Thursday, March 3, 2011

United Nations International EVENTS

International decades


2011–2020

Decade of Action for Road Safety A/RES/64/255
(draft resolution A/64/L.44/Rev.1 + Add.1)

2010-2020

United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification A/RES/62/195
[draft res. A/62/419/Add.7]

2008-2017

Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/62/205

2006-2016

Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions
(third decade after the Chernobyl disaster)
A/RES/62/9

2005-2015

International Decade for Action, “Water for Life” A/RES/58/217

2005-2014

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development A/RES/57/254
Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People A/RES/59/174

2003-2012

United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All A/RES/56/116

2001-2010

International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World A/RES/59/143
Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa A/RES/60/221
Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism A/RES/55/146

1997–2006

Decade for The Eradication for Poverty A/RES/50/107

1995–2004

Decade for Human Rights Education A/RES/49/184

1994–2004

Decade of the World's Indigenous People A/RES/48/163

1993–2003

Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination A/RES/48/91

1991–2000

Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa A/RES/44/237
A/RES/47/177
Second Transport and Communications Decade in Africa A/RES/43/179
United Nations Decade Against Drug Abuse A/RES/S-17/2
Fourth United Nations Development Decade A/RES/45/199

1990–2000

International Decade for the Eradification of Colonialism A/RES/43/47

1990–1999

United Nations Decade of International Law A/RES/44/23
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction A/RES/42/169
A/RES/44/236

1990s

Third Disarmament Decade A/RES/43/78 L
A/RES/45/62 A

1988–1997

World Decade for Cultural Development A/RES/41/187

1983–1993

Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination A/RES/38/14

1983–1992

United Nations Decade for Disabled Persons A/RES/37/53

1981–1990

International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade A/RES/35/18
Third United Nations Development Decade A/RES/35/56

1980–1990

Second Disarmament Decade A/RES/35/46

1980s

Industrial Development Decade for Africa A/RES/35/66 B

1978–1988

Transport and Communications Decade for Africa A/RES/32/160

1976–1985

United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace A/RES/3520 (XXX)

1973–1983

Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination A/RES/2919 (XXVII)

1971–1980

Second United Nations Development Decade A/RES/2626 (XXV)

1970s

Disarmament Decade A/RES/2602 E (XXIV)

1960–1970

United Nations Development Decade A/RES/1710 (XVI)

 

 

International days

 

January     

27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the
Victims of the Holocaust
A/RES/60/7
Top

February

4 February World Cancer Day [WHO] A/RES/62/10
20 February World Day of Social Justice A/RES/62/10
21 February International Mother Language Day [UNESCO] A/RES/56/262
Top

March

8 March International Women's Day
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |


20 March French Language Day at the UN

21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
A/RES/2142 (XXI)
21 March World Poetry Day [UNESCO]
21 March International Day of Nowruz A/RES/64/253
22 March World Water Day A/RES/47/193
23 March World Meteorological Day  [WMO] WMO/EC-XII/Res.6
24 March World Tuberculosis Day [WHO] WMO/EC-XII/Res.6
24 March International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims A/RES/65/196
(A/65/451, draft resolution II)
25 March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade A/RES/62/122
25 March International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
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April

2 April World Autism Awareness Day A/RES/62/139
4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action A/RES/60/97
7 April Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
7 April World Health Day [WHO] WHA/A.2/Res.35
20 April Chinese Language Day at the UN

22 April International Mother Earth Day A/RES/63/278
23 April English Language Day at the UN

23 April World Book and Copyright Day [UNESCO]
Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference
25 April World Malaria Day [WHO]
26 April World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work [ILO]
Top

May

3 May World Press Freedom Day A/DEC/48/432
8-9 May Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War A/RES/59/26
9-10 May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]
15 May International Day of Families A/RES/47/237
17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU] A/RES/60/252
21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development A/RES/57/249
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity A/RES/55/201
29 May International Day of UN Peacekeepers
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 - 60th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003
A/RES/57/129
31 May World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] Resolution 42.19
of the 42nd session of WHO
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June

