United Nations Observances

Cultural Diversity

Days
13 February	World Radio Day [UNESCO]	—
21 February	International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]	A/RES/56/262
20 March	International Day of Happiness	A/RES/66/281
20 March	French Language Day at the UN	—
21 March	International Day of Nowruz	A/RES/64/253
20 April	Chinese Language Day at the UN	—
23 April	English Language Day at the UN	—
30 April	International Jazz Day	—
5 May	Day of Vesak	A/RES/54/115
21 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development	A/RES/57/249
6 June	Russian Language Day at the UN	—
30 July	International Day of Friendship	A/RES/65/275 (draft resolution A/65/L.72)
12 October	Spanish Language Day at the UN	—
27 October	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]	—
18 December	Arabic Language Day at the UN	—
Weeks
1–7 February (First week of February)	World Interfaith Harmony Week	A/RES/65/5
Years
2010	International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures	A/RES/62/90
2008	International Year of Languages	A/RES/61/266
2003	Year of Kyrgyz Statehood	A/RES/57/248
2002	United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage	A/RES/56/8
2001	United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations	A/RES/53/22
2000	International Year of Thanksgiving	A/RES/52/16
2000	International Year for the Culture of Peace	A/RES/52/15
Decades
2001–2010	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World	A/RES/59/143
1988–1997	World Decade for Cultural Development	A/RES/41/187