This document lists all the international days observed by the United Nations, organized by month. It provides the official name and establishing resolution for each day. There are over 30 international days observed each month, covering topics like health, human rights, environment, and history. The international days program was established by the UN to commemorate important events and issues in order to advance their causes and broaden education and engagement on global challenges.

1. INTERNATIONAL DAYS UN
By
Allah Dad Khan

2. The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D.
Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January
1942, during Second World War.

3. Over View of UN
The United Nations is an international
organization founded in 1945.
It is currently made up of 193 Member States.
The mission and work of the United Nations
are guided by the purposes and principles
contained in its founding Charter.

4. A
Country Date Of Admission
Afghanistan 19-11-1946
Albania 14-12-1965
Algeria 08-10-1962
Andorra 28-07-1993
Angola 01-12-1976
Antigua and Barbuda 11-11-1981
Argentina 24-10-1945
Armenia 02-03-1992
Australia 01-11-1945
Austria 14-12-1955
Azerbaijan 02-03-1992

5. B
Bahamas 18-09-1973
Bahraim 21-09-1971
Bangladesh 17=09-1974
Barbados 19-12-1966
Belarus 24-10-1945
Belgium 24-12-1945
Belize 25-09-1981
Benin 20-09-1960
Bhutan 21-09-1971
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14-11-1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina* 22-05-1992

6. B
Bostwana 17-10-1966
Brazil 24-10-1945
Brunei Darussalam 21-09-1984
Bulgaria 14-12-1955
Burkina Faso 20-09-1960
Burundi 18-09-1962

7. c
Cabo verde 16-09-1975
Cambodia 14-12-1955
Cameroon 20-09-1960
Canada 09-11-1945
Central African Republic 20-09-1960
Chad 20-09-1960
Chile 24-10-1945
China 24-10-1945
Colombia 05-11-1945
Comoros 12-11-1975
Congo 20-09-1960

8. c
Costa rica 02-11-1945
Cote D ivore 20-09-1960
Crotia 22-05-1992
Cuba 24-10-1945
Cyprus 20-09-1960
Czech Republic* 19-01-1993

9. D
Democratic People's Republic of Kore 17-09-1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo * 20-09-1960
Denmark 24-10-1945
Djibouti 20-09-1977
Dominicia 18-12-1978
Dominican Republic 24-10-1945

10. E
Ecuador 21-12-1945
Egyptador 24-10-1945
El Sal 24-10-1945
Equatorial Guinea 12-11-1968
Eriteria 28-05-1993
Estonia 17-09-1991
Ethopia 13-11-1945

11. F
Fiji 13-10-1973
Einland 14-12-1955
France 24-10-1945

12. G
Gabon 20-09-1960
Gambia 21-09-1965
Georgia 31-07-1992
Germany 18-09-1973
Ghana 08-03-1957
Greece 25-10-1945
Grenada 17-09-1974
Guatemala 21-11-1945
Guinea 12-12-1968
Guinea Bissau 17-09-1974
Guyana 20-09-1966

13. H and I
Haiti 24-10-1945
Nondras 17-12-1945
Hungry 14-12-1955
Iceland 19-11-1946
India 30-10-1945
Indonesia 28-09-1950
Iran 24-10-1945
Iraq 21-12-1945
Ireland 14-12-1955
Israel 11-05-1949
Italy 14-12-1955

14. J and K
Jamaica 18-09-1962
Japan 18-12-1956
Jordan 14-12-1955
Kazakhstan 02-03-1992
Kenya 16-12-1963
Kiribati 14-09-1999
kUwait 14-05 1963
Kyrgyzstan 02-03-1992

15. L
Lao People's Democratic Republic 14-12-1955
Lativa 17-09-1991
Lebanon 24-10-1945
Lesotho 17-10-1966
Liberia 02-11-1945
Libya 14-12-1955
Liechtenstein 08-09-1990
Lithuania 17-09-1991
Luxembourg 24-10-1945

