Mercy Global Concern - 2003

Special United Nations Observances

International Decades

• 1993-2003: Third decade to combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
• 1994-2004: International decade of the World's Indigenous People.
• 1995-2004: United Nations decade for Human Rights Education.
• 1997-2006: United Nations decade for the Eradication of Poverty.
• 2001-2010: International decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World.

International Years

• 2003: International Year of Freshwater

International Days and Weeks

• 8^th March: United Nations day for Women's Rights and International Peace.
• 21^st March: International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
• 22^nd March: World Water Day
• 7^th April: World Health Day
• 3^rd May: World Press Freedom Day
• 15^th May: International day of Families.
• 17^th May: World Telecommunication day
• Beginning 25^th May: Week of Solidarity with Peoples of Non-Self Governing Terror ties.
• 31^st May: World No Tobacco day
• 4^th June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
• 5^th June World Environment Day
• 17^th June World Day to combat Desertification and Drought.
• 26^th June International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking
• 26^th June International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
• 11^th July World population day
• 9^th August International day of the World's Indigenous peoples.
• 12^th August International Youth Day
• 23^rd August for the remembrance of the Slave Trade and its abolition.
• September -(Opening General Assembly) World Day of Peace
• 8^th September: International Literacy Day
• 16^th September: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer
• 1^st October: International Day of Older Persons
• 10^th October: World Mental Health Day
• 16^th October: World Food Day
• 17^th October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• 24^th October: United Nations Day
• 24-30 October: Disarmament Week
• 16^th November: International Day for Tolerance
• 20^th November: Africa Industrialization Day
• 20^th November: Universal Children's Day
• 25^th November: International for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• 29^th November: International day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
• 1st December: World AIDS Day
• 2^nd December: International for the Abolition of Slavery
• 3^rd December: International day of Disabled Persons
• 10^th December: Human Rights Day
• 29^th December: International day for Biological Diversity