UN observed International Days usually raise the profile of the related programme areas. The National Commission for UNESCO proclaims and celebrates these international days to mark the important aspects of human life and history especially as it relates to St. Kitts and Nevis.
21 February International Mother Language Day
8 March International Womens’ Day
21 March World Poetry Day
22 March World Water Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day
30 April International Jazz Day
3 May World Press Freedom Day
21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity
25 May Africa Day/Week
5 June World Environment Day
8 June World Oceans Day
23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
8 September International Literacy Day
21 September International Day of Peace
5 October World Teachers’ Day
Second Wednesday International Day For Disaster Reduction
17 October International Day for Poverty Eradication
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development
3rd Thursday November World Philosophy Day
16 November International Day for Tolerance
25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
1 December World Aids Day
2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December Human Rights Day
10 December International Migrants Day
18 December World Arabic Language Day
19 December United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1991. It operates as an agency of the Ministry of Education and Information of the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis.
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