16. M
Madagascar 20-09-1960
Malaw 01-12-1964
Malaysia 17-09-1957
Maldives 21-09-1965
Mali 28-09-1960
Malta 01-12-1964
Marshall Island 07-09-1991
Mauritania 27-10-1961
Mauritius 24-04-1968
Mexico 07-11-1945
Micronesia (Federated States of) 17-09-1991

17. M
Monaco 28-5-1993
Mongolia 27-10-1961
Montenegro 28-6-2006
Morocco 12-11-1956
Mozambique 16-09-1978
Myanmar 19-04-1948

18. N an O
Namibia 23-04-1990
Nauru 14-09-1999
Nepal 14-12-1955
Netherland 10-12-1945
New Zealand 24-10-1945
Niger 20-09-1960
Nicaragua 24-10-1945
Nigeria 07-10-1960
Norway 27-11-1945
Oman 07-10-1971

19. P and Q
Pakistan 30-09-1947
Palau 15-12-1994
Panama 13-11-1945
Papua New Guinea 10-10-1975
Paraguay 24-10-1945
Peru 31-10-1945
Philippines 24-10-1945
Poland 24-10-1945
Portugal 14-12-1955
Qatar 21-09-1971

20. R and S
Republic of Korea 17-09-1991
Republic of Moldova 020-03-1992
Romania 14-12-1955
Russian Federation 24-10-1945
Rwanda 18-09-1962
Saint Kitts and Nevi 23-09-1983
Saint Lucia 18-09-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16-09-1980
Samoa 15-12-1976
San Marino 02-03-1992
Sao Tome and Principe 16-09-1975
Saudi Arabia 24-10-1945

21. S
Senegal 28-09-1960
Sebia 01-11-2000
Seychelles 21-09-1976
Sierra Leone 27-09-1961
Singapore 21-09-1965
Slovakia 19-01-1993
Slovenia 22-05-1992
Solomon Island 19-09-1978
Somalia 20-09-1960
South Africa 07-11-1945
South Sudan !4-07-2011
Spain 14-12-1955

22. S
Sri Lanka 14-12-1955
Sudan 12-11-1966
Suriname 04-12-1975
Swaziland 24-09-1968
Sweden 19-11-1946
Switzerland 10-09-2002
Syrian Arab Republic 24-10-1945

23. T
Tajikistan 02-03-1992
Thailand 16-12-1946
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* 08-04-1993
Timor-Leste 20-07-2002
Togo 20-09-1960
Tonga 14-09-1999
Trinidad and Tobago 18=09-1962
Tunisia 12-11-1956
Turket 24-10-1945
Turkmenistan 02-03-1992
Tuvalu 05-09-2000

24. U to Z
Uganda 25-10-1962
Ukraine 24-10-1945
United Arab Emirates 09-12-1971
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24-10-1945
United Republic of Tanzania* 14-12-1961
United States of America 24-10-1945
Urugay 18-12-1945
Uzbekistan 02-03-1992
Vanuato 15-09-1981
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15-11-1945
Vietnam 20-09-1977
Yemen 30-09-1947
Zambia 01-12-1964
Zimbabwe 25-08-1980

25. International Days
These are the international days currently observed by the United
Nations. New international days are established regularly. Detail is
Provided Month Wise . Updated in May 2015

26. January and February Each Year
27th January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the
Holocaust (A/RES/60/7)
4th February World Cancer day =======
6th February International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital
Mutilation (A/RES/67/146
13th February World Radio Day (UNESCO) =====
20th February World Day on Social Justice (A/RES/62/10) dated 26-11-2007
21st February International Mother Language Day ( UNESCO)
(A/RES/56/262) (30C/62)

