UN Days

In 2022, Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance or FIND, an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations was able to validate that out of 50 disappearances, 24 were tied to the “drug war campaign.”

World Cities Day has been annually celebrated on October 31 since 2014 to raise awareness about global urbanization and push for global cooperation in sustainable urban development.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day focuses on the use of information and communication technologies to reduce the digital divide between people across the globe.

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace: April 24
To promote the values of the United Nations and reaffirm the faith of our peoples

World Creativity and Innovation Day: April 21
Its purpose to raise the awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development.

International Day of Human Space Flight: April 12
The day aims to promote a desire to explore and preserve outer space for peaceful purposes.

World Water Day: March 22
Celebrate water and raise awareness of people living without access to safe water

International Day of Happiness: March 20
UN strives to bring awareness to happiness to achieve sustainable goals

The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: February 6
FGM has become a severe form of discrimination against girls and women.

In 2012, the UN General Assembly designated February 6 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice.

The International Day of Cooperatives is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement that takes place on the first Saturday of July since 1923.

Children around the world are routinely engaged in paid and unpaid forms of work that are not harmful to them. However, they are classified as child labourers when they are either too young to work, or are involved in hazardous activities that may compromise their physical, mental, social or educational development.