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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

INTERNATIONAL DAYS


INTERNATIONAL DAYS

27 January     International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
4 February     World Cancer Day
6 February     International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
13 February   World Radio Day [UNESCO]
20 February   World Day of Social Justice
21 February   International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]
1 March  Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
3 March  World Wildlife Day
8 March  International Women's Day
20 March        International Day of Happiness
21 March        International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March        World Poetry Day [UNESCO]
21 March        International Day of Nowruz
21 March        World Down Syndrome Day
21 March        International Day of Forests and the Tree
22 March        World Water Day
23 March        World Meteorological Day  [WMO]
24 March        World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]
24 March        International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25 March        International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March        International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
2 April     World Autism Awareness Day
4 April     International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6 April     International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April     Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
7 April     World Health Day [WHO]
12 April   International Day of Human Space Flight
22 April   International Mother Earth Day
23 April   World Book and Copyright Day
23 April   English Language Day
25 April   World Malaria Day [WHO]
26 April   World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
28 April   World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April   Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 April   International Jazz Day
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
10-11 May      World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]
13 May    "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
15 May    International Day of Families
17 May    World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU]
21 May    World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May    International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May    International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
29 May    International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May    World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]
1 June    Global Day of Parents
4 June    International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June    World Environment Day [UNEP]
8 June    World Oceans Day
12 June  World Day Against Child Labour
14 June  World Blood Donor Day [WHO]
15 June  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17 June  World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 June  World Refugee Day
23 June  United Nations Public Service Day
23 June  International Widows' Day
25 June  Day of the Seafarer [IMO]
26 June  International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June  United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
5 July(First Saturday in July)      International Day of Cooperatives
11 July   World Population Day
18 July   Nelson Mandela International Day
28 July   World Hepatitis Day [WHO]
30 July   International Day of Friendship
30 July   World Day against Trafficking in Persons
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
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
5 September  International Day of Charity
8 September  International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
12 September        United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
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(Last week of September)   World Maritime Day [IMO]
26 September        International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September        World Tourism Day
1 October       International Day of Older Persons
2 October       International Day of Non-Violence
5 October       World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
6 October(First Mondayin October)    World Habitat Day
9 October       World Post Day
11 October     International Day of the Girl Child
13 October     International Day for Disaster Reduction
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]
2 November   International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalist
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
14 November World Diabetes Day
16 November International Day for Tolerance
16 November(Third Sunday in November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
19 November World Toilet Day
20 November Universal Children’s Day
20 November(Third Thursday in November)     World Philosophy Day
21 November World Television Day
22 November Africa Industrialization 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
2 December   International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3December    International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December   International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
5 December   World Soil Day [FAO]
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
20 December International Human Solidarity Day

Prof. John Kurakar



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