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20February

World Day of Social Justice A/RES/62/10

21February

International Mother Language Day[UNESCO]

A/RES/56/26230C/62

TopMarch

8 MarchInternational Women's Day2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |

21 MarchInternational Day for the Eliminationof Racial Discrimination

A/RES/2142 (XXI)

21 March World Poetry Day [UNESCO]

21 March International Day of Nowruz A/RES/64/253

22 March World Water Day A/RES/47/19323 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 theTruth concerning Gross HumanRights Violations and for the Dignityof Victims

A/RES/65/196

25 MarchInternational Day of Remembrance ofthe Victims of Slavery and theTransatlantic Slave Trade

A/RES/62/122

25 MarchInternational Day of Solidarity withDetained and Missing Staff Members

TopApril

2 April World Autism Awareness Day A/RES/62/139

4 AprilInternational Day for Mine Awareness

and Assistance in Mine Action

A/RES/60/97

7 AprilDay of Remembrance of the Victimsof the Rwanda Genocide

7 April World Health Day [WHO] WHA/A.2/Res.35

12 AprilInternational Day of Human SpaceFlight

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




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UNESCO GeneralConference

25 April World Malaria Day [WHO]

26 AprilWorld Intellectual Property Day[WIPO]

28 AprilWorld Day for Safety and Health atWork[ILO]

29 AprilDay of Remembrance for all Victimsof Chemical Warfare

TopMay

May Day of Vesak A/RES/54/115

3 May World Press Freedom Day A/DEC/48/432

89 May

Time of Remembrance andReconciliation for Those Who LostTheir Lives during the Second WorldWar

A/RES/59/26

1415 May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]

15 May International Day of Families A/RES/47/237

17 MayWorld Telecommunication andInformation Society Day [ITU]

A/RES/60/252

21 MayWorld Day for Cultural Diversity forDialogue and Development

A/RES/57/249

22 MayInternational Day for BiologicalDiversity

A/RES/55/201

29 MayInternational Day of UN Peacekeepers2011 |2010 |2009 |2008 |2007 |2006|2005 |2004 |2003

A/RES/57/129

31 May World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] Resolution 42.19 ofthe 42nd session ofWHO

TopJune

4 JuneInternational Day of InnocentChildren 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]




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14 June World Blood Donor Day [WHO] WHA58.13

17 JuneWorld Day to Combat Desertificationand Drought

A/RES/49/115

20 June World Refugee Day A/RES/55/76

23 June United Nations Public Service Day A/RES/57/27723 June International Widows Day A/RES/65/189

25 June Day of the Seafarer[IMO] STCW/CONF.2/DC.4

26 JuneInternational Day against Drug Abuseand Illicit Trafficking

A/RES/42/112

26 JuneUnited Nations International Day inSupport of Victims of Torture

A/RES/52/149

TopJuly

2 July(FirstSaturdayin 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

30 July International Day of Friendship A/RES/65/275TopAugust

9 AugustInternational Day of the World'sIndigenous 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 andIts Abolition [UNESCO]

Decision 8.2 of the150th session of the

UNESCO ExecutiveBoard

29 AugustInternational Day against NuclearTests

A/RES/64/35

30 AugustInternational Day of the Victims ofEnforced Disappearances

A/RES/65/209

TopSeptember

8September International Literacy Day [UNESCO]

Resolution 1.141 ofthe 14th session of




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the UNESCO GeneralConference

10September

World Suicide Prevention Day[WHO]

15September International Day of Democracy A/RES/62/7

16September

International Day for the Preservationof the Ozone Layer

A/RES/49/114

21September

International Day of Peace2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

A/RES/36/67A/RES/55/282

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September(LastSunday inSeptember)

World Heart Day [WHO]

27September

World Tourism Day [UNWTO]

28September

World Rabies Day [WHO]

29September(Last weekofSeptember)

World Maritime Day [IMO]IMCO/CXXXVIII/21

TopOctober

1 October International Day of Older Persons A/RES/45/106

2 October International Day of Non-Violence A/RES/61/271

3 October(FirstMondayin October)

World Habitat Day A/RES/40/202 A

5 October World Teachers Day [UNESCO]UNESCOPRESSE,vol.4, no.17, p.9

9 October World Post Day [UPU]UPU/Tokyo Congress1969/Res.C.11

10 OctoberWorld Mental Health Day [WHO]




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13 OctoberInternational Day for DisasterReduction

A/RES/44/236A/RES/64/200

13 October(SecondThursdayin October)

World Sight Day [WHO]

