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IMPORTANT DAYS IN JANUARY

Jan 4 2017
Remember Day: World Braille Day(207th birth anniversary of Louis Braille)
Purpose : To recognize the efforts of Louis Braille. Louis Braille is credited with inventing the Braille
language which helps blind people to read as well as write.
Jan 09 2017
Remembered Day:Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
Organized:India
Purpose:To Mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The
day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January 1915.
Jan 10 2017
Remember Day: World Hindi Day
Purpose : To mark the day, 14 September 1949, on which the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi
written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.
Organization: India
Jan 12 2017
Remember Day: National Youth Day
Purpose : To commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, maker of the modern India.
Organization: India
Theme : Indian youth for development skill and harmony
Jan 15 2017
Remember Day: 69thIndian Army Day
Purpose : Recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-
Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of
India, on 16 January 1949.
Organization: India
Jan 16 2017
Remember Day: Religious Freedom Day
Purpose: To stand against religious intolerance
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Organization: US
January 23
Remembered Day: 120th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of
Patriotism / Desh Prem Divas
Organization: India
Jan 24 2017
Remember Day: National girl child day
Purpose : To increase the awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in
the society
Organization: India
Jan 25 2017
Remember Day: National Voters Day
Purpose : To encourage more young voters to take part in the political process
Organization: India
Theme : Empowering young and future events
Remember Day: National Tourism Day

Purpose : To raise awareness of the importance of tourism for the country's economy.
Organization: India
Jan 26 2017
Remember Day: International Customs Day
Purpose : To recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border security.
Organization:World Customs Organization
Theme : Digital Customs: Progressive Engagement
Remember Day: 68th Republic Day

Purpose : To honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1960
Organization: Government of India
Theme of Parade : Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
Jan 27 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
Purpose : To commemorates when the Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration and death
camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on January 27, 1946.
Organization: UN
Theme : From Words to Genocide: Antisemitic Propaganda and the Holocaust.
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Jan 29 2017
Remember Day: World Leprosy Day(last Sunday of January)
Purpose : To increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen's Disease
Organization:NGOs
Jan 30 2017
Remember Day: Martyrs Day
Purpose : To honor of those who lost their lives defending the sovereignty of the nation and death
anniversary of Mahathma Gandhi
Organization: India
Jan 31 2017
Remember Day: 12th Raising Day of National Disaster Response Force
Purpose : To commended the NDRF for its efforts during disaster response
Organization: GOI
IMPORTANT DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2017

Feb 1 2017
Remember Day:40th Indian Coast Guard Day
Purpose:To protects Indias maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the
territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
Organization:GOI
Feb 2 2017
Remember Day:World Wetland Day
Purpose:To marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar
Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Theme:Wetlands for disaster risk reduction
Feb 4 2017
Remember Day:World Cancer Day
Purpose:To raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment.
Organization:WHO
Theme:We can I can
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Feb 6 2017
Remember Day:International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
Purpose:To raise awareness about the female genital mutilation (FGM) and to promote its eradication
Organization:UNICEF
Theme:Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM
by 2030
Feb 10 2017
Remember Day:National Deworming Day
Purpose:To deworm children between the ages of (1-19) at schools and anganwadi centres.
Organization:GOI
Feb 11 2017
Remember Day:International Day Women and Girls in Science
Purpose:To highlight female achievement, equal access and participation in the science field
Organization:UN
Theme:Gender, Science and Sustainable Development: The Impact of Media
Feb 12 2017
Remember Day:National Productivity Day
Purpose:To encourage all stakeholders to implement productivity tools & techniques with
contemporary relevant themes
Organization:National Productivity Council
Theme:From Waste to Profits through Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
Feb 13 2017
Remember Day:World Radio Day
Purpose:To remember the contribution of radio in our life.
Organization:UNESCO
Theme:Radio is You
Feb 20 2017
Remember Day:World Day of Social Justice
Purpose:To promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment
Organization:UN
Theme:Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work
Feb 21 2017
Remember Day:International Mother Language day
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Purpose:To promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism

Organization:UN, UNESCO
Theme:Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
Feb 22 2017
Remember Day:World thinking day
Purpose:A day when they think about their sisters (and brothers) in all the countries of the world,
the meaning of Guiding, and its global impact.
Organization:WAGGGS(World Association For Girl Guides and Girl Scouts).
Theme:Connect Activity Pack
Feb 24 2017
Remember Day:74th Central Excise Day
Purpose:To encourage the employees of excise department to carry out the central excise duty all
over the India in better way in order to prevent the corruption
Organization:GOI
Feb 27 2017
Remember Day:Chandra Shekhar Azads 86th death anniversary or Martyrdom Day
Organization:GOI
Feb 28 2017
Remember Day:National Science day
Purpose:To commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect by Sir C.V.Raman in 1928
Organization:GOI
Theme:Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons
IMPORTANT DAYS IN MARCH

Mar 1 2017
Remember Day: Zero Discrimination Day
Purpose : To create awareness to people from all corners of the world, about the evil consequences
of discrimination, to celebrate diversity, and to reject discrimination.
Organization: UNAIDS
Theme: Make Some Noise For Zero Discrimination
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Remember Day: World Civil Defence Day

Purpose : To commemorates the entry into force of the ICDO Constitution as an intergovernmental
organisation in 1972.
Organization: ICDO
Theme: Together with civil defence against disasters
Mar 3 2017
Remember Day: : World Wildlife Day
Purpose : To raise awareness of the World's flora and fauna.
Organization: UNGA
Theme: Listen to the young voices
Remember Day: National defence day

Purpose : To commemorate in the memory of Pakistan's successful defence against India that
marked the ceasefire in the 1965 war
Organization: India
Remember Day: World Hearing Day

Purpose : To promote hearing since its pronouncement in 2007.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment
Mar 4 2017
Remember Day: National Security Day
Purpose : To praise the work of security forces, who plays a major role in maintaining peace and
security of the people in India.
Organization: India
Mar 4-10 2017

Remember Day: National Safety Week
Purpose : To renewing the commitment of employees and general public to work safely throughout
the year.
Organization:NSC
Theme: Keep Each Other Safe
March 5 2017
Remember Day : 101st birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik
Mar 8 2017
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Remember Day: International womens day

Purpose : : To celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
Organization: IWD & NGOs
Theme: Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.
Mar 9 2017
Remember Day: World Kidney Day
Purpose : To create awareness among the people globally, about the importance of the kidneys and
also to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health issues.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Kidney Disease and Obesity: Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys
Mar 13 2017
Remember Day: Commonwealth Day
Purpose : To come together and celebrate its values and diversity.
Organization: Commonwealth Nations
Theme: A peace-building Commonwealth
Mar 15 2017
Remember Day: World Consumer Rights Day
Purpose : To promote the basic rights of all the consumers, to demand that those rights are
respected and protected.
Organization: WCRD
Theme: Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust
Mar 16 2017
Remember Day: Indian American Appreciation Day
Purpose : to honour Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed in an apparent hate crime
on February 22, 2017.
Organization: USA
Mar 17 2017
Remember Day: World Sleep Day
Purpose : To celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep and to draw society attention to the
burden of sleep problems and their medicine, education and social aspects
Organization: WASM
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Theme: Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life
Mar 20 2017
Remember Day: World Sparrow Day
Purpose : To create awareness of the house sparrows and other birds to the rapidly changing
environments, and of threats to their populations.
Theme: Rise for the SPARROW Experience the power of One
Remember Day: International Day of Happiness

Purpose :To recognised happiness as a fundamental human goal and called for a more inclusive,
equitable and balanced approach to economic growth
Organization: UN
Mar 21 2017
Remember Day: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Purpose : Aims to remind people of racial discrimination's negative consequences. It also
encourages
people to remember their obligation and determination to combat racial discrimination.
Organization: UN
Theme: Racial profiling and incitement to hatred, including in the context of migration
Remember Day: World Down syndrome Day (WDSD)

