| 27 | International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust |
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February
| 21 | International Mother Language Day |
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March
| 8 | International Women’s Day and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace |
| 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 |
| 23 | World Meteorological Day |
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April
| 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 7 | World Health Day |
| 23 | World Book and Copyright Day |
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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 |
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June
| 4 | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 | World Environment Day |
| 17 | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 20 | World Refugee Day |
| 23 | United Nations Public Service Day |
| 26 | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
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July
| First Saturday | International Day of Cooperatives |
| 11 | World Population Day |
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August
| 9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 12 | International Youth Day |
| 13 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
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September
| 8 |
International Literacy Day |
| 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) |
| During last Week | World Maritime Day |
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August
| 9 |
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 12 | International Youth Day |
| 13 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
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September
| 8 |
International Literacy Day |
| 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) |
| During last Week | World Maritime Day |
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October
| 1 | International Day for Older Persons |
| 4 - 10 | World Space Week |
| First Monday | World Teacher’s Day |
| Second Wednesday | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 9 | World Post Day |
| 10 | World Mental Health Day |
| 16 | World Food Day |
| 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 24 |
United Nations Day and World Development Information Day |
| 24 - 30 | Disarmament Week |
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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 Day, and 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 |
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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 |