15 OctoberInternational Day of Rural Women A/RES/62/136

16 OctoberWorld Food Day [FAO] A/RES/35/70

17 OctoberInternational Day for the Eradicationof Poverty

A/RES/47/196

24 OctoberUnited Nations Day2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001

A/RES/168 (II)A/RES/2782 (XXVI)

24 OctoberWorld Development Information Day A/RES/3038 (XXVII)

27 OctoberWorld Day for Audiovisual Heritage[UNESCO]

TopNovember

6November

International Day for Preventing theExploitation of the Environment inWar and Armed Conflict

A/RES/56/4

10November

World Science Day for Peace andDevelopment [UNESCO]

14November

World Diabetes Day [WHO] A/RES/61/225

16November

International Day for Tolerance

Resolution 5.61 of the28th session of theUNESCO GeneralConference

A/RES/51/95

17November

World Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease Day [WHO]

17November(ThirdThursday

inNovember)

World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]




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20November

Universal Childrens Day

20November

Africa Industrialization Day A/RES/44/237

20November(ThirdSundayinNovember)

World Day of Remembrance for RoadTraffic Victims [WHO]

A/RES/60/5

21November

World Television Day A/RES/51/205

25November International Day for the Eliminationof Violence against Women A/RES/54/134

29November

International Day of Solidarity withthe Palestinian People

A/RES/32/40B

TopDecember

1December

World AIDS Day2011 |2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006| 2005 | 2004 | 2001 | 2000

2December

International Day for the Abolition ofSlavery

3December

International Day of Persons withDisabilities2011 |2010 | 2009 | 2008

A/RES/47/3

5December

International Volunteer Day forEconomic and Social Development

A/RES/40/212

7

December

International Civil Aviation Day

[ICAO]A/RES/51/33

9December

International Anti-Corruption Day A/RES/58/4

10December

Human Rights Day2011 |2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

A/RES/423 (V)

11December

International Mountain Day A/RES/57/245

18December

International Migrants Day A/RES/55/93




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19December

United Nations Day for South-SouthCooperation

A/RES/58/220

20December

International Human Solidarity Day A/RES/60/209

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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September| October|November| December

TopJanuary

27 January

International Day of Commemoration

in Memory of the Victims of theHolocaust A/RES/60/7

TopFebruary

4 February World Cancer Day [WHO]

20February

World Day of Social Justice A/RES/62/10

21February

International Mother Language Day[UNESCO]

A/RES/56/26230C/62

TopMarch

8 MarchInternational Women's Day2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |

21 MarchInternational Day for the Eliminationof Racial Discrimination

A/RES/2142 (XXI)

21 March World Poetry Day [UNESCO]

21 March International Day of Nowruz A/RES/64/253

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 theTruth concerning Gross HumanRights Violations and for the Dignityof Victims

A/RES/65/196

25 March International Day of Remembrance ofthe Victims of Slavery and theTransatlantic Slave Trade

A/RES/62/122




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25 MarchInternational Day of Solidarity withDetained and Missing Staff Members

TopApril

2 April World Autism Awareness Day A/RES/62/139

4 April International Day for Mine Awarenessand Assistance in Mine Action

A/RES/60/97

7 AprilDay of Remembrance of the Victimsof the Rwanda Genocide

7 April World Health Day [WHO] WHA/A.2/Res.35

12 AprilInternational Day of Human SpaceFlight

A/RES/65/271

22 April International Mother Earth Day A/RES/63/278

23 AprilWorld Book and Copyright Day[UNESCO]


25 April World Malaria Day [WHO]

26 AprilWorld Intellectual Property Day[WIPO]

28 AprilWorld Day for Safety and Health atWork[ILO]

29 AprilDay of Remembrance for all Victimsof Chemical Warfare

TopMay

May Day of Vesak A/RES/54/115

3 May World Press Freedom Day A/DEC/48/432

89 May

Time of Remembrance and

Reconciliation for Those Who LostTheir Lives during the Second WorldWar

A/RES/59/26

1415 May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]

15 May International Day of Families A/RES/47/237

17 MayWorld Telecommunication andInformation Society Day [ITU]

A/RES/60/252

21 May

World Day for Cultural Diversity for

Dialogue and Development A/RES/57/249




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22 MayInternational Day for BiologicalDiversity