Purpose : To raise public awareness and create a single global voice for advocating for the rights,
inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome.
Organization: WHO
Theme: MY Voice My Community
Remember Day: International Day of Forests

Purpose : To raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests
Organization: UN, FAO
Theme: Forests and energy
Remember Day: World Poetry day

Purpose : To promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world
Organization: UNESCO
Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz

Purpose: To celebrates the start of the Persian spring festival March 21 ever year. It occurs on or
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around the time of the March equinox.

Organization: UN
Mar 22 2017
Remember Day: World Water Day
Purpose : To create awareness among the people about the importance of conservation of this
valuable finite resource for the future generations.
Organization: UN
Theme: Why Waste water?
Mar 23 2017
Remember Day: World Meteorological Day
Purpose : To support the all the countries by providing meteorological services related to natural
disasters, climate and water.
Organization:UN,WMO
Theme: 'Understanding Clouds'
Remember Day: Martyrs day

Purpose: 86th death anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev
Thapar
Organization: GOI
Mar 24 2017
Remember Day: World Tuberculosis Day
Purpose : To create awareness to the public about the dreadful tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to
eliminate the disease.
Organization: UN, WHO
Theme: Unite to End Tuberculosis
Remembered Day: International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights
Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Purpose: To promote the importance of the right to truth and justice.
Organization: UN
March 25 2017
Remembered Day: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Purpose: It honors the lives of those who died as a result of slavery or experienced the horrors of
the transatlantic slave trade. It is also an occasion to raise awareness about the dangers of racism
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and prejudice.
Organization: UN
Theme: Remember Slavery: Recognising the Legacy and Contributions of People of African Descent
Remembered Day: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
Purpose: Date is the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, a journalist who died while
working for the UN.
Organization: UN
Mar 25 2017
Remember Day: Earth Hour
Purpose : To create awareness for global warming and Earth Hour is a global campaign with a
simple message to switch off non-essential lights for one hour
Organization: WWF
Time: From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
Theme: Highlight Climate Action
Mar 26 2017
Remember Day: 47th Independence Day of Bangladesh
Mar 27 2017
Remember Day: World Theatre Day
Purpose : To figure of world stature shares his or her reflections on the theme of Theatre and a
Culture of Peace
Organization: International Theatre Institute (ITI)
IMPORTANT DAYS IN APRIL

Apr 2 2017
Remember Day: World Autism Awareness Day
Purpose : To raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world.
Organization: UN
Theme: Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination
Apr 4 2017
Remember Day: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
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Purpose : To raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication
Organization: UN
Theme: Needs driven. People Centered
Apr 5 2017
Remember Day: National Maritime Day
Purpose : To commemorate the maiden voyage of the first Indian Vessel 'S. S. Loyalty' owned by
M/s. Scindia Steam Navigation Company from Mumbai to London on 5th April 1919.
Apr 6 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Purpose : To promotes healthy lifestyles and emphasizes the International Olympic Committees
(IOC) focus on giving as many people as possible access to sport.
Organization: UNOSDP
Campaign: #WePlayTogether.
Apr 7 2017
Remember Day: World Health Day
Purpose : To celebrate the founding of the World Health Organization, the worlds leading health
organisation, on 7 April 1948.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Depression: Let's Talk'.
Apr 8 2017
Remember Day: International Romani Day
Purpose : to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people.
Organization: UN
Apr 10 2017
Remember Day: World Homeopathy Day
Purpose : : To honour the Father of Homeopathy System of medicine Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
Organization: WHO
Apr 11 2017
Remember Day: National Safe motherhood day
Purpose : To create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating
women.
Organization: GOI
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Apr 12 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Human Space Flight
Purpose : To remembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961.
Organization: UN
April 14 2017
Remembered Day: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar 126th Birth Anniversary
Organization: GOI
Apr 17 2017
Remember Day: World Hemophilia Day
Purpose : To create awareness for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, which also serves
to raise funds
Organization: WFH
Theme: Hear their voices.
Apr 18 2017
Remember Day: World Heritage Day
Purpose : To raise public awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of theworld's built
monuments and heritage sites and the efforts required to protect and conserve them.
Theme: Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism
Apr 20 2017
Remember Day: Chinese Language Day
Purpose : To pay tribute to Cang Jie, a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese
characters about 5,000 years ago
Organization:UNESCO
Apr 21 2017
Remember Day: Civil Services Day
Purpose : To re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.
Organization:GOI
Theme: Making New India
Apr 22 2017
Remember Day: World Earth Day
Purpose : To demonstrate support for environmental protection.
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Organization: UN
Theme: Environmental & Climate Literacy
Apr 23 2017
Remember Day: World Book and Copyright Day
Purpose : To promote reading, publishing and copyright.
April 24 2017
Remembered Day: National Panchayati Day
Purpose: The day marks the passing of Constitution[73rd Amendment]Act 1992 , that came into
force from 24th of April 1993.
Organization: India
Remembered Day: World Lab Animal Day

