International observance

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This is not a list of National Days, commemorative days, or days which have some significance in one or a very small number of countries.

International observance (also known as international dedication or international anniversary) denotes a day, week, year, decade or other period of time under the Gregorian calendar which is set aside to observe some principal or issue of international interest or concern, to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. Many of these periods have been established by the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council or by UNESCO. In this case, the lead agency for a particular international observance uses the symbolism of the United Nations (UN) or UNESCO, a specially designed logo for the year, and their infrastructure to coordinate events worldwide. It also presents a written report about the event. This summarizes the activities that took place around the world under the auspices of the international observance, and makes recommendations for the future.

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[edit] List of international observances

Below follows a list of consecutively days, years and decades that have been denoted as international observances by the United Nations. There are also other organizations that declare international observances, although these are not as widely recognized.

[edit] Days

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

[edit] Years

  • 1959/1960 - World Refugee Year
  • 1961 - International Health and Medical Research Year
  • 1965 - International Cooperation Year
  • 1967 - International Tourist Year
  • 1968 - International Year for Human Rights
  • 1970 - International Education Year
  • 1971 - International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
  • 1974 - World Population Year
  • 1975 - International Women's Year
  • 1978/1979 - International Anti-Apartheid Year
  • 1979 - International Year of the Child
  • 1981 - International Year of Disabled Persons
  • 1982 - International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions against South Africa
  • 1983 - World Communications Year
  • 1984 - Year of Women in South Africa [1]
  • 1985 - Year of the United Nations
  • 1985 - International Youth Year
  • 1986 - International Year of Peace
  • 1987 - International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
  • 1990 - International Literacy Year
  • 1992 - International Space Year
  • 1993 - International Year of the World's Indigenous People
  • 1994 - International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal
  • 1994 - International Year of the Family
  • 1995 - World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of Victims of the Second World War
  • 1995 - United Nations Year for Tolerance
  • 1996 - International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
  • 1998 - International Year of the Ocean
  • 1999 - International Year of Older Persons
  • 2000 - International Year of Thanksgiving
  • 2000 - International Year for the Culture of Peace
  • 2001 - International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
  • 2001 - International Year of Volunteers
  • 2001 - United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
  • 2002 - International Year of Ecotourism [2]
  • 2002 - International Year of Mountains [3]
  • 2002 - United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage [4]
  • 2003 - International Year of Freshwater [5]
  • 2003 - European Disability Year
  • 2004 - International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition [6]
  • 2004 - International Year of Rice [7]
  • 2005 - International Year for Sport and Physical Education
  • 2005 - International Year of Microcredit [8]
  • 2005 - World Year of Physics (declared by IUPAP) [9]
  • 2006 - International Year of Deserts and Desertification [10], recognized by the UN
  • 2007 - International Year of Planet Earth [11] &[12]
  • 2008 - International Year of the Potato (proposed FAO, adopted by UN GA, Resolution 60/191)

[edit] Decades

  • 1976–1985 - United Nations Decade for Women [13]
  • 1994–2004 - First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People [14]
  • 1997–2006 - First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty [15]
  • 2000–2010 - Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism [16] (pdf)
  • 2001–2010 - International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World [17], recognized by the UN
  • 2003–2012 - United Nations Literacy Decade [18]
  • 2005–2014 - Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People [19]
  • 2005–2015 - Water For Life Decade [20]

[edit] External links

  • United Nations Observances - a list of observances officially recognized by the United Nations.
  • Drori, Gili S., "United Nations'Dedications": A World Culture in the Making?, International Sociology, June 2005.
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