List of minor secular observances (Redirected from International observance)

A national or international awareness day or observance is a date usually set by a major organisation or government to commemorate a public health or ethical cause of importance on a national or international level.
An international observance, also known as an international dedication or international anniversary, is a period of time to observe some issue of international interest or concern. This is used to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. Many of these periods have been established by the United Nations General Assembly (UN), Economic and Social Council, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations bodies including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In this case, the lead agency for a particular international observance uses the symbolism of the United Nations (UN), perhaps a specially designed logo for the year, and the UN 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.
The lists below include some days, month, years, and decades that have been recognized as international observances by the United Nations, or by other organizations that declare international observances but are not as widely recognized.
Days
January
Date | Name | Established/recognized by |
---|---|---|
1 January | Global Family Day | |
1 January | Polar Bear Swim Day | Various organizations in Canada |
1 January | International Public Domain Day | Wallace McLean |
2 January | National Science Fiction Day (United States) | |
4 January | World Braille Day (birthday of Louis Braille) | World Health Organization |
7 January | Distaff Day | Tradition in parts of Europe |
9 January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-resident Indian Day) | Ministry of External Affairs (India) |
10 January | World Tintin day | |
11 January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day | |
11 January | International Parity at Work Day | |
12 January | National Youth Day (India)
National Vision Board Day |
Government of India |
14 January | World Logic Day | UNESCO, CIPSH |
15 January | Indian Army Day | |
15 January | Wikipedia Day | Wikipedia editors |
15 January | Intestinal malrotation and Volvulus Awareness Day | Intestinal Malrotation Foundation |
16 January | National Religious Freedom Day | President of the United States |
21 January | National Hugging Day (United States) | Kevin Zaborney |
24 January | Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day | |
24 January | National Compliment Day | |
24 January | International Day of Education | United Nations General Assembly |
25 January | National Voters' Day (India) | Government of India |
25 January | Burns Night (Roberts Burns' birth anniversary) | Friends of Robert Burns in Scotland |
26 January | Australia Day | |
26 January | Indian Republic Day | |
27 January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | United Nations General Assembly |
27 January | Family Literacy Day | Canada; national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 |
28 January | Data Privacy Day a.k.a. Data Protection Day | Council of Europe and various national governments |
30 January | CTE Awareness Day | Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation |
30 January (or closest school day) | School Day of Non-violence and Peace | Llorenç Vidal Vidal |
31 January | Street Children's Day | Jugend Eine Welt |
First Monday of January | Handsel Monday | Tradition in Scotland |
First Monday after Epiphany | Plough Monday | Tradition in parts of England and Belgium |
Third Sunday in January | World Religion Day | National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States |
Last Sunday of January | Leprosy Prevention Day | World Health Organization |
February
Day | Name | Established/recognized by | |
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1 February | Imbolc | Gaelic Traditional | |
1 February | World Hijab Day | ||
1 February | World Aspergillosis Day | ||
2 February | Groundhog Day | ||
2 February | World Wetlands Day | ||
2 February | Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day | ||
4 February | International day of Human Fraternity | ||
4 February | Sri Lankan Independence Day | ||
4 February | World Cancer Day | UN, WHO | |
5 February | Kashmir Solidarity Day | ||
5 February | World Nutella Day | ||