Purpose: To marked the birthday of former NAVS president Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding.
Organization: National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
April 25 2017
Remembered Day: World Malaria Day
Purpose: To recognise the global efforts to control malaria. It is an occasion to highlight the need for
continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria control and elimination.
Organization: WHO
Theme:End malaria for good
Apr 26 2017
Remember Day: World Intellectual Property Day
Purpose : To raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life
and to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development
of societies across the globe
Organization: WIPO
Theme: Innovation Improving Lives
Remember Day: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

Purpose : To commemorates the explosion at the Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986
Organization: UN
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Remember Day: World Day for Safety and Health

Purpose : To promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.
Organization: ILO
Theme: Optimise the collection and use of OSH data
Apr 29 2017
Remember Day: International Dance Day
Purpose : To attract the attention of the wider public to the art of dance
Remember Day: International Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
Purpose : To pay a tribute to the victims of chemical warfare and to discourage the world to prohibit
the use of chemical weapons.
Organization: UN
Apr 30 2017
Remember Day: International Jazz Day
Purpose : To promote peace,dialogue among various cultures,diversity,eradicating
discrimination,respect of human dignity, promotion gender equality and individual expression.
IMPORTANT DAYS IN MAY

May 1 2017
Remember Day:International Workers Day
Purpose:To pay tribute to workers sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the
world.
Theme:Celebrating the international labour movement.
May 2 2017
Remember Day: World Tuna Day
Purpose: To protect one of the globes most popular fish to be caught and eaten.
Organization: UN
Remember Day:World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May)

Purpose:To improve asthma awareness and care around the world
Organization:WHO
Theme: Better air better breathing
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May 3 2017
Remember Day:World Press Freedom Day
Purpose:To mark the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression
are fundamental human rights.
Organization:UN, UNESCO
Theme: Critical Minds for Critical Times: Medias role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive
societies
May 5 2017
Remember Day:International Midwives Day
Purpose:To commemorate and increase the awareness about the contribution of the midwives
towards the patients all over the world.
Organization:UNFPA
Theme: Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life!"
May 8 2017
Remember Day:World Red Cross day
Purpose:Anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Organization:ICRC
Theme: Less Known Red Cross Stories
May 10 2017
Remember Day:World Migratory Bird Day
Purpose:To highlight the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats
Organization:UN
Theme: Their Future is our Future- a Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People
May 11 2017
Remember Day:National Technology Day
Purpose:The anniversary of first of the five tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test which
was held on 11 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Organization:GOI
Theme: Technology for inclusive and sustainable growth
May 12 2017
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Remember Day:International Nurses Day

