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6 October - International Geodiversity Day [17] 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child. 13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction. 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 24 October - United Nations Day. 27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace , and specifically the absence of war and violence , such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.
International Albinism Awareness Day. International Anti-Corruption Day. International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. International Civil Aviation Day. International Co-operative Day. International Dance Day. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. International Day against Nuclear Tests.
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: 11-06: November 6 National Bison Day: 11: First Saturday in November America Recycles Day: 11-15: November 15 World Fisheries Day [185] 11-21: November 21 International Jaguar Day [186] [187] 11-29: November 29 International Cheetah Day [188] [189 ...
United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, to "be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.
The International Fixed Calendar (also known as the Cotsworth plan, the Cotsworth calendar, the Eastman plan or the Yearal[ 1] was a proposed calendar reform designed by Moses B. Cotsworth, first presented in 1902. [ 2] The International Fixed Calendar divides the year into 13 months of 28-days each.
The day is celebrated by events bringing together specialists from many areas of culture and representatives of government and non-government agencies. [10] Since 2011, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has run the "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" campaign, in partnership with UNESCO and other public and private organisations.
annual. The International Day for Universal Access to Information ( IDUAI) was proclaimed on 15 October 2019 at the 74th UN General Assembly to be held on 28 September. [1] Initially the day (commonly called the Access to Information Day) was designated by the UNESCO General Conference. It was inaugurated in November 2015 and was first held on ...