Calendar of Major Events 2018

29 December 2017

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56th Session of the Commission for Social Development - CSocD56

29 January – 7 February 2018
56th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD56) on “Strategies for the eradication of poverty to achieve sustainable development for all”

12-23 March: Sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women

21 March: World Down Syndrome Day

2 April: World Autism Awareness Day

13 June: International Albinism Awareness Day

19-25 September: International Week of the Deaf*

28 September: International Day for the Universal Access to Information

5 October: World Habitat Day

8 October: World Sight Day*

10 October: World Mental Health Day

17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

31 October: World Cities Day

3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

10 December: Human Rights Day

20 December: Human Solidarity day

 

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