4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression A/RES/ES-7/8
5 June World Environment Day [UNEP] A/RES/2994 (XXVII)
6 June Russian Language Day at the UN

8 June World Oceans Day A/RES/63/111
12 June World Day Against Child Labour [ILO]

14 June World Blood Donor Day [WHO] WHA58.13
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought A/RES/49/115
20 June World Refugee Day A/RES/55/76
23 June United Nations Public Service Day A/RES/57/277
23 June International Widow’s Day A/RES/65/189
(A/65/449, draft resolution III)
25 June Day of the Seafarer STCW/CONF.2/DC.4
26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking A/RES/42/112
26 June United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture A/RES/52/149
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July

2 July
(First Saturday
in July)
International Day of Cooperatives A/RES/47/90
11 July World Population Day UNDP decision 89/46
18 July Nelson Mandela International Day A/RES/64/13
Top

August

9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous People A/RES/49/214
12 August International Youth Day A/RES/54/120
19 August World Humanitarian Day A/RES/63/139
23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO] Decision 8.2
of the 150th session of the UNESCO Executive Board
26 August Namibia Day A/RES/3111(XXVIII)
29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests A/RES/64/35
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September

8 September International Literacy Day [UNESCO] Resolution 1.141
of the 14th session of the UNESCO General Conference
10 September World Suicide Prevention Day [WHO]
15 September International Day of Democracy A/RES/62/7
16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer A/RES/49/114
21 September International Day of Peace
|2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
A/RES/36/67
A/RES/55/282
25 September
(Last Sunday in September)
World Heart Day [WHO]
27 September World Tourism Day
28 September World Rabies Day [WHO]
29 September
(Last week of September)
World Maritime Day IMCO/C XXXVIII/21
Top

October

1 October International Day of Older Persons A/RES/45/106
2 October International Day of Non-Violence A/RES/61/271
3 October
(First Monday
in October)
World Habitat Day A/RES/40/202 A
5 October World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO] UNESCOPRESSE,
vol.4, no.17, p.9
9 October World Post Day [UPU] UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11
10 October World Mental Health Day [WHO]

12 October Spanish Language Day at the UN

13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction A/RES/44/236
A/RES/64/200
13 October (Second Thursday
in October)
World Sight Day [WHO]
15 October International Day of Rural Women A/RES/62/136
16 October World Food Day [FAO] A/RES/35/70
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/47/196
20 October World Statistics Day
A/RES/64/267
24 October United Nations Day
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001
A/RES/168 (II) A/RES/2782 (XXVI)
24 October World Development Information Day A/RES/3038 (XXVII)
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
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November

6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict A/RES/56/4
10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development [UNESCO]
14 November World Diabetes Day [WHO] A/RES/61/225
16 November International Day for Tolerance Resolution 5.61
of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference


A/RES/51/95
17 November World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day [WHO]
17 November
(Third Thursday
in November)
World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]
20 November Universal Children’s Day
20 November Africa Industrialization Day A/RES/44/237
20 November
(Third Sunday
in November
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims [WHO] A/RES/60/5
21 November World Television Day A/RES/51/205
25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women A/RES/54/134
29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People A/RES/32/40B
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December

1 December World AIDS Day
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2001 | 2000
2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities
2010 | 2009 | 2008
A/RES/47/3
5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development A/RES/40/212
7 December International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] A/RES/51/33
9 December International Anti-Corruption Day A/RES/58/4
10 December Human Rights Day
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
A/RES/423 (V)
11 December International Mountain Day A/RES/57/245
18 December International Migrants Day A/RES/55/93
18 December Arabic Language Day at the UN
19 December United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation A/RES/58/220
20 December International Human Solidarity Day A/RES/60/209

 

 

 

International weeks



February

First week of February World Interfaith Harmony Week A/RES/65/5

March

21-27 March Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination A/RES/34/24

April

23-29 April
2007
UN Global Road Safety Week

May

25-31 May Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories A/RES/54/91

August

1-7 August World Breastfeeding Week (WHO)

