UN Days, Weeks and Years > International Days and Weeks
Since the early days of the United Nations system, the UN has
established a set of Days and Weeks (as listed below), Years and Decades to help focus the world on the
issues in which the UN has an interest and commitment. The UN calls on Member
States and other organizations to mark these days in ways which reflect their
priorities.
Sometimes the promotion of a specific day is led by a specific UN
agency or programme, for example the World Health Organization (WHO) leads World
Health Day and World No-Tobacco Day, UN Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) leads World Water Day and International Literacy Day, UN
Environment Programme (UNEP) leads World Environment Day etc.
Some UN agencies also have their own international days (e.g.
WHO's World TB Day and UNESCO's World Philosophy Day), established and promoted
by the agency but not designated by the UN General Assembly for the full UN
system. While equivalent in purpose, the following list does not include
agency-specified days.
UN International Days and Weeks
UN International Days and Weeks
