 29, changed in 2001)

25-June 1

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

29

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

31

World No-Tobacco Day

June

 

4

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5

World Environment Day

17

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20

World Refugee Day

23

United Nations Public Service Day

26

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

July

 

First Saturday

International Day of Cooperatives

11

World Population Day

August

 

9

International Day of the World's Indigenous People

12

International Youth Day

23

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

September

 

8

International Literacy Day

16

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

21

International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002)

During last Week

World Maritime Day

October

 

1

World Habitat Day First Monday

4 - 10

World Space Week

5

World Teacher's Day

Second Wednesday

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

9

World Post Day

10

World Mental Health Day

16

World Food Day

17

International Day for the Eradication of Proverty

24

United Nations Day and World Development Information Day

24-30

Disarmament Week

 

November

 

6

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

16

International Day of Tolerance

Third Sunday

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

20

Universal Children's Day, and Africa Industrialization Day

21

World Television Day

25

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

29

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

December

 

1

World AIDS Day

2

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3

International Day of Disabled Persons

5

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

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International Civil Aviation Day

9

International Anti-Corruption Day

10

Human Rights Day

11

International Mountain Day

18

International Migrants Day

19

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

20

International Human Solidarity Day

 


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