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observed by United Nations Organization and its principal organs. he UN observe these days to point o!t some iss!e of international interest or concern. his is !sed to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. It also presents a "ritten report abo!t the event. his s!mmarizes the activities that took place aro!nd the "orld !nder the a!spices of the international observance, and makes recommendations for the f!t!re. his post is important beca!se no" a days in almost every competitive e#am they are asking the important days. he UN not only observes days, b!t also months, years and decades etc. $e shall disc!ss them in o!r ne#t post.

January
27 January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

February
4 February - World Cancer Day February - International Day of !ero "olerance to Female #enital Mutilation $% February - World &adio Day 2' February - World Day of (ocial Justice 2$ February - International Mother )an*ua*e Day

March
+ March - International Women,s Day 2' March - International Day of Ha--iness 2$ March - International Day for the .limination of &acial Discrimination 2$ March - World /oetry Day 012.(C34 2$ March - International Day of 2o5ru6 2$ March - World Do5n (yndrome Day 2$ March - International Day of Forests and the "ree 22 March - World Water Day 2% March - World Meteorolo*ical Day 24 March - World "uberculosis Day 24 March - International Day for the &i*ht to the "ruth concernin* #ross Human &i*hts Violations and for the Di*nity of Victims 27 March - International Day of &emembrance of the Victims of (la8ery and the "ransatlantic (la8e "rade 27 March - International Day of (olidarity 5ith Detained and Missin* (taff Members

9-ril
2 9-ril - World 9utism 95areness Day 4 9-ril - International Day for Mine 95areness and 9ssistance in Mine 9ction 7 9-ril - Day of &emembrance of the Victims of the &5anda #enocide 7 9-ril - World Health Day $2 9-ril - International Day of Human (-ace Fli*ht 22 9-ril - International Mother .arth Day 2% 9-ril - World :oo; and Co-yri*ht Day 2% 9-ril - .n*lish )an*ua*e Day 27 9-ril - World Malaria Day 2 9-ril - World Intellectual /ro-erty Day 2+ 9-ril - World Day for (afety and Health at Wor; 2< 9-ril - Day of &emembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

%' 9-ril - International Ja66 Day

May
% May - World /ress Freedom Day +-< May -"ime of &emembrance and &econciliation for "hose Who )ost "heir )i8es durin* the (econd World War 9 $$-$2 May -World Mi*ratory :ird Day $7 May - International Day of Families $7 May - World "elecommunication and Information (ociety Day 2$ May - World Day for Cultural Di8ersity for Dialo*ue and De8elo-ment 22 May - International Day for :iolo*ical Di8ersity 9=&.(=77=2'$ 2% May - International Day to .nd 3bstetric Fistula 9=&.(= 7=$47 24 May - >Vesa;>? the Day of the Full Moon 9=&.(=74=$$7 2< May - International Day of 12 /eace;ee-ers %$ May - World 2o-"obacco Day 0WH34 &esolution 42@$< of the 42nd session of WH3

June
$ June - #lobal Day of /arents 4 June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of 9**ression 7 June - World .n8ironment Day + June - World 3ceans Day $2 June - World Day 9*ainst Child )abour $4 June - World :lood Donor Day 0WH34 $7 June - World .lder 9buse 95areness Day $7 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drou*ht 2' June - World &efu*ee Day 2% June - 1nited 2ations /ublic (er8ice Day 2% June - International Wido5s, Day 27 June - Day of the (eafarer 0IM34 2 June - International Day a*ainst Dru* 9buse and Illicit "raffic;in* 2 June - 1nited 2ations International Day in (u--ort of Victims of "orture

July
July AFirst (aturday in JulyB - International Day of Coo-erati8es $$ July - World /o-ulation Day $2th July - Malala Day $+ July - 2elson Mandela International Day 2+ July - World He-atitis Day %' July - International Day of Friendshi-

9u*ust
< 9u*ust - International Day of the World,s Indi*enous /eo-les $2 9u*ust - International Couth Day $< 9u*ust - World Humanitarian Day 2% 9u*ust - International Day for the &emembrance of the (la8e "rade and Its 9bolition 2< 9u*ust - International Day a*ainst 2uclear "ests %' 9u*ust - International Day of the Victims of .nforced Disa--earances

(e-tember
7 (e-tember - International Day of Charity + (e-tember - International )iteracy Day $' (e-tember - World (uicide /re8ention Day

$2 (e-tember - 1nited 2ations Day for (outh-(outh Coo-eration $7 (e-tember - International Day of Democracy $ (e-tember - International Day for the /reser8ation of the 36one )ayer 2$ (e-tember - International Day of /eace 2 (e-tember A)ast 5ee; of (e-temberB - World Maritime Day 27 (e-tember - World "ourism Day 2+ (e-tember - World &abies Day 2+ (e-tember A)ast (aturday in (e-temberB - World Heart Day

3ctober
AFirst Monday in 3ctoberB - World Habitat Day $ 3ctober - International Day of 3lder /ersons 2 3ctober - International Day of 2on-Violence 7 3ctober - World "eachersD Day < 3ctober - World /ost Day $' 3ctober - World Mental Health Day $' 3ctober - A(econd "hursday in 3ctoberB - World (i*ht Day $$ 3ctober - International Day of the #irl Child $% 3ctober - International Day for Disaster &eduction $7 3ctober - International Day of &ural Women $ 3ctober - World Food Day $7 3ctober - International Day for the .radication of /o8erty 24 3ctober - 1nited 2ations Day 24 3ctober - World De8elo-ment Information Day 27 3ctober - World Day for 9udio8isual Herita*e

2o8ember
2o8ember - International Day for /re8entin* the .E-loitation of the .n8ironment in War and 9rmed Conflict $' 2o8ember - World (cience Day for /eace and De8elo-ment $2 2o8ember - World /neumonia Day $4 2o8ember - World Diabetes Day $ 2o8ember - International Day for "olerance $ 2o8ember - World Chronic 3bstructi8e /ulmonary Disease Day $+ 2o8ember A"hird (unday in 2o8emberB - World Day of &emembrance for &oad "raffic Victims $< 2o8ember - World "oilet Day 2' 2o8ember - 1ni8ersal ChildrenDs Day 2' 2o8ember - 9frica Industriali6ation Day 2$ 2o8ember A"hird "hursday in 2o8emberB -World /hiloso-hy Day 2$ 2o8ember - World "ele8ision Day 27 2o8ember - International Day for the .limination of Violence a*ainst Women 2< 2o8ember - International Day of (olidarity 5ith the /alestinian /eo-le

December
$ December - World 9ID( Day 2 December - International Day for the 9bolition of (la8ery % December - International Day of /ersons 5ith Disabilities 7 December - International Volunteer Day for .conomic and (ocial De8elo-ment 7 December - International Ci8il 98iation Day 0IC934 < December - International 9nti-Corru-tion Day $' December - Human &i*hts Day $$ December - International Mountain Day $+ December - International Mi*rants Day 2' December - International Human (olidarity Day