INTERNATIONAL DAYS

April

7 April	World Health Day [WHO]
21 April	World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April	International Mother Earth Day
23 April	World Book and Copyright Day
25 April	International Girls in ICT Day [ITU]
27 April	Freedom Day

May

1 May	Workers Day
5 May	World Laughter Day
5 May	International Day of the Mid-wife
12 May	International Day of Plant Health [FAO]
15 May	International Day of Families
18 May	Global Recycling Day
21 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

June

1 June	Global Day of Parents
5 June	World Environment Day
16 June	Youth Day
27 June	Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

July

6 July	International Day of Cooperatives
15 July	World Youth Skills Day
18 July	Mandela Day

August

1-7 August	World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August [WHO]
12 August	International Youth Day
19 August	World Humanitarian Day

September

8 September	International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
9 September	International Day to Protect Education from Attack
23-29 September	International Week of the Deaf

October

5 October	World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
7 October	World Habitat Day
11 October	International Day of the Girl Child
15 October	International Day of Rural Women
16 October	World Food Day [FAO]
17 October	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
29 October	International Day of Care and Support
31 October	World Cities Day

November

10 November	World Science Day for Peace and Development
11-17 November	Global Entrepreneurship Week
30 November	Small Business Saturday

December

1 December	World AIDS Day
3 December	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December	International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

For more information, contact:
Karen Venter
T: +27 51 401 3732
C: +27 83 310 3715
E: venterk1@ufs.ac.za

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