INTERNATIONAL DAYS UNBy

Allah Dad Khan

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.

Over View of UN

The United Nations is an internationalorganization 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.

ACountry 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

BBahamas 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

BBostwana 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

cCabo 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 12-11-1975Congo 20-09-1960

cCosta 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

DDemocratic 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

EEcuador 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

FFiji 13-10-1973

Einland 14-12-1955

France 24-10-1945

GGabon 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 17-09-1974Guyana 20-09-1966

H and IHaiti 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 14-12-1955Israel 11-05-1949

Italy 14-12-1955

J and KJamaica 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

LLao 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

MMadagascar 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 07-11-1945Micronesia (Federated States of) 17-09-1991

MMonaco 28-5-1993

Mongolia 27-10-1961

Montenegro 28-6-2006

Morocco 12-11-1956

Mozambique 16-09-1978

Myanmar 19-04-1948

N an ONamibia 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

P and QPakistan 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

R and SRepublic 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 02-03-1992Sao Tome and Principe 16-09-1975

Saudi Arabia 24-10-1945

SSenegal 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 07-11-1945South Sudan !4-07-2011

Spain 14-12-1955

SSri 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

TTajikistan 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 02-03-1992Tuvalu 05-09-2000

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) 15-11-1945Vietnam 20-09-1977

Yemen 30-09-1947

Zambia 01-12-1964

Zimbabwe 25-08-1980

International DaysThese 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

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)

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/

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 ==========

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/59/269-10th 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/60/25221st 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)

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-7/85th 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)

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.118th 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)

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)

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 ==========

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)

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/44/237Universal 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

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)

United Nations Secretaries-General

Secretary-GeneralNationalityDates in Office1. Trygve Halvdan Lie Norwegian1946–532. Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish1953–613. U Thant Burmese1962–714. Kurt Waldheim Austrian1972–815. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian1982–916. Boutros Boutros-Ghali Egyptian1992–967. Kofi Annan Ghanaian1997–20068. Ban Ki-Moon South Korean2007–2016

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,

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;

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

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;

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

8th April 1995

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