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UN Days, Weeks and Years > International Days and Weeks
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. Sometimes the promotion of a specific day is led by a specific UN agency or programme, for example the World Health Organization (WHO) leads World Health Day and World No-Tobacco Day, UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leads World Water Day and International Literacy Day, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) leads World Environment Day etc.
Some UN agencies also have their own international days (e.g. WHO's World TB Day and UNESCO's World Philosophy Day), established and promoted by the agency but not designated by the UN General Assembly for the full UN system. While equivalent in purpose, the following list does not include agency-specified days.
International observance (also known as international dedication or international anniversary) denotes a period of time to observe some issue of international interest or concern. This is used to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. Many of these periods have been established by the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council or by UNESCO. In this case, the lead agency for a particular international observance uses the symbolism of the United Nations (UN) or UNESCO, a specially designed logo for the year, and their infrastructure to coordinate events worldwide. It also presents a written report about the event. This summarizes the activities that took place around the world under the auspices of the international observance, and makes recommendations for the future27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the
Victims of the Holocaust
4 February World Cancer Day [WHO]
20 February World Day of Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]
8 March International Women's Day
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20 March French Language Day at the UN —
21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March World Poetry Day [UNESCO] —
21 March International Day of Nowruz
22 March World Water
23 March World Meteorological Day [WMO]
24 March World Tuberculosis Day [WHO] WMO/EC-XII/Res.6
25 March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
2 April World Autism 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 [WHO] WHA/A.2/Res.35
20 April Chinese Language Day at the UN —
22 April International Mother Earth Day
23 April English Language Day at the UN —
23 April World Book and Copyright Day [UNESCO]
Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference
25 April World Malaria Day [WHO] —
26 April World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO] —
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work [ILO] —
3 May World Press Freedom Day
8-9 May Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives
during the Second World War
9-10 May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP] —
15 May International Day of 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 International Day of UN Peacekeepers
60th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping
31 May World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] Resolution 42.19
of the 42nd session of WHO
4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June World Environment Day [UNEP]
6 June Russian Language Day at the UN —
8 June World Oceans Day
12 June World Day Against Child Labour [ILO] —
14 June World Blood Donor Day [WHO] WHA58.13
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 June World Refugee Day
23 June United Nations Public Service Day
25 June Day of the Seafarer STCW/CONF.2/DC.4
26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
3 July (First Saturday
in July) International Day of Cooperatives
11 July World Population Day UNDP decision 89/46
18 July Nelson Mandela International Day GA draft resolution
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 August International Youth Day
23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its
Abolition [UNESCO] Decision 8.2
of the 150th session of the UNESCO Executive Board
26 August Namibia Day
29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests
Draft resolution:
8 September International Literacy Day [UNESCO] Resolution 1.141
of the 14th session of the UNESCO General Conference
10 September 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
of September World Maritime Day
26 September World Heart Day [WHO] —
27 September World Tourism Day —
28 September World Rabies Day [WHO]
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1 October International Day of Older Persons
2 October International Day of Non-Violence
4 October (First Monday
in October) World Habitat Day
5 October World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO] UNESCOPRESSE,
9 October World Post Day [UPU] UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11
10 October World Mental Health Day [WHO] —
12 October Spanish Language Day at the UN —
13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction
14 October (Second
Thursday
in October) World Sight Day [WHO] —
15 October International Day of Rural Women
16 October World Food Day
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/47/196
20 October World Statistics Day
24 October United Nations Day
24 October World Development Information Day
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO] —
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
19 November World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day [WHO] —
18 November
(Third Thursday
in November) World Philosophy Day [UNESCO] —
20 November Universal Children’s Day
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20 November Africa Industrialization Day
21 November
(Third Sunday
in November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims A/RES/60/5
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
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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
18 December Arabic Language Day at the UN —
19 December United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
20 December International Human Solidarity Day