28. MARCH Each Year
1st March Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS ========
3rd March World Life Day (A/RES/68/205
8th March International women day (A/RES/68/205 )
20th March International Day of Happiness (A/RES/66/281)
21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (A/RES/2142 (XXI))
21st March World Poetry Day (UNESCO) ========
21st March International Day of Nowruz (A/RES/64/253
21st March World Down Syndrome Day A/RES/66/149 (draft A/C.3/66/L.27)
21st March International Day of Forest s (A/RES/67/200)
22nd March World Water Day (A/RES/47/193)
23rd March World Meteorological Day [WHO] (WMO/EC-XII/Res.)6
24th March World Tuberculosis Day [WHO] = = =
24th March International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity
of Victims (A/RES/65/196)
25th March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave
Trade (A/RES/62/122)nternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members/

29. APRIL Each Year
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day (A/RES/62/139)
4th April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (A/RES/60/97)
6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (A/RES/67/296
7th April International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda/ World Health
Day [WHO] (WHA/A.2/Res.35)
12th April International Day of Human Space Flight (A/RES/65/271)
22nd April International Mother Earth Day (A/RES/63/278)
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day
(Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference / English Language
Day =======
24th – 30th April World Immunization Week [WHO] ======
25th April World Malaria Day [WHO) =========
26th April World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO ============
28th April World Day for Safety and Health at Work =========
29th April Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare =========
30th April International Jazz Day ==========

30. MAY Each Year
3rd May World Press Freedom day = = =
8-9th Mat Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their
Lives During the Second World War (A/RES/59/26
9-10th May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP] ======
15th May International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237)
17th May World Telecommunication and Information Society
Day (A/RES/60/252
21st May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
(A/RES/57/249)
22nd May International Day for Biological Diversity (A/RES/55/201)
23rd May International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (A/RES/67/147)
29th May International Day of UN Peacekeepers (A/RES/57/129)
31st May International Day of UN Peacekeepers (WHO) (Resolution 42.19 of the
42nd session of WHO)

31. JUNE Each Year
1st June Global Day of Parents /"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon (A/RES/66/292) /========
4th June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (A/RES/ES-7/8
5th June World Environment Day [UNEP] (A/RES/2994 (XXVII)
6th June Russian Language Day at the UN ============
8th June
World Ocean Day (A/RES/63/111)
12th June World Day against Child = = =
13th June
International Albinism Awareness Day (A/RES/69/170)
14th June World blood Donor Day = == ===
15th June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (A/RES/66/127)
17th June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (A/RES/49/115)
20th June World Refugee Day (A/RES/55/76)
21st June International Day on Yoga (A/RES/69/131)
23rd June United Nations Public Service Day /International widow’s Day (A/RES/57/277)/ (A/RES/65/189)
25th June Day of sea Farer (STCW/CONF.2/DC.4)
26th June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking/United Nations
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (A/RES/42/112)

32. JULY Each Year
4th July
International Day of Cooperatives (A/RES/47/90)
11th July World Population Day ==========
15th July World Youth Skills Day (draft A/C.3/69/L.13/Rev.1
18th July Nelson Mandela International Day (A/RES/64/13)
28th July World Hepatatis Day ========
30th July International day of friendship / World Day against Trafficking in
Persons (A/RES/65/275)/ (A/RES/68/192)

33. AUGUST Each Year
9th August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples(A/RES/49/214)
12th August International Youth Day (A/RES/54/120)
19th August World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139)
23rd August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its
Abolition [UNESCO]
===========
29th August International Day against Nuclear Tests (A/RES/64/35)
30th August International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
(A/RES/65/209)

34. SEPTEMBER Each Year
5th Septemder International Day of Charity (A/RES 67/1065)
8th September International Literacy Day [UNESCO] =========
12th September United Nations Day for South-South CooperationA/RES/58/220)
15th September International Day of Democracy ( (A/RES/62/7)
16th September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer (A/RES/49/114)
21st September International Day of Peace (A/RES/55/282)
25th September World Maritime Day [IMO] ========
26th September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear
Weapons(A/RES/68/32)
27th September World Tourism Day ==========