October

4-10 October World Space Week A/RES/54/68
24-30 October Disarmament Week A/RES/S-10/2,
p. 102

NOVEMBER

6-12 November
(The week in which 11 November falls)
International Week of Science and Peace A/RES/43/61

   

 

 

International years



2013

International Year of Water Cooperation A/RES/65/154 (A/65/436/Add.1, draft resolution III)

2012

IInternational Year of Cooperatives A/RES/64/136
International Year of Sustainable Energy for All A/RES/65/151 (A/65/436, draft resolution V)

2011

International Year for People of African Descent A/RES/64/169
Draft resolution:
A/64/439/Add.2
(Part II)
International Year of Chemistry A/RES/63/209
International Year of Forests A/RES/61/193
International Year of Youth   (12 August 2010 - 11 August 2011) A/RES/64/134
Draft resolution:
A/64/432

2010

International Year of Youth   (12 August 2010 - 11 August 2011) A/RES/64/134
Draft resolution:
A/64/432
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures A/RES/62/90
International Year of Biodiversity A/RES/61/203

2009

International Year of Reconciliation A/RES/61/17
International Year of Natural Fibres A/RES/61/189
International Year of Human Rights Learning
(beginning on 10 December 2008)
A/RES/62/171
International Year of Astronomy A/RES/62/200

2008

International Year of Planet Earth A/RES/60/192
International Year of Languages A/RES/61/266
International Year of Sanitation A/RES/61/192
Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO)
International Year of the Potato A/RES/60/191

2007

2007-2008 International Polar Year (WMO)

2006

International Year of Deserts and Desertification A/RES/58/211

2005

International Year of Microcredit A/RES/53/197
International Year for Sport and Physical Education A/RES/58/5
International Year of Physics A/RES/58/293

2004

International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition A/RES/57/195
International Year of Rice A/RES/57/162

2003

Year of Kyrgyz Statehood A/RES/57/248
International Year of Freshwater A/RES/55/196

2002

United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage A/RES/56/8
International Year of Mountains A/RES/53/24
International Year of Ecotourism A/RES/53/200

2001

United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations A/RES/53/22
International Year of Volunteers A/RES/52/17
International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
A/RES/53/132

2000

International Year of Thanksgiving A/RES/52/16
International Year for the Culture of Peace A/RES/52/15

1999

International Year of Older Persons A/RES/47/5
A/RES/50/141

1998

International Year of the Ocean A/RES/49/131

1996

International Year for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/48/183

1995

United Nations Year for Tolerance A/RES/48/126
World Year of Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War A/RES/49/25

1994

International Year of the Family A/RES/44/82
International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal A/RES/48/10

1993

International Year for the World's Indigenous People A/RES/45/164
A/RES/47/75

1992

International Space Year A/RES/44/46

1990

International Litercay Year A/RES/42/104

1987

International Year of Shelter for The Homeless A/RES/36/71
A/RES/37/221

1986

International Year of Peace A/RES/37/16
A/RES/40/3

1985

Year of The United Nations A/RES/39/161 A
International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace A/RES/34/151

1983

World Communications Year; Development of Communication Infrastructures A/RES/36/40

1982

International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa A/RES/36/172 B

1981

International Year for Disabled Persons A/RES/31/123

1979

International Year of The Child A/RES/31/169

1978/79

International Anti-Apartheid Year A/RES/32/105 B

1975

International Women's Year A/RES/3010 (XXVII)

1974

World Population Year A/RES/2683 (XXV)

1971

International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice A/RES/2544 (XXIV)

1970

International Education Year A/RES/2306 (XXII)
A/RES/2412 (XXIII)

1968

International Year for Human Rights A/RES/2081 (XX)

1967

International Tourist Year A/RES/2148 (XXI)

1965

International Co-operation Year A/RES/1907 (XVIII)

1961

International Health and Medical Research Year A/RES/1283 (XIII)

1959/60

World Refugee Year A/RES/1285 (XIII)