IMPORTANT DAYS

January
• January 1 - Global Family Day--formerly One Day of Peace and Sharing, recognized by the UN
• January 6 - World day for War orphans - intiated by (S.O.S Enfants En Detresse - www.soseed.org and AIDS & War Orphans International)
February
• February 12 - Darwin Day
• February 21 - International Mother Language Day, recognized by the UN
March
• March 8 - United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace, recognized by the UN
• March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, recognized by the UN
• March 22 - World Day for Water, recognized by the UN
• March 23 - World Meteorological Day, recognized by the UN
• March 24 - World Tuberculosis Day, recognized by the UN
• March 27 - World Theatre Day
April
• April 4 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, recognized by the UN
• April 7 - World Health Day, recognized by the UN
• April 22 - Earth Day
• April 26 - World Intellectual Property Day, recognized by the UN
May
• May 1 - May Day
• May 3 - World Press Freedom Day, recognized by the UN
• May 4 - International Firefighters' Day
• May 12 - International Nurses Day
• May 15 - International Day of Families, recognized by the UN
• May 17 - World Telecommunication Day, recognized by the UN
• May 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, recognized by the UN
• May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity, recognized by the UN
• May 29 - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, recognized by the UN
• May 31 - World No Tobacco Day, recognized by the UN
• 1st Tuesday of May - World Asthma Day
• 2nd Saturday of May - World Fair Trade Day
June
• June 1 - International Children's Day
• June 4 - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, recognized by the UN
• June 5 - World Environment Day, recognized by the UN
• June 8 - World Brain Tumour Day
• June 8 - World Ocean Day
• June 12 - World Day against Child Labour
• June 14 - World Blood Donation Day
• June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, recognized by the UN
• June 20 - World Refugee Day, recognized by the UN
• June 23 - United Nations Public Service Day, recognized by the UN
• June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, recognized by the UN
July
• 1st Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives, recognized by the UN
• July 11 - World Population Day, recognized by the UN
• July 29 - International day for socio-cultural diversity and the fight against positive discrimination
August
• August 9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous People, recognized by the UN
• August 12 - International Youth Day, recognized by the UN
• August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, recognized by the UN
September
• September 8 - International Literacy Day, recognized by the UN
• September 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, recognized by the UN
• September 21 - International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN, World Alzheimer's Day
• September 22 - (World) Car Free Day(s)
• September 25 - International Grab Hand Day. Not Recognised by UN, but only those in the GIS Industry, and all associated IT Disciplines.
• September 26 - European Day of Languages
• September 27 - World Tourism Day
• 4th week of September - (International) Peace Week
• During last week of September - World Maritime Day, recognized by the UN
October
• First Monday of October - World Habitat Day
• October 1 - International Day of Older Persons, recognized by the UN
• October 1 - World Vegetarian Day
• October 4 - World Animal Day
• October 5 - World Teachers' Day* Second Wednesday of October - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
• October 9 - World Post Day
• October 10 - World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN
• October 11 - Amitabh Bachchans' birth day
• October 16 - World Food Day, recognized by the UN
• October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, recognized by the UN
• October 24 - United Nations Day, recognized by the UN
• October 24 - World Development Information Day, recognized by the UN
November
• November 1 - World Vegan Day
• November 6 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, recognized by the UN
• November 9 - International day for mobilization for the fight against terrorism and the terrorist movements in the world, created in 2005 by Stephen N. Kinuthia in memory of the victims of terrorist acts in the world - notably in Kenya, Tanzania, the USA, Egypt, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Palestine, Israel, Indonesia etc...]
• November 9 - World Inventor's Day
• November 16 - International Day for Tolerance, recognized by the UN
• November 17 - International Students Day
• November 19 - World Toilet Day
• November 20 - Africa Industrialization Day, recognized by the UN
• November 20 - Universal Children's Day, recognized by the UN
• November 21 - World Television Day, recognized by the UN
• November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, recognized by the UN
• November 29 - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, recognized by the UN
December
• December 1 - World AIDS Day, recognized by the UN
• December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognized by the UN
• December 3 - International Day of Disabled Persons, recognized by the UN
• December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, recognized by the UN
• December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, recognized by the UN
• December 9 - The International Day against Corruption, recognized by the UN
• December 10 - Human Rights Day, recognized by the UN
• December 18 - International Migrants Day, recognized by the UN
• December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day, recognized by the UN