World Days or International Days to Highlight Challenges

5 June 2009

This knol was started on  World Environment Day. All the news papers that I glanced across on that day in the morning had news items related to Environment. Some time back, Mr. Andreas Kemper, one of knol co-authors informed us about World Social Justice Day.  The days declared as world days or international days by United Nations or its constituent bodies are available on its web site. They are given below.  Visitors can give any detail as a comment.

January
27	International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust Knol International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust - 27 January
February
20	World Day of Social Justice (as of 2009) Knol World Day of Social Justice - 20 February
21	International Mother Language Day Knol International Mother Language Day - 21 February
March
8	International Women's Day and United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace International Women’s Day - 8th March
21	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21-28	Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
22	World Water Day World Water Day - 22nd March
23	World Meteorological Day
April
4	International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
7	World Health Day  Knol   World Health Day - 7 April
23	World Book and Copyright Day Knol    World Book and Copyright Day - 23rd April
May
3	World Press Freedom Day
15	International Day of Families
17	World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day)
21	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22	International Day for Biological Diversity (formerly December 29, changed in 2001)
25-June 1	Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
29	International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
31	World No-Tobacco Day
June
4	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5	World Environment Day Knol World Environment Day - 5th June
17	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Knol World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17 June
20	World Refugee Day Knol World Refugee Day - 20th June
23	United Nations Public Service Day
26	International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Knol International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - 26 June
July
First Saturday	International Day of Cooperatives International Day of Cooperatives - July First Saturday (Knol)
11	World Population Day Knol World Population Day - 11 July
August
9	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12	International Youth Day Knol International Youth Day - 12 August
23 30	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
September
8	International Literacy Day International Literacy Day - 8th September  Knol
12 15	World Oral Health Day Knol  World Oral Health Day - 12th September International Day of Democracy - 15th September Knol -   International Day Democracy - 15th September
16	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21	International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002) World Alzheimer's Day Knols World Alzheimer’s Day - 21 Septermber
27 During last Week	World Tourism Day Knol - World Tourism Day World Maritime Day
October
1 2	International Day for Older Persons International Day of Non-Violence International Day of Non-Violence, 2 October (knol)
4 - 10	World Space Week
5	World Teacher's Day
First Monday	World Habitat Day
Second Wednesday	International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
9	World Post Day
10	World Mental Health Day World Mental Health Day - 10 October
16	World Food Day
17	International Day for the Eradication of Proverty
24	United Nations Day and World Development Information Day
24-30
	Disarmament Week
November
6	International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
14	World Diabetes Day
16	International Day of Tolerance
Third Sunday	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
20	Universal Children's Day, and Africa Industrialization Day
21	World Television Day
25	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
29	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December
1	World AIDS Day
2	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3	International Day of Disabled Persons
5	International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
7	International Civil Aviation Day
9	International Anti-Corruption Day
10	Human Rights Day
11	International Mountain Day
18	International Migrants Day
19	United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
20	International Human Solidarity Day Source: (http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/international_days.asp)                                                                                                                                 Other Lists of Days Environment Calendar of TERI, India http://edugreen.teri.res.in/misc/dates.htm

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