International Days Celebration

United Nations observances contribute to the achievement of the purposes of the UN Charter and promote awareness of and action on important political, social, cultural, humanitarian or human rights issues. They provide a useful means for the promotion of international and national action and stimulate interest in United Nations activities and programmes. For international years and decades the UN Secretary General takes action to establish the preparatory process, evaluation and follow-up procedures.

The majority of observances have been established by the UN General Assembly and some have been designated by UN specialized agencies.

In 1950, the General Assembly approved the first international day — Human Rights Day — to be observed on 10 December. Resolution 423 (V) invited all states and international organizations to observe this day to celebrate the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly on 10 December 1948, and to exert increasing efforts in this field.

Every year numerous days are celebrated not just to remind people of diseases but to also to unite people of our mother earth. These days are celebrated with a unique zeal and zest all over the world in accordance with the culture and norms of a particular geographical area. But the basic and fundamental aim of celebration of these days is to unite people, peace across the world.

INTERNATIONAL DAYS

JANUARY
27 January	International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust	A/RES/60/7
FEBRUARY
4 February	World Cancer Day [WHO]	—
6 February	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation [WHO]	—
13 February	World Radio Day [UNESCO]	—
20 February	World Day of Social Justice	A/RES/62/10
21 February	International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]	A/RES/56/262 30C/62
MARCH
8 March	International Women’s Day	—
20 March	International Day of Happiness	A/RES/66/281
21 March	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	A/RES/2142 (XXI)
21 March	World Poetry Day [UNESCO]	—
21 March	International Day of Nowruz	A/RES/64/253
21 March	World Down Syndrome Day	A/RES/66/149 draft A/C.3/66/L.27
22 March	World Water Day	A/RES/47/193
23 March	World Meteorological Day [WMO]	WMO/EC-XII/Res.6
24 March	World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]	WMO/EC-XII/Res.6
24 March	International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims	A/RES/65/196
25 March	International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade	A/RES/62/122
25 March	International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members	—
APRIL
2 April	World Autism Awareness Day	A/RES/62/139
4 April	International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action	A/RES/60/97
7 April	Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide	—
7 April	World Health Day [WHO]	WHA/A.2/Res.35
12 April	International Day of Human Space Flight	A/RES/65/271
22 April	International Mother Earth Day	A/RES/63/278
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]	—
29 April	Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare	—
30 April	International Jazz Day	—
MAY
3 May	World Press Freedom Day	A/DEC/48/432
5 May	Day of Vesak	A/RES/54/115
8-9 May	Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War	A/RES/59/26
12-13 May	World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]	—
15 May	International Day of Families	A/RES/47/237
17 May	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU]	A/RES/60/252
21 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development	A/RES/57/249
22 May	International Day for Biological Diversity	A/RES/55/201
29 May	International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2011 \|2010 \|2009 \|2008 \|2007 \|2006 \|2005 \|2004\|2003	A/RES/57/129
31 May	World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]	Resolution 42.19 of the 42nd session of WHO
JUNE
4 June	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	A/RES/ES-7/8
5 June	World Environment Day [UNEP]	A/RES/2994 (XXVII)
8 June	World Oceans Day	A/RES/63/111
12 June	World Day Against Child Labour [ILO]	—
14 June	World Blood Donor Day [WHO]	WHA58.13
15 June	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day	A/RES/66/127
17 June	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought	A/RES/49/115
20 June	World Refugee Day	A/RES/55/76
23 June	United Nations Public Service Day	A/RES/57/277
23 June	International Widow’s Day	A/RES/65/189
25 June	Day of the Seafarer [IMO]	STCW/CONF.2/DC.4
26 June	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking	A/RES/42/112
26 June	United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture	A/RES/52/149
JULY
7 July (First Saturday in July)	International Day of Cooperatives	A/RES/47/90
11 July	World Population Day	UNDP decision 89/46
18 July	Nelson Mandela International Day	A/RES/64/13
28 July	World Hepatitis Day [WHO]	—
30 July	International Day of Friendship	A/RES/65/275
AUGUST
9 August	International Day of the World’s Indigenous People	A/RES/49/214
12 August	International Youth Day	A/RES/54/120
19 August	World Humanitarian Day	A/RES/63/139
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
29 August	International Day against Nuclear Tests	A/RES/64/35
30 August	International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances	A/RES/65/209
SEPTEMBER
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	A/RES/62/7
16 September	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer	A/RES/49/114
21 September	International Day of Peace 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004\| 2003 \| 2002	A/RES/36/67 A/RES/55/282
27 September	World Tourism Day [UNWTO]	—
27 September (Last week of September)	World Maritime Day [IMO]	IMCO/C XXXVIII/21
28 September	World Rabies Day [WHO]	—
29 September (Last Saturday in September)	World Heart Day [WHO]	—
OCTOBER
1 October (First Monday in October)	World Habitat Day	A/RES/40/202 A
1 October	International Day of Older Persons	A/RES/45/106
2 October	International Day of Non-Violence	A/RES/61/271
5 October	World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]	UNESCOPRESSE, vol.4, no.17, p.9
9 October	World Post Day [UPU]	UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11
10 October	World Mental Health Day [WHO]	—
11 October	International Day of the Girl Child	A/RES/66/170
11 October(Second Thursday in October)	World Sight Day [WHO]	—
13 October	International Day for Disaster Reduction	A/RES/44/236 A/RES/64/200
15 October	International Day of Rural Women	A/RES/62/136
16 October	World Food Day [FAO]	A/RES/35/70
17 October	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty	A/RES/47/196
24 October	United Nations Day 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004\| 2003 \| 2001	A/RES/168 (II)A/RES/2782 (XXVI)
24 October	World Development Information Day	A/RES/3038 (XXVII)
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	A/RES/56/4
10 November	World Science Day for Peace and Development[UNESCO]	—
12 November	World Pneumonia Day [WHO]	—
14 November	World Diabetes Day [WHO]	A/RES/61/225
15 November (Third Thursday in November)	World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]	—
16 November	International Day for Tolerance	Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference A/RES/51/95
16 November	World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day[WHO]	—
17 November (Third Sunday in November)	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims[WHO]	A/RES/60/5
20 November	Universal Children’s Day	—
20 November	Africa Industrialization Day	A/RES/44/237
21 November	World Television Day	A/RES/51/205
25 November	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women	A/RES/54/134
29 November	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People	A/RES/32/40B
DECEMBER
1 December	World AIDS Day 2011 \| 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004\| 2001 \| 2000	—
2 December	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery	—
3 December	International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011 \|2010 \| 2009 \| 2008\| 2007\| 2006\| 2005\| 2004\|2003\| 2002\| 2001\| 2000\| 1999\| 1998	A/RES/47/3
5 December	International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development	A/RES/40/212
7 December	International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]	A/RES/51/33
9 December	International Anti-Corruption Day	A/RES/58/4
10 December	Human Rights Day 2011 \|2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \|2003 \| 2002	A/RES/423 (V)
11 December	International Mountain Day	A/RES/57/245
18 December	International Migrants Day	A/RES/55/93
19 December	United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation	A/RES/58/220
20 December	International Human Solidarity Day	A/RES/60/209

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