6 February | Sami National Day | ||
6 February | Waitangi Day (New Zealand) | ||
6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation | WHO | |
10 February | World Pulses Day | UN, FAO | |
11 February | European 112 Day | Instituted by the European Union | |
11 February | World Day of the Sick | Instituted by Pope John Paul II | |
11 February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | UN Women | |
12 February | Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day | Canadian Federation for Sexual Health | |
12 February | Darwin Day | ||
12 February | International Day of Women's Health | Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | |
12 February | Red Hand Day | Child Soldier Awareness | |
13 February | World Radio Day | UN, UNESCO | |
14 February | World Valentine Day | ||
14 February | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day (Canada) | Children's Heart Society | |
14 February | V-Day | Global day to end violence against women | |
15 February (variously, 13, 14 or 15 February) | Singles Awareness Day | ||
15 February | Total Defence Day (Singapore) | ||
15 February | International Childhood Cancer Day | Childhood Cancer Foundation | |
17 February | Random Acts of Kindness Day (USA) | ||
17 February | Serbian Statehood Day | ||
20 February | World Day of Social Justice | UN | |
21 February | International Mother Language Day | UN, UNESCO | |
21 February | Language Movement Day (Bangladesh) | ||
21 February | Global Information Governance Day | ||
22 February | Founders Day | Scouts' Day, worldwide | |
22 February | World Thinking Day | ||
26 February (in UK, first Friday in February in USA) | National Wear Red Day | ||
27 February | World NGO Day | Baltic Sea NGO Forum of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the European External Action Service of the European Union. | |
27 February | Anosmia Awareness Day | ||
27 February | National Pancake Day (USA) | ||
28/29 February (last day of February) | Rare Disease Day | ||
February (first Saturday) | Ice Cream for Breakfast Day | ||
February (the Tuesday falling between the 5th and 11th inclusive) | Safer Internet Day | ||
February (third Monday) | Washington's Birthday |
March
Day | Name | Established/recognized by |
---|---|---|
1 March | World Civil Defence Day | |
1 March | National Pig Day (USA) | |
1 March | Self-Injury Awareness Day | Also known as Self-Harm Awareness Day |
2 March | Employee Appreciation Day | |
2 March | Texas Independence Day | |
2 March (or closest school day) | Read Across America Day (USA) | National Education Association |
3 March | World Wildlife Day | UN |
3 March | World Hearing Day | WHO |
3 March | Liberation Day of the Republic of Bulgaria | |
4 March | HPV Awareness Day | International Papilloma Society |
8 March | International Women's Day | UN |
10 March | National Women and Girl's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | |
10 March | Mario Day | |
11 March | National Singles Day and Solo Poly Day (worldwide) | UK |
12 March | World Glaucoma Day | |
14 March | Pi Day | |
14 March | Dog Theft Awareness Day | |
14 March | White Day (Japan) | |
15 March | World Consumer Rights Day | |
15 March or Friday before vernal equinox | World Sleep Day | |
15 March | World Contact Day | |
18 March | Transit Driver Appreciation Day | |
18 March | National Covid's Victims Day (Italy) | Italy |
20 March | Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Awareness Day | Living LFS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that encourages, empowers, and educates those living with Li–Fraumeni syndrome. |
20 March | World Oral Health Day | World Dental Federation (FDI) |
20 March | International Day of Francophonie | |
20 March | International Day of Happiness | UN |
20 March | World Sparrow Day | |
20 March | World Rights to Water Day | |
21 March | Anal Cancer Awareness Day | |
21 March | Cluster Headache Awareness Day | Promoted by OUCH (Organisation for the Understanding of Cluster Headaches) alongside The European Headache Federation and European Headache Alliance. |
21 March | Human Rights Day (South Africa) | South Africa |
21 March | International Black And White Day | |
21 March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | UN |
21 March | World Poetry Day | UN, UNESCO |
21 March | International Day of Nowruz | UN |