Purpose:The anniversary of Florence Nightingales birth
Organization:ICN
Theme: Nursing: A voice to lead Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
May 14 2017
Remember Day:Mothers Day
Purpose:To show their appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide.
May 15 2017
Remember Day:International Day of Families
Purpose:An opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase
knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families
Organization:UN
Theme: Families, education and well-being.
May 16 2017
Remember Day: National Dengue Day
Purpose: To mark the toll the deadly disease has been taking in terms of lives and to reaffirm
nationwide efforts to tackle the scourge by using both education and medical intervention.
Organization: GOI
May 17 2017
Remember Day:World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Purpose:To mark the anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention in
1865
Organization:UN
Theme: Big Data for Big Impact
Remember Day:The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Purpose:To raise awareness of Laws affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender violations and
generate interest in the rights
Organization:WHO
Remember Day:World Hypertension Day

Purpose:To increase the awareness of hypertension
Organization:WHO
Theme: Know Your Numbers
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May 18 2017
Remember Day:World AIDS Vaccine Day
Purpose:To promoting the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
Organization:WHO
Remember Day:International Museum Day

Purpose:To provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them as
to the challenges that museums face.
Organization:ICOM, UN
Theme: Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums.
May 20 2017
Remember Day:World Metrology Day
Purpose:To promote the importance of measurement.
Organization:BIPM and OIML
Theme: Measurements for transport
May 21 2017
Remember Day:World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Purpose:To provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural
diversity
Organization:UNESCO
Remember Day:Anti-Terrorism Day

Purpose:26th Death Anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi
Organization:GOI
May 22 2017
Remember Day:International Day for Biological Diversity
Purpose:For the promotion of biodiversity issues.
Organization:UN
Theme: Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
May 23 2017
Remember Day:International day to end obstetric fistula
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Purpose:To promotes action towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula, a condition that affects
many girls and women in developing countries.
Organization:UN, UNFPA
Theme: Hope, healing, and dignity for all.
Remember Day:World Turtle Day

Purpose:To bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and
encourage human action to help them survive and thrive
May 25 2017
Remember Day:International Missing Childrens Day
Purpose:To encourage everyone to think about children who remain missing and to spread a
message of hope.
Organization:ICMEC and NCMEC
May 29 2017
Remember Day: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Purpose: To pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United
Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and
to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace
Organization: UN
Theme: Investing in Peace around the World
May 31 2017
Remember Day: World No Tobacco Day
Purpose: To draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health
effects.
Organization: WHO
Theme: Tobacco a threat to development
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JUNE

June 1 2017
Remember Day: Global Day of Parents
Purpose : To appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children
and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.
Organization: UN
Remember Day: World Milk Day

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Purpose : To celebrate the contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June every
year.
Organization: UN, UNFAO
Theme: Raise a glass for milk
June 4 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Purpose : To provides an opportunity to the world to acknowledge the pain suffered by children
throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
Organization: UN
June 5 2017
Remember Day: World Environment Day
Purpose : To raise global awareness for the protection of our environment and the planet Earth.
Organization: UN
Theme: Connecting People to Nature.
June 6 2017
Remember Day: First World Pest Day
Purpose : To increase awareness of pest-borne diseases and safeguard public health through
scientific and professional pest control methods.
Organization: Chinese Pest Control Association (CPCA).
Remember Day: Russian Language Day

Purpose : To celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six of
the UN's official working languages throughout the organization
Organization: UN
June 8 2017
Remember Day: World Oceans Day
Purpose : To honor, help protect, and conserve the worlds oceans.
Organization: UN
Theme: "Our Oceans, Our Future".
June 12 2017
Remember Day: World Day against Child Labour
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Purpose : To focuses on the impact of conflicts and disasters on child labour.

