The United Nations General Assembly
designates a number of "International Days" to mark important aspects
of human life and history (the comprehensive list of all days celebrated by the
United Nations and its Specialized Agencies is available here: International Days
Each international day offers many actors the opportunity to organize
activities related to the theme of the day.
Organizations and offices of the United
Nations system, and most importantly, governments, civil society, the public
and private sectors, schools, universities and, more generally, citizens, make
an international day a springboard for awareness-raising actions.
United
Nations Specialized Agencies, including UNESCO, can also proclaim World Days.
In this case, the proclamation of international days depends on their governing
bodies and internal regulations only.
UNESCO thus celebrates UN International Days related to
its fields of competence, in addition to the other World Days, proclaimed by
the Organization's governing bodies or other institutions.
The list of official messages by the Director-General of
UNESCO on the occasion of International Days with which UNESCO is associated is
available.
International
Days observed at UNESCO
January February March April May June July August September October
JANUARY
14 January
24 January
27 January
11 February
13 February
21 February
4 March
8 March
14 March
20 March
21 March
- World Poetry Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
International Day of Nowruz
22 March
6 April
15 April
23 April
30 April
3 May
5 May
16 May
- International Day of Light
- International
Day of Living Together in Peace
21 May
22 May
5 June
8 June
17 June
18 July
26 July
9 August
12 August
23 August
8 September
15 September
20 September
21 September
28 September
5 October
11 October
13 October
17 October
24 October
27 October
First Thursday
2 November
5 November
10 November
Third Thursday in November
14 November
16 November
18 November
25 November
26 November
29 November
1 December
2 December
3 December
10 December
18 December
18 December
A beautiful post. Moreover, Jan 24th was declared 'HWPL Peace Day' in 2014 when HWPL's Chairman Lee ended a 40-year long religious conflict between Catholics and Muslims on Mindanao island that had claimed 120,000 lives. The leaders of rival groups even burned their weapons. This is a miracle of sorts that needs much more global media publicity.
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