UN CALENDAR

UN International Days and observances

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 — 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 [UNESCO} — May May Day of Vesak A/RES/54/115 3 May World Press Freedom Day A/DEC/48/432 8–9 May Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War A/RES/59/26 14–15 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 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