APRIL 2017
2017 IAM Transportation Conference
The 2017 Conference will be held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, located at 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2017 through Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Travel days will be Saturday April 8, and Thursday April 13, 2017. [MORE]
MAY 2017
CLC Convention
The 28th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress will be held from Monday, May 8 to Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre [MORE]
IAM Communications Conference
Sunday, May 21 through Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas 78704, phone (512) 480-2070, fax (512) 480-2089. [MORE]
International Days
These are the international days currently observed by the United Nations. New international days are established regularly. The resolution establishing each international day is listed in parenthesis. SOURCE
January February March April May June July August September October November December
JANUARY
27 January
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (A/RES/60/7)
FEBRUARY
4 February
6 February
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (A/RES/67/146)
11 February
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (A/RES/70/212)
13 February
World Radio Day (UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 63; A/RES/67/124)
20 February
World Day of Social Justice (A/RES/62/10)
21 February
International Mother Language Day (A/RES/56/262)
MARCH
1 March
Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
3 March
World Wildlife Day (A/RES/68/205)
8 March
20 March
International Day of Happiness (A/RES/66/281)
21 March
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (A/RES/2142 (XXI))
21 March
World Poetry Day (UNESCO 30 C/Resolution 29)
21 March
International Day of Nowruz (A/RES/64/253)
21 March
World Down Syndrome Day (A/RES/66/149)
21 March
International Day of Forests (A/RES/67/200)
22 March
World Water Day (A/RES/47/193)
23 March
World Meteorological Day [WMO] WMO/EC-XII/Res.6
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 (A/RES/65/196)
25 March
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/RES/62/122)
25 March
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
APRIL
2 April
World Autism Awareness Day (A/RES/62/139)
4 April
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (A/RES/60/97)
6 April
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (A/RES/67/296)
7 April
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda (A/RES/58/234)
7 April
World Health Day [WHO] (WHA/A.2/Res.35)
12 April
International Day of Human Space Flight (A/RES/65/271)
22 April
International Mother Earth Day (A/RES/63/278)
23 April
World Book and Copyright Day (UNESCO 28 C/Resolution 3.18)
23 April
25 April
World Malaria Day [WHO]
26 April
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day (A/RES/71/125)
26 April
World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
28 April
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (OPCW C-10/5)
30 April
International Jazz Day (UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 39)
MAY
2 May
World Tuna Day (A/RES/71/124)
3 May
World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO 26 C/Resolution 4.3)
8-9 May
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War (A/RES/59/26)
10 May
World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]
10 May
“Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon (A/RES/54/115)
15 May
International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237)
17 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (A/RES/60/252; ITU Resolution 68/2006)
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (A/RES/57/249)
22 May
International Day for Biological Diversity (A/RES/55/201)
23 May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (A/RES/67/147)
29 May
International Day of UN Peacekeepers (A/RES/57/129)
31 May
World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] (WHA Resolution 42.19)
JUNE
1 June
Global Day of Parents (A/RES/66/292)
4 June
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (A/RES/ES-7/8)
5 June
World Environment Day (A/RES/2994 (XXVII))
8 June
World Oceans Day (A/RES/63/111)
12 June
World Day Against Child Labour
13 June
International Albinism Awareness Day (A/RES/69/170)
14 June
World Blood Donor Day [WHO] (WHA Resolution 58.13)
15 June
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (A/RES/66/127)
16 June
International Day of Family Remittances (GC 38/Resolution 189)
17 June
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (A/RES/49/115)
19 June
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (A/RES/69/293)
20 June
World Refugee Day (A/RES/55/76)
21 June
International Day of Yoga (A/RES/69/131)
23 June
United Nations Public Service Day (A/RES/57/277)
23 June
International Widows’ Day (A/RES/65/189)
25 June
Day of the Seafarer [IMO] (STCW/CONF.2/DC.4)
26 June
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (A/RES/42/112)
26 June
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (A/RES/52/149)
30 June
International Asteroid Day (A/RES/71/90)
JULY
1 July (first Saturday in July)
International Day of Cooperatives (A/RES/47/90)
11 July
World Population Day (UNDP decision 89/46 15, A/RES/45/216)
15 July
World Youth Skills Day (A/RES/69/145)
18 July
Nelson Mandela International Day (A/RES/64/13)
28 July
World Hepatitis Day [WHO]
30 July
International Day of Friendship (A/RES/65/275)
30 July
World Day against Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/68/192)
AUGUST
9 August
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/49/214)
12 August
International Youth Day (A/RES/54/120)
19 August
World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139)
23 August
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO] (29 C/Resolution 40)
29 August
International Day against Nuclear Tests (A/RES/64/35)
30 August
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (A/RES/65/209)
SEPTEMBER
5 September
International Day of Charity (A/RES/67/105)
8 September
International Literacy Day [UNESCO] (14 C/Resolution 1.441)
12 September
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (A/RES/58/220)
15 September
International Day of Democracy (A/RES/62/7)
16 September
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (A/RES/49/114)
21 September
International Day of Peace (A/RES/36/67) (A/RES/55/282)
26 September
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (A/RES/68/32)
27 September
28 September
World Rabies Day [WHO]
28 September (last Thursday of September)
World Maritime Day (IMCO/C XXXVIII/21)
OCTOBER
1 October
International Day of Older Persons (A/RES/45/106)
2 October
International Day of Non-Violence (A/RES/61/271)
2 October (first Monday in October)
World Habitat Day (A/RES/40/202 A)
5 October
World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO] (27 C/INF.7)
9 October
World Post Day (UPU/1969/Res.C.11)
10 October
World Mental Health Day [WHO]
11 October
International Day of the Girl Child (A/RES/66/170)
13 October
International Day for Disaster Reduction (A/RES/64/200)
15 October
International Day of Rural Women (A/RES/62/136)
16 October
World Food Day [FAO] (A/RES/35/70)
17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (A/RES/47/196)
20 October (every five years, beginning in 2010)
World Statistics Day (A/RES/69/282)
24 October
United Nations Day (A/RES/168 (II); A/RES/2782 (XXVI))
24 October
World Development Information Day (A/RES/3038 (XXVII))
27 October
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (UNESCO 33/C/Resolution 53)
31 October
World Cities Day (A/RES/68/239)
NOVEMBER
2 November
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (A/RES/68/163)
5 November
World Tsunami Awareness Day (A/RES/70/203)
6 November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4)
10 November
World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO 31 C/Resolution 20)
14 November
World Diabetes Day (A/RES/61/225)
16 November
International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO 28 C/Resolution 5.61; A/RES/51/95)
16 November (third Thursday in November)
World Philosophy Day (UNESCO 33 C/Resolution 37)
19 November
World Toilet Day (A/RES/67/291)
20 November
Africa Industrialization Day (A/RES/44/237)
19 November (third Sunday in November)
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (A/RES/60/5)
20 November
Universal Children’s Day (A/RES/836(IX))
21 November
World Television Day (A/RES/51/205)
25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (A/RES/54/134)
29 November
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (A/RES/32/40B)
DECEMBER
1 December
2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (A/RES/317(IV))
3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/47/3)
5 December
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (A/RES/40/212)
5 December
7 December
International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] (A/RES/51/33)
9 December
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (A/RES/69/323)
9 December
International Anti-Corruption Day (A/RES/58/4)
10 December
Human Rights Day (A/RES/423 (V))
11 December
International Mountain Day (A/RES/57/245)
18 December
International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93)
20 December