Organization: UN
Theme: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour.
June 13 2017
Remember Day: International Albinism Awareness Day
Purpose : For the prevention of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism.
Organization: UN
June 14 2017
Remember Day: World Blood Donar Day
Purpose : To thank the blood donors and to spread awareness about the requirement for blood and
blood products.
Organization: WHO
Theme: What can you do? Give blood. Give now. Give often.
June 15 2017
Remember Day: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Purpose : To focus global attention on the problem of physical, emotional, and financial abuse of
elders
Organization: UN
Remember Day: ASEAN Dengue Day

Purpose : To raise awareness on dengue and to mobilise resources for prevention and control
involving private and public sector stakeholders
Theme: United Fight Against Dengue.
June 16 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Family Remittances
Purpose : To provide an opportunity to recognize the efforts of migrant workers globally.
Organization: UN
June 17 2017
Remember Day: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Purpose : To promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification.
Organization: UN
Theme: 'Our land Our home Our Future
June 18 2017
Remember Day: Father's Day
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Purpose : To honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of
fathers in society
June 19 2017
Remember Day: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Purpose : To commemorate the adoption on 19 June 2008 of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008)
Organization: UN
Theme: Preventing Sexual Violence Crimes through Justice and Deterrence
June 20 2017
Remember Day: World Refugee Day
Purpose : To raise the public awareness about refugees situations throughout the world
Organization: UN
Theme: Waterloo Region Celebrates Refugees.
June 21 2017
Remember Day: 3rd edition of International Yoga day
Purpose : To create a great level of consciousness and positively changing the lifestyle of worldwide
human population
Organization: GOI
Theme: 'Yoga for Health'
Remember Day: World Music Day 2017

Theme: Musicians gather to perform at public place
June 23 2017
Remember Day: International Widows day
Purpose : To address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in
many countries
Organization: The Loomba Foundation , UN
Theme: Empowering Women for Greater Achievements
Remember Day: World Public Service

Purpose : To celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community.
Organization: UN
Theme: The Future is Now.
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Remember Day: International Olympic day

Purpose : To commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 at the
Sorbonne in Paris.
June 25-26 2017

Remember Day: Anti-Emergency day
Purpose : To remind people how Emergency was clamped by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in
1975.
Organization: GOI
June 25 2017
Remember Day: Day of Seafarer
Purpose : To recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to
international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole
Organization: UN
Theme: "Seafarers Matter".
June 26 2017
Remember Day: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Purpose : To increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an
effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.
Organization: UN
Theme: Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and
safe.
June 27 2017
Remember Day: First International MSME Day
Purpose : To recognize the important role MSMEs and can play in achieving the United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensuring a more inclusive global society
Organization: UN, WTO
Theme: Small business big impact
June 29 2017
Remember Day: National Statistics Day in India
Purpose : To mark the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, a renowned and
eminent statistician.
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Organization: GOI
Remember Day: International Day of the Tropics.

Purpose : To mark the anniversary of the launch of the inaugural State of the Tropics 2014 report,
the first major output of the State of the Tropics
Organization: UN
IMPORTANT DAYS IN JULY
July 1 2017
Remember Day: National Doctors Day
Purpose : To recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities
Organization: GOI
July 2 2017
Remember Day: World Sports Journalists Day
Purpose : To commemorate the creation of AIPS and to celebrate the achievements of members of
the sporting media.
Organization: International Sports Press Association (AIPS)
Remember Day: International Day of Cooperatives