21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | UN |
21 March | World Puppetry Day | UNIMA |
21 March | International Day of Forests | UN |
22 March | World Water Day | UN |
23 March | Pakistan Day | |
23 March | International atheist day | |
23 March | World Meteorological Day | UN, WMO, WHO |
23 March | National Puppy Day (USA) | |
24 March | World Tuberculosis Day | UN, WHO |
25 March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | UN |
25 March | International Day of the Unborn Child | Catholic Church |
25 March | Bangladesh National Genocide Day | BPCA |
25 March | EU Talent Day | |
25 March | FND Awareness Day UK | For functional neurological disorder and non-epileptic attack disorder |
25 March | Tolkien Reading Day | |
26 March | Bangladesh Independence Day | |
26 March | Purple Day for epilepsy | |
27 March | World Theatre Day | |
27 March | Muslim Women's Day | |
30 March | World Bipolar Day | International Society for Bipolar Disorders |
30 March | World Bass Day | Institute for Bass Sciences |
31 March | International Drug Checking Day | |
31 March | World Backup Day | |
31 March | International Transgender Day of Visibility | |
March (First Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship) | National Corndog Day (USA) | |
March (Second Thursday) | World Kidney Day | |
Monday before Shrove Tuesday | Nickanan Night, Collop Monday. Hall' Monday |
April
Day | Name | Established/recognized by |
---|---|---|
1 April | April Fools' Day | |
1 April | Edible Book Festival | |
2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | UN |
2 April | International Children's Book Day | |
4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action | UN |
5 April | National Maritime Day | |
6 April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | UN |
6 April | World Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day | |
7 April | Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide | UN |
7 April | World Health Day | UN, WHO |
8 April | International Romani Day | |
10 April | World Homeopathy Day | |
10 April | Siblings Day (some countries) | |
11 April | International Louie Louie Day | |
12 April | Equal Pay Day | |
12 April | Cosmonautics Day | |
13 April | FND Awareness Day | functional neurological disorder and conversion disorder. FND Hope; since adopted by other groups and medical professionals worldwide. |
14 April | Black Day (South Korea) | |
14 April | Pohela Boishakh (Bangla New Year's Day) | |
14 April | Cake and Cunnilingus Day | |
15 April | Day of Dialogue | |
15 April | World Bleeding Disorders Awareness Day | World Federation of Hemophilia |
16 April | National Healthcare Decisions Day (US) | |
16 April | Foursquare Day | |
16 April | World Voice Day | |
17, 18 and 19 April have been used | Record Store Day | |
17 April | World Haemophilia Day | |
18 April | International Day For Monuments and Sites | |
18 April | Youth Homelessness Matters Day | National Youth Coalition for Housing, Australia |
19 April | Bicycle Day | |
Third Thursday of April | National High Five Day (USA) | |
20 April | 420: international day for cannabis-related protests and events | Global cannabis culture |
21 April | Day of Silence | |
21 April | National Tea Day | |
22 April | Earth Day | |
22 April | International Mother Earth Day | UN |
22 April (UK) | Administrative Professionals' Day | |
23 April | World Book and Copyright Day | UN, UNESCO |
23 April | English Language Day | |
24 April | Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day | |
24 April | Fashion Revolution Day | |
24 April | International Sculpture Day | |
24 April | World Day for Laboratory Animals | |
25 April | DNA day | |
25 April | World Malaria Day | UN, WHO |
25 April | International Delegate's Day | UN |
25 April | Parental Alienation Awareness Day | |
25 April | ANZAC Day | |
25 April | Liberation Day (Italy) | |
April (North America: Wednesday of last full week) | Administrative Professionals' Day | |
26 April | World Intellectual Property Day | |
27 April | King's Day (The Netherlands) | |
27 April | Freedom Day (South Africa) | |
28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | UN, ILO |
29 April | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare | UN |
29 April | International Dance Day | UNESCO |
30 April | International Jazz Day | UN |
May
June
Day | Name | Established/recognized by | |
---|---|---|---|
