JANUARY (details) |
4 January |
World Braille Day
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24 January |
International Day of Education
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27 January |
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims
of the Holocaust
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FEBRUARY (details) |
4 February |
World Cancer Day [WHO]
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6 February
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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation [WHO]
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11 February
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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13 February
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World Radio Day [UNESCO]
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20 February |
World Day of Social Justice
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21 February |
International Mother Language Day
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MARCH(details) |
1 March |
Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
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3 March |
World Wildlife Day
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8 March |
International Women's Day
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20 March |
French Language Day at the UN
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20 March |
International Day of Happiness
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21 March |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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21 March
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International Day of Nowruz
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21 March |
World Poetry Day [UNESCO]
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21 March |
World Down Syndrome Day
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21 March |
International Day of Forests and the Tree
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22 March |
World Water Day
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23 March |
World Meteorological Day [WMO]
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24 March |
World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]
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24 March |
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
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25 March |
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
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25 March |
The International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
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APRIL(details) |
2 April |
World Autism Awareness Day
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4 April |
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
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6 April |
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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7 April |
World Health Day [WHO]
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7 April |
Commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda
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12 April |
International Day of Human Space Flight
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20 April |
Chinese Language Day at the UN
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21 April |
World Creativity and Innovation Day
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22 April
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International Mother Earth Day
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23 April |
English Language Day at the UN
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23 April |
Spanish Language Day
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23 April |
World Book and Copyright Day [UNESCO]
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24 April |
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
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25 April |
World Malaria Day [WHO]
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26 April |
World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
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28 April |
World Day for Safety and Health at Work [ILO]
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30 April |
International Jazz Day [UNESCO]
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MAY (details) |
2 May
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World Tuna Day
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3 May |
World Press Freedom Day
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8-9 May |
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives
during the Second World War
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11 May (second Saturday of May) |
World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]
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15 May |
International Day of Families
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16 May
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International Day of Living Together in Peace
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16 May |
International Day of Light [UNESCO]
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17 May |
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
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17 May |
"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
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20 May
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World Bee Day |
21 May |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
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22 May
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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23 May
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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula |
29 May |
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
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31 May |
World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]
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JUNE (details)
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1 June
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Global Day of Parents
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3 June |
World Bicycle Day
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4 June |
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
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5 June |
World Environment Day
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5 June |
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
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6 June |
Russian Language Day at the UN
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7 June |
World Food Safety Day
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8 June |
World Oceans Day
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12 June |
World Day Against Child Labour
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13 June |
International Albinism Awareness Day
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14 June |
World Blood Donor Day [WHO]
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15 June |
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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16 June |
International Day of Family Remittances
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17 June |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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18 June |
Sustainable Gastronomy Day
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19 June |
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
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20 June |
World Refugee Day
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21 June |
International Day of Yoga
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23 June
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United Nations Public Service Day
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23 June |
International Widow’s Day
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25 June |
Day of the Seafarer (IMO)
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26 June |
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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26 June |
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
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27 June |
Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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29 June |
International Day of the Tropics
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30 June |
International Asteroid Day
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30 June |
International Day of Parliamentarism
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JULY (details) |
6 July (first Saturday of July)
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International Day of Cooperatives
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11 July |
World Population Day
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15 July
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World Youth Skills Day
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18 July |
Nelson Mandela International Day
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28 July |
World Hepatitis Day [WHO]
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30 July |
International Day of Friendship
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30 July |
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
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30 July |
International Day of Friendship
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AUGUST (details) |
9 August
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International Day of the World's Indigenous People
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12 August
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International Youth Day
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19 August
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World Humanitarian Day
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21 August
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International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
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23 August |
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
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29 August |
International Day against Nuclear Tests
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30 August |
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
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SEPTEMBER(details) |
5 September |
International Day of Charity
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8 September |
International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
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10 September |
World Suicide Prevention Day
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12 September |
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
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15 September |
International Day of Democracy
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16 September |
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
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21 September |
International Day of Peace
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23 September |
International Day of Sign Languages
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26 September |
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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26 (last Thursday of September)
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World Maritime Day [IMO]
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27 September |
World Tourism Day [WTO]
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28 September |
World Rabies Day
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28 September |
International Day for Universal Access to Information
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30 September |
International Translation Day
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OCTOBER(details) |
1 October |
International Day of Older Persons
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2 October |
International Day of Non-Violence
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5 October |
World Teacher's Day
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7 October (first Monday
in October) |
World Habitat Day
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9 October |
World Post Day
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10 October |
World Mental Health Day [WHO]
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11 October |
International Day of the Girl Child
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12 October (second Saturday of October)
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World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP] |
13 October |
International Day for Disaster Reduction
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15 October |
International Day of Rural Women
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16 October |
World Food Day
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17 October |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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20 October (every five years, beginning in 2010) |
World Statistics Day
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24 October |
United Nations Day
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24 October |
World Development Information Day
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27 October |
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
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31 October |
World Cities Day
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NOVEMBER (details) |
2 November
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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
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5 November
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World Tsunami Awareness Day
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6 November |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment
in War and Armed Conflict
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10 November |
World Science Day for Peace and Development [UNESCO]
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14 November |
World Diabetes Day [WHO]
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16 November |
International Day for Tolerance
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17 November (third Sunday
in November) |
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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19 November |
World Toilet Day
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20 November |
Universal Children’s Day
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20 November |
Africa Industrialization Day
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21 November |
World Television Day
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21 November (third Thursday
in November) |
World Philosophy Day
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25 November |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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29 November |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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30 November |
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
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DECEMBER (details) |
1 December |
World AIDS Day
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2 December |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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3 December |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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5 December |
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
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5 December |
World Soil Day [FAO]
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7 December |
International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]
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9 December |
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime |
9 December |
International Anti-Corruption Day
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10 December |
Human Rights Day
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11 December |
International Mountain Day
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12 December |
International Day of Neutrality
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12 December |
International Universal Health Coverage Day
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18 December |
International Migrants Day
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18 December |
Arabic Language Day at the UN
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20 December |
International Human Solidarity Day
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