Listen to this articleGLOBAL AWARENESS
All too often humans find themselves preoccupied with day-to-day routines such as going to school or work, family life, relaxing, eating, sleeping, and so forth. The day-to-day task of survival reflects the micro view of human life. Some humans are too preoccupied with the daily routines of life to look beyond the micro view for any extended period of time. Other humans tend to become content with their stations in life and tend to become complacent about the world around them. The global perspective of some humans does not extend beyond the general well-being of immediate family members.
There also is the macro view of human life. The macro view of human life encompasses things such as the biological and sociological interconnections between humans and all life forms on Earth. The macro view, moreover, entails the ecological interdependencies of life on Earth.
It normally takes things such as an international incident, catastrophe, dispute, or crisis to galvanize human attention to the macro view of life if only but momentarily. The purpose of this page is to remind humans of the distance that they are yet to travel before they achieve a state of Heaven on Earth for the living.
To the end of achieving Heaven on Earth for the living, some of the United Nations's days of observances serve as fitting reminders. Not only do some of these days of observances promote global awareness "of and action on important political, social, cultural, humanitarian or human rights issues" but also they serve as reminders to humans of the challenges and of the long, hard road ahead before Heaven on Earth becomes a reality instead of an illusionary dream.
United Nations Observances: Days
- 1 March: Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
- 3 March: World Wildlife Day
- 8 March: International Women's Day
- 20 March: International Day of Happiness
- 21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 21 March: World Poetry Day [UNESCO]
- 21 March: International Day of Nowruz
- 21 March: World Down Syndrome Day
- 21 March: International Day of Forests and the Tree
- 22 March: World Water Day
- 23 March: World Meteorological Day [WMO]
- 24 March: World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]
- 24 March: International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
- 25 March: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- 25 March: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
- 2 April: World Autism Awareness Day
- 4 April: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- 6 April: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- 7 April: Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
- 7 April: World Health Day [WHO]
- 12 April: International Day of Human Space Flight
- 22 April: International Mother Earth Day
- 23 April: World Book and Copyright Day
- 23 April: English Language Day
- 25 April: World Malaria Day [WHO]
- 26 April: World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
- 28 April: World Day for Safety and Health at Work [ILO]
- 29 April: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
- 30 April: International Jazz Day
- 3 May: World Press Freedom Day
- 8-9 May: Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
- 10-11 May: World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]
- 13 May: "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
- 15 May: International Day of Families
- 17 May: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU]
- 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
- 23 May: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- 29 May: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- 31 May: World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]
- 1 June: Global Day of Parents
- 4 June: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- 5 June: World Environment Day [UNEP]
- 8 June: World Oceans Day
- 12 June: World Day Against Child Labour
- 14 June: World Blood Donor Day [WHO]
- 15 June: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- 20 June: World Refugee Day
- 23 June: United Nations Public Service Day
- 23 June: International Widows' Day
- 25 June: Day of the Seafarer [IMO]
- 26 June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 26 June: United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- 9 August: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
- 12 August: International Youth Day
- 19 August: World Humanitarian Day
- 23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO]
- 29 August: International Day against Nuclear Tests
- 30 August: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
- 5 September: International Day of Charity
- 8 September: International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
- 12 September: United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- 15 September: International Day of Democracy
- 16 September: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- 21 September: International Day of Peace
- 25 September: (Last week of September) World Maritime Day [IMO]
- 27 September: World Tourism Day [UNWTO]
- 1 October: International Day of Older Persons
- 2 October: International Day of Non-Violence
- 5 October: World Teachers' Day [UNESCO]
- 6 October: (First Monday in October) World Habitat Day
- 9 October: World Post Day
- 11 October: International Day of the Girl Child
- 13 October: International Day for Disaster Reduction
- 15 October: International Day of Rural Women
- 16 October: World Food Day [FAO]
- 17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 24 October: United Nations Day
- 24 October: World Development Information Day
- 27 October: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
- 2 November: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- 6 November: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
- 10 November: World Science Day for Peace and Development
- 16 November: International Day for Tolerance
- 16 November: (Third Sunday in November) World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
- 19 November: World Toilet Day
- 20 November: Universal Children's Day
- 20 November: (Third Thursday in November) World Philosophy Day
- 20 November: Africa Industrialization Day
- 21 November: World Television Day
- 25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 29 November: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
- 1 December: World AIDS Day
- 2 December: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- 3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 5 December: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
- 5 December: World Soil Day
- 7 December: International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]
- 9 December: International Anti-Corruption Day
- 10 December: Human Rights Day
- 11 December: International Mountain Day
- 18 December: International Migrants Day
- 20 December: International Human Solidarity Day
Additional UN Resources:
- The United Nations at a Glance
- United Nations
- Databases | United Nations
- United Nations Advanced Search
- International Days - United Nations Observances
- ISSUU - 2014 Calendar the United Nations Making a Difference by Yearbook of the United Nations
- UN Calendar of Observances
- United Nations Digital
- Current Year Calendar
- United Nations News Centre
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