June (First Friday) | National Donut Day (USA) | ||
1 June | Global Day of Parents | UN | |
1 June | International Children's Day | ||
1 June | World Milk Day | ||
2 June | International Whores' Day | ||
2 June | Republic Day (Italy) | ||
3 June | World Bicycle Day | UN | |
4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | UN | |
5 June | World Environment Day | UN, UNEP | |
5 June | Danish Constitution Day | ||
6 June | D-Day | ||
6 June | World Pest Day | CEPA, NPMA | |
6 June | National Day of Sweden | ||
7 June | World Swift Day | Swifts Without Frontiers | |
7 June | World Food Safety Day | WHO | |
8 June | World Oceans Day | UN | |
9 June | Coral Triangle Day | ||
10 June | Portugal Day | Portugal | |
10 June | World Art Nouveau Day | ||
11 June | Brazilian Navy Day | ||
12 June | Anne Frank Day | Anne Frank Centre | |
12 June | International Shia Day | ||
12 June | World Day Against Child Labour | ||
12 June | Independence Day (Philippines) | ||
13 June | International Albinism Awareness Day | UN | |
14 June | World Blood Donor Day | UN, WHO | |
15 June | Global Wind Day | ||
16 June | Youth Day (South Africa) | ||
16 June | International Day of the African Child | AU (OAU) | |
16 June | Bloomsday | ||
17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | UN | |
17 June | Icelandic National Day | ||
18 June | Autistic Pride Day | ||
19 June or third Saturday of the month | Juneteenth | ||
19 June | World Sickle Cell Day | United Nations General Assembly (63rd session) | |
20 June | World Refugee Day | UN | |
20–21 June (Solstice) | International Surfing Day | ||
21 June | International day of the Celebration of the Solstice | ||
21 June | World Humanist Day | ||
21 June | Go Skateboarding Day | ||
21 June | World Music Day | ||
21 June | International Day of Yoga| UN | ||
21 June | International Day of Purpose | ||
21 June | National Indigenous Day (Canada) | ||
21 June | World Hydrography Day | ||
22 June | World Kidney Cancer Q&A Day | ||
23 June | International Widow's Day | UN | |
23 June | UN Public Service Day | ||
23 June | World Female Ranger Day | How Many Elephants | |
24 June | Take Your Dog to Work Day | ||
24 June | Fête Nationale du Québec | ||
25 June | World Vitiligo Day | VITSAF | |
26 June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | UN | |
26 June | United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | UN | |
26 June | World Refrigeration Day | ||
27 June | National PTSD Awareness Day | ||
28 June | Tau Day | ||
28 June (Also 22 October) | CAPS LOCK DAY | ||
29 June | CAPS LOCK DAY | ||
30 June | International day of the tropics | UN | |
June (first, second, or third Saturday) | Queen's Official Birthday | ||
June (first Sunday) | National Cancer Survivors Day (US) | ||
June (second Saturday) | World Wide Knit in Public Day | ||
June (third Sunday) | Father's Day in some countries | ||
June (last Saturday) | Bundle Day (Switzerland) |
July
- Comic Sans Day - First Friday of July
August
September
Day | Name | Established/recognized by |
---|---|---|
3rd Saturday in September | Software Freedom Day | |
1 September | National Insurance Day (Sri Lanka) | Government of Sri Lanka |
1 September | Random Acts of Kindness Day (New Zealand) | |
2 September | Victory over Japan Day (US) | |
3 September | Skyscraper Day | |
4 September | National Finnish Food Day (Finland) | |
5 September | International Day of Charity | UN |
5 September | Teachers' Day (India) | |
6 September | Defense Day (Pakistan) | |
7 September | Brazilian Independence Day | |
7 September | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | UN |
8 September | World Physical Therapy Day | |
8 September | International Literacy Day | UN, UNESCO |
9 September | International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day | NIH/International |
9 September | International Day to Protect Education from Attack | UN |
10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day | UN, WHO |
11 September | Patriot Day | |
12 September | ATSEP Day | Air traffic safety electronics personnel |
13 September | RUOK? Day | Depression awareness and suicide prevention (Australia) |
13 September | International Chocolate Day, Birthday of Milton S. Hershey. | |
14 September | Hindi Day | |
15 September | International Day of Democracy | UN |
15 September | Engineer's Day (India) | |
