United Nations Calendar For October 2018

International Walk to School Month: October is the International Walk to School Month. International Walk to School Month gives children, parents, school teachers and community leaders an opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking. Walkers from around the world walk to school together for various reasons — all hoping to create communities that are safe places to walk.

The following is an overview of the days and the corresponding celebration declared by the United Nations that apply to october 2018:

October 2018
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 40	1Monday World Habitat Day International Day of Older Persons	2Tuesday International Day of Non-Violence	3Wednesday International Walk to School Day	4Thursday World Space Week - Day 1	5Friday World Teachers Day ^[UNESCO]^[ILO] World Space Week - Day 2	6Saturday World Space Week - Day 3	7Sunday World Space Week - Day 4
Week 41	8Monday World Space Week - Day 5	9Tuesday World Post Day ^[UPU] World Space Week - Day 6	10Wednesday World Mental Health Day ^[WHO] World Space Week - Day 7	11Thursday International Day of the Girl Child World Sight Day ^[WHOSPN]	12Friday United Nations Spanish Language Day	13Saturday International Day for Disaster Reduction	14Sunday
Week 42	15Monday International Day of Rural Women	16Tuesday World Food Day ^[FAO]	17Wednesday International Day for the Eradication of Poverty	18Thursday	19Friday	20Saturday	21Sunday
Week 43	22Monday	23Tuesday	24Wednesday United Nations Day World Development Information Day Disarmament Week - Day 1	25Thursday Disarmament Week - Day 2	26Friday Disarmament Week - Day 3	27Saturday World Day for Audiovisual Heritage ^[UNESCO] Disarmament Week - Day 4	28Sunday Disarmament Week - Day 5
Week 44	29Monday Disarmament Week - Day 6	30Tuesday Disarmament Week - Day 7	31Wednesday World Cities Day	1Thursday	2Friday	3Saturday	4Sunday
	5Monday	6Tuesday	7Wednesday	8Thursday	9Friday	10Saturday	11Sunday
	12Monday	13Tuesday	14Wednesday	15Thursday	16Friday	17Saturday	18Sunday

^[UNESCO] Day observed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

^[ILO] Day observed by the International Labour Organization.

^[UPU] Day observed by the Universal Postal Union.

^[WHO] Day observed by the World Health Organization.

^[WHOSPN] This is not part of the official public campaigns of the World Health Organization.

^[FAO] Day observed by the Food and Agriculture Organization.

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