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WORLD HABITAT DAY
UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS
National Holiday
of China,Cyprus, Nigeria, Palau
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2
Birthday of
Mahatma Gandhi, liberator of India 1869
National Holiday
of Guinea
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3
Population
Commission established by Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 1946
National Holiday of Germany
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4
WORLD SPACE WEEK
National Holiday of
Lesotho
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5
WORLD TEACHERS' DAY launched
by UNESCO 1996
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6
UN General Assembly Resolution No.
1881 for release of all political prisoners in all nations 1963
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7
Close of Dumbarton Oaks Conference
laying plan for UN 1944
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Victory over 6 childhood diseases announced by WHO, UNICEF 1991
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WORLD POST DAY: International Postal Convention signed in Berne
1874
National Holiday of Uganda
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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR REDUCTION OF NATURAL DISASTERS
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
National Holiday
of Fiji
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11
Jubilee 2000, led by churches, brought debt relief to 14 of
41 eligible, indebted poor countries, 2000
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12
UN Center for Human Settlements (HABITAT) set up in Nairobi,
Kenya 1978
National Holiday
of Equatorial Guinea, Spain
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13
Canadian Ambassador to the UN Robert Fowler began investigation
into the 'diamond trade' in Sierra Leone, Namibia, and other states
2000
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14
First meeting UN General Assembly in New York 1950
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS DAY
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15
1999 Nobel Peace Prize announced: Médecins sans Frontières
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WORLD FOOD DAY celebrates founding
of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome 1945
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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY since 1993
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Independence of Samoa assured by
General Assembly endorsement of plebiscite 1961
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19
Brundtland Report, 'Our Common Future,' proclaiming the needs
of development while protecting the environment, published 1987
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20
Founding of United Nations International School
(UNIS), NY 1947
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21
UN Flag adopted 1947
National
Holiday of Somalia
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22
Rule 64 for Minute of Silence to open General Assembly agreed
1949
National Holiday of Holy See
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23
First General Assembly meeting in US, Flushing Meadows, welcomed
by Pres. Harry Truman 1946
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UN DAY: UN Charter became effective 3 p.m. 1945
Oct. 24-30 Disarmament Week WORLD
DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION DAY
National Holiday
of Zambia
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25
People's
Republic of China took China's seat at UN 1971
National Holiday
of Kazakhstan
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26
Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) certified adherence
to Dayton agreement in Bosnia 1997
National Holiday of
Austria
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27
General
Assembly ended League mandate over Namibia and took control 1966
National Holiday
of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turkmenistan
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UN World Charter for Nature adopted 1982
National
Holiday of Czech Republic
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First session of International Labour Organisation, Washington,
D.C. 1919
National Holiday of Turkey
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Moscow Agreement of great powers on necessity of UN 1943
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UNICEF DAY: United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund established by Maurice Pate 1950
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The year 2001
of the Christian Calendar is:
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56 in the United Nations era
1380 in the Persian calendar |
1422 in the Muslim calendar
2545 in the Buddhist calendar
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2754 in the old Roman calendar
5114 in the Mayan cycle
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5762 in the Hebrew calendar
4699, the Year of the "Little Dragon" (Snake) in the Chinese calendar
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This United
Nations Calendar for Peace is a record of many of humankind's
efforts to abolish war
and poverty and to establish a world of peace and prosperity
for all, on this small planet.
Information
for the UN Calendar of Peace 2001 provided
by UNA-USA Connecticut and UNA-UK Westminster, England.
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