IV. UNITED NATIONS OBSERVANCES International Decades 2014–2024 2011–2020 2010–2020 2008–2017 2006–2016 2005–2015 2005–2014
United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism United Nations Decade on Biodiversity Decade of Action for Road Safety United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions (third decade after the Chernobyl disaster) International Decade for Action, “Water for Life” (from 22 March 2005) Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
International Years 2014 2013
International Year of Small Island Developing States International Year of Crystallography International Year of Family Farming International Year of Water Cooperation International Year of Quinoa
Annual Weeks First week of February 21–27 March 6–12 May 25–31 May 1–7 August 4–10 October 24–30 October The week of 11 November
World Interfaith Harmony Week Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination United Nations Global Road Safety Week Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories World Breastfeeding Week (WHO) World Space Week Disarmament Week International Week of Science and Peace
Annual Days 27 January 4 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 21 February 8 March 20 March 21 March
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust World Cancer Day (WHO) International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (WHO) World Radio Day (UNESCO) World Day of Social Justice International Mother Language Day (UNESCO) International Women’s Day International Day of Happiness International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination International Day of Nowruz World Down Syndrome Day
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