Purpose : To increase awareness on cooperatives, as well as strengthen and extend partnerships
between the international cooperative movement and other supporting organizations including
governments.
Organization: UN
July 3 2017
Remember Day: International Plastic Bag Free Day
Purpose : To heightening awareness about plastic and disposable carrying devices.
Organization: IPEN
July 6 2017
Remember Day: World Zoonoses Day
Purpose : To create awareness on zoonotic diseases, how to prevent them and what actions to take
when exposed.
July 7 2017
Remember Day: Global Forgiveness Day
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Purpose : It is a day to forgive, and a day to be forgiven!
July 11 2017
Remember Day: World population day
Purpose : To increase peoples awareness on various population issues such as the importance of
family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights
Organization: UNDP
Theme: 'Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations
July 12 2017
Remember Day: Malala Day
Purpose : To raise awareness and to help girls get their right to education. Malala Yousafzai is a
global symbol of every girls right to an education.
Organization: UN
July 15 2017
Remember Day: World Youth Skills Day
Purpose : To highlight the fundamental rights of the youth.
Organization: UN, UNESCO, ILO
Theme: Skills for All
July 17 2017
Remember Day: International Justice Day
Purpose : To marks the 19th anniversary of the 1998 Rome Statute, the founding treaty that created
the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Organization: ICC
July 18 2017
Remember Day: Nelson Mandela International Day 2017
Purpose : To remembers Mandelas achievements in working towards conflict resolution, democracy,
human rights, peace, and reconciliation.
Organization: UN
July 19 2017
Remember Day: Save public sector banks
Purpose : 48th anniversary of nationalisation of major banks.
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July 23 2017
Remember Day: National Broadcasting Day(Radio broadcast had completed 90 years)
Purpose : To marks the day Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) began organized radio broadcasting
from Bombay station.
Organization: Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC)
July 26 2017
Remember Day: Kargil Vijay Diwas
Purpose : To honour the Kargil Wars Heroes in the Kargil Dras sector in New Delhi.
Organization: GOI
July 27 2017
Remember Day: Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) Foundation day
Organization: GOI
July 28 2017
Remember Day: World Hepatitis Day
Purpose : To mark the awareness of hepatitis and to boost prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
the decease.
Organization: WHO
Theme: "Eliminate Hepatitis"
Remember Day: World Nature Conservation Day

Purpose : To increase the awareness about and protecting the natural resources.
July 29 2017
Remember Day: International Tiger Day
Purpose : To promote the protection and expansion of the endangered wild tigers habitats and to
gain support through awareness.
Slogan: Fresh Ecology For Tigers Protection.
July 30 2017
Remember Day: International Day of Friendship
Purpose : To promote the role that friendship plays in also making peace in many cultures
Organization: UN
Remember Day: World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Purpose : To raise awareness around human trafficking. The Day is witnessed across the world.
Organization: UN
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IMPORTANT DAYS IN JANUARY

Remember Day: National Tourism Day

Remember Day: 68th Republic Day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2017

Purpose:To promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism

IMPORTANT DAYS IN MARCH

Remember Day: World Civil Defence Day

Remember Day: National defence day

Remember Day: World Hearing Day

Mar 4-10 2017

Remember Day: International womens day

Theme: Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life

Remember Day: International Day of Happiness

Remember Day: World Down syndrome Day (WDSD)

Remember Day: International Day of Forests

Remember Day: World Poetry day

Remembered Day: International Day of Nowruz

around the time of the March equinox.

Remember Day: Martyrs day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN APRIL

Remembered Day: World Lab Animal Day

Remember Day: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

Remember Day: World Day for Safety and Health

IMPORTANT DAYS IN MAY

Remember Day:World Asthma Day (First Tuesday in May)

Remember Day:International Nurses Day

Remember Day:The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Remember Day:World Hypertension Day

Remember Day:International Museum Day

Remember Day:Anti-Terrorism Day

Remember Day:World Turtle Day

IMPORTANT DAYS IN JUNE

Remember Day: World Milk Day

Remember Day: Russian Language Day

Purpose : To focuses on the impact of conflicts and disasters on child labour.

Remember Day: ASEAN Dengue Day

Remember Day: World Music Day 2017

Remember Day: World Public Service

Remember Day: International Olympic day

June 25-26 2017

Remember Day: International Day of the Tropics.

IMPORTANT DAYS IN JULY

Remember Day: International Day of Cooperatives

Purpose : It is a day to forgive, and a day to be forgiven!

Remember Day: World Nature Conservation Day

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