16 September | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | UN |
16 September | Start of Mexican Independence Day | |
16 September | Malaysia Day | |
17 September | World Patient Safety Day | WHO |
18 September | World Water Monitoring Day | |
19 September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day | |
20 September | International Day of University Sport | FISU, UNESCO |
21 September | International Day of Peace | UN |
21 September | World Alzheimer's Day | |
22 September | Baltic Unity Day | Seimas of Lithuania and Saeima of Latvia |
22 September | World Rhino Day | |
22 September | Hobbit Day | |
22 September | World Car Free Day | |
23 September | International Day of Sign Languages | UN |
23 September | Celebrate Bisexuality Day | Also known as Bisexual Pride or Bisexual Visibility Day |
24 September | Heritage Day (South Africa) | |
25 September | World Pharmacists Day | International Pharmaceutical Federation |
26 September | European Day of Languages | |
26 September | World Contraception Day | |
27 September | World Tourism Day | UN, UNWTO |
28 September | World Rabies Day | UN, WHO |
28 September | International Right to Know Day | |
28 September | International Safe Abortion Day | |
28 September | Ask a Stupid Question Day | |
29 September | World Heart Day | UN, WHO |
30 September | International Translation Day | UN |
30 September | Botswana Day |
October
November
December
Other days that vary by location
- Arbor Day
- Children's Day – dates vary between countries
- Father's Day – dates vary between countries
- Flag Day – dates vary between countries
- Hangul Day – 9 October (South Korea); 15 January (North Korea)
- Imbolc – beginning of February or at the first local signs of spring
- Inventors' Day (dates vary between countries)
- Labour Day – dates vary between countries
- Mardi Gras
- Mothers' Day – dates vary between countries
- National day – dates vary between countries
- Scouts' Day (and Scout Weeks) – dates vary between countries
Weeks
International
Week | Name | Recognized by |
---|---|---|
1–7 February | World Interfaith Harmony Week | UN with A/RES/65/5 |
7–14 February | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week | Mended Hearts |
Begins every 2nd Sunday of March | World Glaucoma Week | WGA |
27 March – 2 April (2017) | Global Money Week | |
Last week of April | World Immunization Week | World Health Organization |
Last week of April | Vaccination Week In The Americas | |
25 April – 2 May (2009) | Vaccination Week in the Americas | Pan American Health Organization |
8 – 14 May | Mental Health Awareness Week | Mental Health Foundation and others |
20 – 26 May | Dementia Action Week | |
Third week in June | Mosquito Awareness Week | Pan American Health Organization |
1–7 August | World Breastfeeding Week | WHO |
5–11 September 2016 – 2017 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week | |
First week in September | Zero Waste Week | |
Last week in September | Global ITP Awareness Week | Global ITP Alliance |
5 – 11 October | Mental Illness Awareness Week - 5–11 October 2008 | |
26 December – 1 January | Kwanzaa |
Regional or national
- OCDAction - week of Action 15–19 February; raising awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder in the UK
- Celebrate Your Name Week - first full week in March
- Fix a Leak Week - March
- UK Parkinson's Awareness Week - 10–16 April 2017
- Sleep Awareness Week - Last week of April
- National Dark-Sky Week (USA) - April (Week of new moon)
- Public Service Recognition Week - 1–7 May
- National Postcard Week (USA) - May (First full week)
- National Dairy Goat Awareness Week (US) - from the second Saturday to the third Saturday of June
- Gifted Awareness Week in New Zealand - the full week including George Parkyn's birthday, 17 June
- Speech Pathology Awareness Week (Australia) - 20 August
- Contact Lens Health Week - 21–25 August 2017
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week - worldwide event designed to raise awareness and educate the community about the rare neurological sleep disorder idiopathic hypersomnia; first week in September
- Free Speech Week - third full week in October in the United States
- National Map Reading Week - educational campaign to increase awareness of map skills; third full week in October
- UK Charity Week - 4–10 December
Months
See List of month-long observances.
