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World Days or International Days observed at UNESCO designated by United Nations General Assembly for marking and commemorating "important aspects of human life and history". [ 1 ] January
I. International Albinism Awareness Day; International Anti-Corruption Day; International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day; International Civil Aviation Day
International Seal Day [33] March 22 World Meteorological Day: March 23 International Day of Zero Waste [34] March 30 World Aquatic Animal Day [35] April 3 World Rat Day [36] [37] [38] April 4 International Beaver Day [39] [40] April 7 Zoo Lovers Day [41] [42] April 8 Arbor Day: April 26 Bat Appreciation Day [43] [44] April 17 Earth Day: April 22
I. International Association of Peace Messenger Cities; International Book Year; International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons; International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
One such effort was UN Resolution A/RES/57/249, proclaimed unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2002, naming 21 May as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. [7] [8] Through the Universal Declaration and other activities, UNESCO has promoted a new interpretation of culture.
United Nations observances (1 C, 65 P) W. Walpurgis Night (2 C, 5 P) Winter solstice (1 C, 41 P) ... International Day of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps;
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.
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.