35. OCTOBER Each Year
1st October International Day of Older Persons (A/RES/45/106)
2nd October International Day of Non-Violence (A/RES/61/271)
5th October World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO / World Habitat Day --
= (A/RES/40/202 A)
9th October World Post Day ====
10th October World Mental Health Day ====
11th October International Day of the Girl Child (A/RES/66/170)
13th October International Day for disaster reduction (A/RES/44/236)
15th October International Day of Rural Women (A/RES/62/136)
16th October World Food Day (FAO) (A/RES/35/70)
17th October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (A/RES/47/196)
24th October United Nation Day (A/RES/3038 (XXVII))
27th October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage =====
31st October World Cities Day (A/RES/68/238)

36. NOV EMBER Each Year
2nd November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against
Journalists(A/RES/68/163)
6th November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War
and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4)
10th November World Science Day for Peace and Development (A/RES/ 31C/ 20)
14th November World Diabetes Day (A/RES/61/225)
15th November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (A/RES/60/5)
16th November nternational Day for Tolerance (Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the
UNESCO General Conference) (A/RES/51/95
19th November World Philosphy Day /World Toilet Day == (A/67/L.75)
20th November Africa Industrialization Day (A/RES/44/237
Universal Children Day ( A/RES/836(IX)
21st November World Television Day (A/RES/51/205)
25th November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women (A/RES/54/134)
29th November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People(A/RES/32/40B

37. DECEMBER Each Year
1st December World Aids Day
2nd December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (A/RES/317(IV))
3rd December International Day of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/47/3)
5th December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social
Development/World Soil Day (FAO) (A/RES/40 /212)/ (A/RES/68/232)
7th December International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] (A/RES/51/33)
9th December International Anti-Corruption Day (A/RES/58/4)
10th December Human Rights Day (A/RES/423 (V))
11th December International Mountain Day (A/RES/57/245)
18th December International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93)
20th December International Human Solidarity Day ( resolution No 60/209)

38. United Nations Secretaries-General
Secretary-GeneralNationalityDates in Office
1. Trygve Halvdan Lie Norwegian1946–53
2. Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish1953–61
3. U Thant Burmese1962–71
4. Kurt Waldheim Austrian1972–81
5. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian1982–91
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali Egyptian1992–96
7. Kofi Annan Ghanaian1997–2006
8. Ban Ki-Moon South Korean2007–2016

39. UN Secretary General
Mr. Ban took office on 1 January 2007.
On 21 June 2011, he was unanimously re-
elected by the General Assembly and will
continue to serve until 31 December
2016. Highlights of his tenure include
The Secretary-Generalhas
introduced new measures aimed at
making the United Nations more
transparent, effective and efficient.
These include heightened financial
disclosure requirements, compacts with
senior managers, harmonization of
business practices and conditions of
service, the adoption of International
Public Sector Accounting Standards, and
continued investments in information
technology and staff development
honorary doctorate from Alfarabi
Kazakh National University,

40. UN Secretary General
Kofi Annan (Ghana) who held office from
January 1997 to December 2006
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), who held
office from January 1992 to December
1996;

41. UN Secretary General
Javier Pèrez de Cuèllar (Peru), who
served from January 1982 to December
1991
Kurt Waldheim (Austria), who held office
from January 1972 to December 1981

42. UN Secretary General
U Thant (Burma, now Myanmar), who
served from November 1961, when he
was appointed acting Secretary-General
(he was formally appointed Secretary-
General in November 1962) to December
1971;
Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden), who
served from April 1953 until his death in
a plane crash in Africa in September
1961;

43. UN Secretary General
Trygve Lie (Norway), who held office from
February 1946 to his resignation in
November 1952.
8th April 1995

44. Water for Life”, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
09 June 2015
8th April 1995

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4th sept 1994
20 September 1973
02 October 1996