Years
2024 | International Year of Camelids |
2023 | International Year of Millets |
2022 | International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development |
2022 | International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development |
2022 | International Year of Glass |
2022 | International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture |
2021 | International Year of Peace and Trust |
2021 | International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development |
2021 | International Year of Fruits and Vegetables |
2021 | International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour |
2020 | International Year of the Nurse and Midwife |
2020 | International Year of Plant Health |
2010s | |
2019 | International Year of Indigenous Languages (A/RES/71/178) by UNESCO; Moderation (A/RES/72/129) by Alliance of Civilizations; Periodic table of Chemical Elements (A/RES/72/228) by UNESCO. |
2018 | International Year of the Reef |
2017 | International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development |
2016 | International Year of Pulses |
2015 | Year of the Gibbon |
2015 | International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies |
2015 | International Year of Soils |
2014 | International Year of Crystallography |
2014 | International Year of Family Farming |
2014 | International Year of Small Island Developing States |
2014 | International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
2013 | International Year of Statistics |
2013 | International Year of Quinoa |
2013 | The Year of Luigi |
2012 | International Year of Cooperatives |
2012 | International Year of Sustainable Energy for All |
2012 | Alan Turing Year |
2011 | World Veterinary Year 2011 |
2011 | International Year for People of African Descent, recognized by UNESCO, proclaimed by UN on 18 December 2009 |
2011 | International year of homophobia prevention and tables |
2011 | International Year of Chemistry, recognized by UNESCO |
2011 | International Year of Forests |
2010 | International Year of Youth |
2010 | International Year of Biodiversity |
2010 | International Year of the Seafarer |
2010 | International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures |
2000s | |
2009 | International Year of the Shark |
2009 | Year of the Gorilla |
2009 | International Year of Reconciliation |
2009 | International Year of Natural Fibres |
2009 | International Year of Human Rights Learning |
2009 | International Year of Astronomy (proposal accepted by 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, proclaimed by United Nations 62nd General Assembly) |
2008 | International Year of the Reef |
2008 | International Year of Sanitation |
2008 | International Year of the Potato |
2008 | International Year of Languages |
(2007)–2008–(2009) | International Year of Planet Earth (N.B. Triennium) |
2007–2008–(2009) | International Polar Year |
2007–2008 | International Heliophysical Year |
2007 | International Year of the Scout |
2007 | Year of the Dolphin (extended to 2008) |
2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
2005 | World Year of Physics (declared by IUPAP) |
2005 | International Year of Sport and Physical Education |
2005 | International Year of Microcredit |
2004 | International Year of Rice |
2004 | International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition |
2003 | Year of Kyrgyz Statehood |
2003 | International Year of Freshwater |
2002 | United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage |
2002 | International Year of Mountains |
2002 | International Year of Ecotourism |
2001 | United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations |
2001 | International Year of Volunteers |
2001 | International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance |
2000 | International Year of Thanksgiving |
2000 | International Year for the Culture of Peace |
1990s | |
1999 | International Men's Day |
1999 | International Year of Older Persons |
1998 | International Year of the Ocean |
1997 | International Year of the Reef |
1996 | International Year for the Eradication of Poverty |
1995 | United Nations Year for Tolerance |
1995 | World Year of Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War |
1994 | International Year of the Family |
1994 | International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal |
1993 | International Year for the World's Indigenous People |
1992 | International Space Year |
1990 | International Literacy Year |
1980s | |
1987 | International Year of Shelter for the Homeless |
1986 | International Year of Peace |
1985 | Year of the United Nations |
1985 | International Youth Year |
1984 | Year of Women in South Africa |
1983 | World Communications Year |
1982 | International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa |
1981 | International Year of Disabled Persons |
1970s | |
1979 | International Year of the Child |
1978/1979 | International Anti-Apartheid Year |
1975 | International Women's Year |
1974 | World Population Year |
1971 | International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice |
1970 | International Education Year |
1960s | |
1968 | International Year of Human Rights |
1967 | International Tourist Year |
1966 | International Rice Year |
1965 | International Cooperation Year |
1961 | International Health and Medical Research Year |
1950s | |
1959/1960 | World Refugee Year |
1957/1958 | International Geophysical Year |
Before 1950 | |
1932/1933 | International Polar Year |
1882/1883 | International Polar Year |
Decades
Decade | Name | Recognized by |
---|---|---|
2021–2030 | Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development | UNESCO |
2015–2024 | International Decade for People of African Descent | UN General Assembly |
2014–2024 | United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All | UN |
2013–2022 | International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures | UNESCO |
2011–2020 | United Nations Decade on Biodiversity | UN |
2011–2020 | Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism | UN |
2011–2020 | Decade of Action for Road Safety | UN |
2008–2017 | Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty | UN |
2005–2015 | Water for Life Decade | UN |
2005–2014 | Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People | UN |
2005–2014 | United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development | UN |
2003–2012 | United Nations Literacy Decade | UN |
2001–2010 | International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World | UN |
2000–2010 | Bone and Joint Decade | WHO, UN |
2000–2010 | Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism | UN |
1997–2006 | First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty | UN |
1994–2004 | First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People | UN |
1993–2003 | Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination | UN |
1990s | International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction | |
1976–1985 | United Nations Decade for Women | UN |