Tamil Centre for Human Rights - TCHR

 

United Nations -  International Days

 

February

21  - International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)

 

March

08  - International Women's Day

21  - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Poster)

21  - World Poetry Day (UNESCO)

22  - World Day for Water

23  - World Meteorological Day (WMO)

24  - World Tuberculosis Day (WHO)

 

April

07  - World Health Day (WHO)

23  - World Book and Copyright Day (UNESCO)

 

May

03  - Sun Day (UNEP)

03  - World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO)

15  - International Day of Families

17  - World Telecommunication Day (ITU)

21  - World Day for Cultural Development (UNESCO)

21  - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22  - International Day for Biological Diversity

25  - Africa Day

29  - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

31  - World No-Tobacco Day (WHO)

 

June

04  June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

05  June - World Environment Day (UNEP)

17  June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20  June - World Refugee Day

26  June - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

26  June - United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

 

July

11  - World Population Day (UNFPA)

1st Saturday - International Day of Cooperatives

 

August

09  - International Day of Indigenous People

12  - International Youth Day

23  - Int’l Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition (UNESCO)

 

September

08  - International Literacy Day (UNESCO)

16  - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Last Week - World Maritime Day (IMO)

21  - International Day of Peace

 

October

01  - International Day of Older Persons

05  - International Teachers' Day (UNESCO)

09  - World Post Day (UPU)

16  - World Food Day (FAO)

17  - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

24  - United Nations Day

24  - World Development Information Day

1st Monday  - World Habitat Day

2nd Wednesday - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

 

November

06   - Int’l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in war& Armed Conflict

10  - World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO)

16  - International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO)

20  - Africa Industrialization Day

20  - Universal Children's Day (UNICEF)

21  - Philosophy Day (UNESCO)

21  - World Television Day

25  - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

29  - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

 

December

01  - World AIDS Day (WHO)

02  - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

03  - International Day of Disabled Persons

05  - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

07  - International Civil Aviation Day (ICAO)

10  - Human Rights Day

11  - International Mountain Day

18  - International Migrant's Day