The UN marked April 12 as the first annual International Day of Human Space Flight.
Other Burmese cities also took part in the event, which marks the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
The announcement comes as the United Nations celebrates its International Day of Biodiversity.
An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
Indeed, Cartier ended 27 years of sponsoring the International Day at Guards, an event more frequented by celebrities than aficionados.
What activities are you planning for this year's International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust?
World Book Day is an international day to encourage reading, promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is an important opportunity to recall the shared values that bind us.
This is our message for the 2012 International Day for Biological Diversity.
This is our core message for the 2012 International Day for Tolerance.
Celebrated annually on 3 December, the International Day aims to increase awareness and support for the dignity and welfare of persons with disabilities.
The 2009 award ceremony will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 16 November on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance.
UNESCO: Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2009
The International day has since been observed every year throughout the world on 21 February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingual education.
On this first International Day of the Girl Child, I call on all States to adopt this breakthrough strategy for human rights and development.
December 2nd 2004 was designated the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, to commemorate the adoption of a 1949 convention against human trafficking.
This first International Day of the Girl Child is a groundbreaking moment to raise awareness about enduring discrimination and to mobilise stronger action for human rights.
He shared his experience at UNESCO on 26 January 2011, on the occasion of the International Day of the Commemoration in the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
The opening of nominations coincides with World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, an international day which calls attention to the value of audiovisual records and the urgent need to preserve them.
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we must all stand up for Malala Yousafzai and for the rights of girls and women across the world.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated each year on the 3rd of December, seeks to raise awareness and mobilize support for the dignity and well-being of persons with disabilities.
UNESCO: Education Events | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Next Friday, 21 September 2012, the International Day of Peace is celebrated, a day of cease-fire and non-violence, when organizations all over the world are united in humanitarian actions within several countries.
On this first International Day of the Girl, the United States reaffirms our abiding commitment to promoting the rights and status of girls here in the United States and around the world.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination commemorates events on 21 March 1960, in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police opened fire and killed young students peacefully demonstrating against the apartheid "pass laws".
Initiated in 1998 under the leadership of UNESCO, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition on 23rd August is a moment of commemoration observed around the world.
In a speech marking the anniversary, the regional prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, called for 16 March to be recognised as an international day against chemical weapons, the AFP news agency reports.
On the 20th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we reaffirm that the struggle to ensure the rights of every person does not end at our borders, but extends to every country and every community.
The awardees are officially recognized at a ceremony that is held at UNESCO Headquarters on the International Day for Tolerance, celebrated every year on 16 November, at which they are invited to deliver an acceptance speech.
On this International Day of the Girl, we pledge to carry on our work and keep advancing our shared vision of a world where our daughters enjoy the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons.
The publication of the survey coincides with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the charity says the Paralympics have a crucial role to play at a time when attitudes towards disabled people are getting worse.
BBC: London 2012: Paralympics divide opinion, survey suggests
Special Abilities Development Association (SADA) organized a one-day multi purpose activity on 3rd December 2012 on the occasion of International Day of Person with Disabilities (PWDs) in collaboration with UNESCO Islamabad at Rest House Timergara Dir Lower.
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