United Nations Calendar For October 2020

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 2020:

October 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 40	28Monday	29Tuesday	30Wednesday	1Thursday International Day of Older Persons	2Friday International Day of Non-Violence	3Saturday	4Sunday World Space Week - Day 1
Week 41	5Monday World Habitat Day World Teachers Day ^[UNESCO]^[ILO] World Space Week - Day 2	6Tuesday World Space Week - Day 3	7Wednesday World Space Week - Day 4 International Walk to School Day	8Thursday World Sight Day ^[WHOSPN] World Space Week - Day 5	9Friday World Post Day ^[UPU] World Space Week - Day 6	10Saturday World Mental Health Day ^[WHO] World Space Week - Day 7	11Sunday International Day of the Girl Child
Week 42	12Monday United Nations Spanish Language Day	13Tuesday International Day for Disaster Reduction	14Wednesday	15Thursday International Day of Rural Women	16Friday World Food Day ^[FAO]	17Saturday International Day for the Eradication of Poverty	18Sunday
Week 43	19Monday	20Tuesday World Statistics Day	21Wednesday	22Thursday	23Friday	24Saturday United Nations Day World Development Information Day Disarmament Week - Day 1	25Sunday Disarmament Week - Day 2
Week 44	26Monday Disarmament Week - Day 3	27Tuesday World Day for Audiovisual Heritage ^[UNESCO] Disarmament Week - Day 4	28Wednesday Disarmament Week - Day 5	29Thursday Disarmament Week - Day 6	30Friday Disarmament Week - Day 7	31Saturday World Cities Day	1Sunday
	2Monday	3Tuesday	4Wednesday	5Thursday	6Friday	7Saturday	8Sunday
	9Monday	10Tuesday	11Wednesday	12Thursday	13Friday	14Saturday	15Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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