Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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 Dayand
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




Originally posted on Knol http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao/world-days-or-international-days-to/ 2utb2lsm2k7a/ 1246

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