LIST OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCESBelow follows a list of consecutively days, years and decades that have been denoted as international observances by the United Nations. There are also other organizations that declare international observances, although these are not as widely recognized.January January 1 - Global a!ily "ay--for!erly #ne "ay of $eace and %haring, recognized by the UN January & - 'orld day for 'ar or(hans ) initiated by *%.#.% +nfants +n "etresse - ww.soseed.org by %te(hen N. ,-NUT.-/0 January 11 - -nternational "ay for $eace in ,enya January 11, 1223. 4ecent events in the country left ,enyans in fear of their future. The stale!ate between the (olitical leaders has created o((ortunity for destructive forces, and organized !ilitia, which have risen to 5ill innocent (eo(le *!ore than 672 5illed, thousands in8ured and over 172,222 dis(laced - initiated by *,enya 'elfare oundation 9 ,enya "evelo(!ent Networ5 and :onsortiu!0 January 17 - ;artin olunteers 1221 - United Nations Bear of "ialogue a!ong :ivilizations 1221 - -nternational Bear of +cotouris! C@D 1221 - -nternational Bear of ;ountains C6D United Nations General /sse!bly Resolution 16 session 7@ *retrieved 122=-11-1A0 1221 - United Nations Bear for :ultural .eritage C7D 122@ - -nternational Bear of reshwater C&D 122@ - +uro(ean "isability Bear 1226 - -nternational Bear to :o!!e!orate the %truggle against %lavery and its /bolition C=D 1226 - -nternational Bear of 4ice 1227 - -nternational Bear for %(ort and $hysical +ducation 1227 - -nternational Bear of ;icrocredit C3D 1227 - 'orld Bear of $hysics *declared by -U$/$0 CAD 122& - -nternational Bear of "eserts and "esertification 122= - Bear of the "ol(hin *eEtended to 12230 *122=0-1223-*122A0 - -nternational Bear of $lanet +arth - *N.B. Triennium0 - C12D and C11D 9 C11D 122= - Bear of the 4ights of -nternally "is(laced $ersons in :olo!bia 1223 - -nternational Bear of