A/RES/55/201

29 MayInternational Day of UN Peacekeepers2011 |2010 |2009 |2008 |2007 |2006|2005 |2004 |2003

A/RES/57/129

31 May World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]Resolution 42.19 ofthe 42nd session ofWHO

TopJune

4 JuneInternational Day of InnocentChildren 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 JuneWorld Day Against Child Labour[ILO]

14 June World Blood Donor Day [WHO] WHA58.13

17 JuneWorld Day to Combat Desertificationand 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 Widows Day A/RES/65/189

25 June Day of the Seafarer[IMO] STCW/CONF.2/DC.4

26 JuneInternational Day against Drug Abuseand Illicit Trafficking

A/RES/42/112

26 JuneUnited Nations International Day inSupport of Victims of Torture

A/RES/52/149

TopJuly

2 July(FirstSaturdayin 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

30 July International Day of Friendship

A/RES/65/275

A/65/L.72 (draft)

TopAugust




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9 AugustInternational Day of the World'sIndigenous People

A/RES/49/214

12 August International Youth Day A/RES/54/120

19 August World Humanitarian Day A/RES/63/139

23 AugustInternational Day for theRemembrance of the Slave Trade andIts Abolition [UNESCO]

Decision 8.2 of the150th session of theUNESCO ExecutiveBoard

29 AugustInternational Day against NuclearTests

A/RES/64/35

30 AugustInternational Day of the Victims ofEnforced Disappearances

A/RES/65/209

TopSeptember

8September

International Literacy Day [UNESCO]

Resolution 1.141 ofthe 14th session ofthe UNESCO GeneralConference

10September

World Suicide Prevention Day[WHO]

15

September International Day of Democracy A/RES/62/716September

International Day for the Preservationof the Ozone Layer

A/RES/49/114

21September

International Day of Peace2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005| 2004 | 2003 | 2002

A/RES/36/67A/RES/55/282

25September

(LastSunday inSeptember)

World Heart Day [WHO]

27September

World Tourism Day [UNWTO]

28September

World Rabies Day [WHO]

29

September(Last week

World Maritime Day [IMO] IMCO/CXXXVIII/21




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ofSeptember)

TopOctober

1 October International Day of Older Persons A/RES/45/106

2 October International Day of Non-Violence A/RES/61/2713 October(FirstMondayin October)

World Habitat Day A/RES/40/202 A

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.1110 OctoberWorld Mental Health Day [WHO]

13 OctoberInternational Day for DisasterReduction

A/RES/44/236A/RES/64/200

13 October(SecondThursdayin October)

World Sight Day [WHO]

15 OctoberInternational Day of Rural Women A/RES/62/13616 OctoberWorld Food Day [FAO] A/RES/35/70

17 OctoberInternational Day for the Eradicationof Poverty

A/RES/47/196

24 OctoberUnited Nations Day2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005| 2004 | 2003 | 2001

A/RES/168 (II)A/RES/2782 (XXVI)

24 OctoberWorld Development Information Day A/RES/3038 (XXVII)

27 OctoberWorld Day for Audiovisual Heritage[UNESCO]

TopNovember

6November

International Day for Preventing theExploitation of the Environment inWar and Armed Conflict

A/RES/56/4

10

November

World Science Day for Peace and

Development [UNESCO]

14November

World Diabetes Day [WHO] A/RES/61/225




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16November

International Day for Tolerance


A/RES/51/95

17November

World Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease Day [WHO]

17November(ThirdThursdayin

November)

World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]

20November

Universal Childrens Day

20November

Africa Industrialization Day A/RES/44/237

20November(ThirdSundayinNovember)

World Day of Remembrance for RoadTraffic Victims [WHO] A/RES/60/5

21November

World Television Day A/RES/51/205

25November

International Day for the Eliminationof Violence against Women

A/RES/54/134

29November

International Day of Solidarity withthe Palestinian People A/RES/32/40B

TopDecember

1December

World AIDS Day2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005| 2004 | 2001 | 2000

2December

International Day for the Abolition ofSlavery

3December

International Day of Persons withDisabilities2010 | 2009 | 2008

A/RES/47/3




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5December

International Volunteer Day forEconomic and Social Development

A/RES/40/212

7December

International Civil Aviation Day[ICAO]

A/RES/51/33

9December International Anti-Corruption Day A/RES/58/4

10December

Human Rights Day2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005| 2004 | 2003 | 2002

A/RES/423 (V)

11December

International Mountain Day A/RES/57/245

18

December

International Migrants Day A/RES/55/93

19December

United Nations Day for South-SouthCooperation

A/RES/58/220

20December

International Human Solidarity Day A/RES/60/209

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