January
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27 January
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International Day of Commemoration in
Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
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February
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World Cancer Day
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6 February
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International Day of Zero Tolerance to
Female Genital Mutilation
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13 February
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World Radio Day [UNESCO]
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20 February
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World Day of Social Justice
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21 February
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International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]
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March
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Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
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3 March
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World Wildlife Day
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8 March
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International Women's Day
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20 March
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International Day of Happiness
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21 March
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International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination
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21 March
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World Poetry Day [UNESCO]
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21 March
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International Day of Nowruz
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21 March
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World Down Syndrome Day
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21 March
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International Day of Forests and the Tree
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22 March
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World Water Day
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23 March
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World Meteorological Day [WMO]
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24 March
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World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]
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24 March
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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
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International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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25 March
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International Day of Solidarity with
Detained and Missing Staff Members
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April
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World Autism Awareness Day
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4 April
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International Day for Mine Awareness and
Assistance in Mine Action
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6 April
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International Day of Sport for Development
and Peace
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7 April
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Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the
Rwanda Genocide
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7 April
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World Health Day [WHO]
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12 April
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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22 April
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International Mother Earth Day
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23 April
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World Book and Copyright Day
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23 April
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English Language Day
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25 April
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World Malaria Day [WHO]
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26 April
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World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
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28 April
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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29 April
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Day of Remembrance for all Victims of
Chemical Warfare
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30 April
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International Jazz Day
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May
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World Press Freedom Day
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8-9 May
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Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for
Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
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10-11 May
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World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]
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13 May
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"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
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15 May
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International Day of Families
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17 May
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World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day [ITU]
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21 May
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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
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29 May
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers
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31 May
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World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]
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June
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Global Day of Parents
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4 June
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International Day of Innocent Children
Victims of Aggression
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5 June
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World Environment Day [UNEP]
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8 June
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World Oceans Day
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12 June
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World Day Against Child Labour
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14 June
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World Blood Donor Day [WHO]
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15 June
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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17 June
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World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought
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20 June
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World Refugee Day
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23 June
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United Nations Public Service Day
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23 June
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International Widows' Day
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25 June
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Day of the Seafarer [IMO]
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26 June
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International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking
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26 June
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United Nations International Day in Support
of Victims of Torture
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July
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International Day of Cooperatives
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11 July
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World Population Day
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18 July
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Nelson Mandela International Day
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28 July
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World Hepatitis Day [WHO]
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30 July
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International Day of Friendship
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August
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International Day of the World's Indigenous
Peoples
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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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23 August
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International Day for the Remembrance of
the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO]
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29 August
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International Day against Nuclear Tests
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30 August
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International Day of the Victims of
Enforced Disappearances
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September
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International Day of Charity
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8 September
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International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
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12 September
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United Nations Day for South-South
Cooperation
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15 September
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International Day of Democracy
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16 September
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International Day for the Preservation of
the Ozone Layer
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21 September
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International Day of Peace
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(Last week of September)
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World Maritime Day [IMO]
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27 September
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World Tourism Day [UNWTO]
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October
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International Day of Older Persons
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2 October
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International Day of Non-Violence
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5 October
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World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
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(First Monday in October)
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World Habitat Day
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9 October
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World Post Day
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11 October
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International Day of the Girl Child
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13 October
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International Day for Disaster Reduction
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15 October
|
International Day of Rural Women
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16 October
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World Food Day [FAO]
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17 October
|
International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty
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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
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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
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November
|
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International Day to End Impunity for
Crimes against Journalists
|
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6 November
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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
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16 November
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International Day for Tolerance
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(Third Sunday in November)
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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic
Victims
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19 November
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World Toilet Day
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20 November
|
Universal Children’s Day
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(Third Thursday in November)
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World Philosophy Day
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21 November
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World Television Day
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22 November
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Africa Industrialization 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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December
|
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World AIDS Day
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2 December
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International Day for the Abolition of
Slavery
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3 December
|
International Day of Persons with
Disabilities
|
5 December
|
International Volunteer Day for Economic
and Social Development
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5 December
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World Soil Day
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7 December
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International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]
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9 December
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International Anti-Corruption Day
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10 December
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Human Rights Day
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11 December
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International Mountain Day
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18 December
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International Migrants Day
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20 December
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International Human Solidarity Day
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Source: UN
