The United Nations designates specific days, weeks, years and decades as occasions to mark particular events or topics in order to promote, through awareness and action, the objectives of the Organization. Usually, it is one or more Member States that propose these observances and the General Assembly establishes them with a resolution. On occasion, these celebrations are declared by the specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as UNESCO, UNICEF, FAO, etc., when they concern issues that fall within the scope of their competencies. Some of them may be later adopted by the General Assembly.
1 October
International Day of Older Persons
2 October
International Day of Non-Violence
5 October
World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
10 October
World Mental Health Day [WHO]
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
31 October
World Cities Day
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