UNITED NATIONS OBSERVANCES

INTERNATIONAL DAYS DESIGNATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

8 March

United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace (otherwise known as International Women's Day)

20 March

Earth Day

21 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

22 March

World Day for Water (UNDP)

23 March

World Meteorological Day (WMO)

7 April

World Health Day (WHO)

21-26 April

Secretaries Week

23 April

World Book and Copyright Day (UNESCO)

3 May

World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO)

8 May

World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day (Non-UN)

12 May

International Nurses Day (Non-UN)

15 May

International Day of Families

17 May

World Telecommunication Day (ITU)

21 May

World Day for Cultural Development (UNESCO)

25 May

Africa Liberation Day

31 May

World No-Tobacco Day (WHO)

4 June

International Day of Innocent Children - Victims of Aggression

5 June

World Environment Day (UNEP)

16 June

International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa

17 June

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 June

World Refugee Day

26 June

UN Charter Day / United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture / International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

27 June

World Diabetes Day (WHO)

1st Saturday of July

International Day of Cooperatives

11 July

World Population Day (UNFPA)

1 August

World Breastfeeding Day (WHO)

9 August

International Youth Day

9 August

International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia

9 August

International Day of the World's Indigenous People [To be observed every year during the Decade (1994-2003)

26 August

Namibia Day

6 September

Women in Industry Day (UNIDO)

8 September

International Literacy Day (UNESCO)

16 September

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

3rd. Tuesday of September

International Day of Peace

21 September

World Gratitude Day

27 September

World Tourism Day (WTO)

In Last Week of September

World Maritime Day (IMO)

1 October

International Day of Older Persons

1st. Monday of October

World Habitat Day (UNCHS)

5 October

World Teachers Day (UNESCO)

6 October

Universal Postal Union Day (UPU)

2nd. Wednesday of October

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

9 October

World Post Day (UNPA)

10 October

World Mental Health Day

11 October

Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners

14 October

World Standards Day

16 October

World Food Day (FAO)

17 October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

24 October

United Nations Day

24 October

World Development Information Day

14 November

World Diabetes Day (co-sponsored by WHO)

16 November

International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO)

20 November

Africa Industrialisation Day (UNIDO)

20 November

Universal Children's Day (UNICEF) [varies from country to country]

21 November

World Television Day

25 November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

29 November

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

1 December

World AIDS Day (WHO)

2 December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3 December

International Day of Disabled Persons

5 December

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (UNV)

7 December

International Civil Aviation Day (ICAO)

10 December

Human Rights Day

11 December

UNICEF Anniversary

on/around 13 December

International Children's Day of Broadcasting (UNICEF)

14 December

Anniversary of the 1960 Declaration of the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

18 December

International Migrant's Day

29 December

International Day for Biological Diversity

 

The above information is courtesy

THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AREA

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