January
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27
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International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
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February
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21
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International Mother Language Day
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March
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8
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International Women's Day and UN Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
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21
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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21 March - 28 March
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Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
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22
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World Water Day
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23
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World Meteorological Day
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April
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4
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International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
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7
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World Health Day
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23
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World Book and Copyright Day
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May
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3
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World Press Freedom Day
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15
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International Day of Families
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17
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World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day)
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21
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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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22
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International Day for Biological Diversity (formerly December 29, changed in 2001)
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25 May - 1 June
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Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
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29
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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
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31
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World No-Tobacco Day
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June
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5
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World Environment Day
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17
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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20
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World Refugee Day
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23
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United Nations Public Service Day
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26
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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
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July
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1st Saturday
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International Day of Cooperatives
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11
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World Population Day
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August
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9
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International Day of the World's Indigenous People
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12
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International Youth Day
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23
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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September
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8
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International Literacy Day
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16
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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
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21
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International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002)
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During last week
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World Maritime Day
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October
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1
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International Day for the Older Person
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4 October - 10 October
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World Space Week
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5
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World Teacher's Day
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1st Monday
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World Habitat Day
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2nd Wednesday
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International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
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9
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World Post Day
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10
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World Mental Health Day
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16
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World Food Day
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17
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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24
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United Nations Day and World Developemnt Information Day
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24 October - 30 October
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Disarmament Week
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November
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6
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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
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14
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World Diabetes Day
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16
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International Day of Tolerance
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3rd Sunday
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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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20
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Universal Children's Day, and
Africa Industrialization Day
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21
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World Television Day
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25
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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29
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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December
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1
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World AIDS Day
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2
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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3
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International Day of Disabled Persons
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5
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International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
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7
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International Civil Aviation Day
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9
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International Anti-Corruption Day
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10
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Human Rights Day
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11
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International Mountain Day
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18
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International Migrants Day
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19
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United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
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20
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International Human Solidarity Day
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