Saturday, December 31, 2011

United Nations Observances

January
27 January           International day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the holocaust

February
4 February          World cancer day
20 February        World day of social Justice
21 February        International Mother Language day

March
8 March                International Women’s Day
21 March              International Day for the elimination Racial Discrimination
21 March              World Poverty day
21 March              International day of Nowruz
22 March              World water day
 23 March             World Meteorological day
24 March              World Tuberculosis day
24 March              International day for the right to the truth concerning the gross Human Rights violations and for the dignity of the victims
25 March              International day of remembrance of the victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave trade

April
2 April                   World Austism Awareness day
4 April                   International day for mine awareness and assistance in mine action
7 April                   Day of remembrance of the victims of the Rwanda Genocide
7 April                   World Health day
12 April                 International day of Human space flight
22 April                               International Mother Earth day
23 April                                World book and copyright day
25April                 World malaria day
26 April                                World intellectual property day
28 April                World day for safety and health at work
29 April                Day of remembrance for all victims of Chemical warfare

May
1 May                    Day of Vesak
3 May                    World press freedom day
8-9 May                Time of Remembrance and reconciliation for those who lost their life during   second world war
14-15 May           World Migratory Bird day
15 May                  International day for families
17 May                  World telecommunication and information society day
21 May                  World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May                  International Day for Biological Diversity
 29 May                 May International Day of UN Peacekeepers
 31 May                 World No-Tobacco Day

June
4 June                  International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
 5 June                  World Environment Day
 8  June                 World Oceans Day  
12 June                 World Day Against Child Labour
 14 June                World Blood Donor Day
17 June                 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 June                World Refugee Day 
23 June                United Nations Public Service Day
23 May                  International Widow’s Day 
25 May                  Day of the Seafarer 
26 May                  International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 
26 May                  United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

July
2 July                   International Day of Cooperatives
11 July                 World Population Day
18 July                 Nelson Mandela International Day
28 July                 World Hepatitis Day
 30 July                International Day of Friendship

August
9 August              International Day of the World's Indigenous People
 12 August           International Youth Day
 19 August           World Humanitarian Day
 23 August           International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO]
29 August            International Day against Nuclear Tests
30 August            International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

September
8 September      International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
                 World Suicide Prevention Day [WHO]
15 September    International Day of Democracy
16 September    International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21 September    International Day of Peace
 25 September   World Heart Day [WHO]
27 September    World Tourism Day [UNWTO]
28 September    World Rabies Day [WHO]
29 September    World Maritime Day [IMO]

October
1 October            International Day of Older Persons
2 October            International Day of Non-Violence
3 October            World Habitat Day
5 October            World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
10 October          World Mental Health Day [WHO]
 11 October         International Day of the Girl Child
13 October          International Day for Disaster Reduction
13 October          World Sight Day [WHO]
15 October          International Day of Rural Women
 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
27 October          World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]

November
6 November       International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in war and  Armed Conflict
10 November    World Science Day for Peace and Development [UNESCO] —
14 November    World Diabetes Day [WHO]
16 November    International Day for Tolerance Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference
17 November    World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day [WHO]
17 November    World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]
20 November    Universal Children’s Day
20 November    Africa Industrialization Day
20 November    World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims [WHO]
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

December
1 December       World AIDS Day
2 December       International Day for the Abolition of Slavery —
 3 December      International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December       International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
 7 December      International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]
9 December       International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December     Human Rights Day
11 December     International Mountain Day
18 December     International Migrants Day
19 December     United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
20 December     International Human Solidarity Day