United Nations Calendar For October 2021

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 2021:

October 2021
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 39	27Monday	28Tuesday	29Wednesday	30Thursday	1Friday International Day of Older Persons	2Saturday International Day of Non-Violence	3Sunday
Week 40	4Monday World Habitat Day World Space Week - Day 1	5Tuesday World Teachers Day ^[UNESCO]^[ILO] World Space Week - Day 2	6Wednesday World Space Week - Day 3 International Walk to School Day	7Thursday World Space Week - Day 4	8Friday World Space Week - Day 5	9Saturday World Post Day ^[UPU] World Space Week - Day 6	10Sunday World Mental Health Day ^[WHO] World Space Week - Day 7
Week 41	11Monday International Day of the Girl Child	12Tuesday United Nations Spanish Language Day	13Wednesday International Day for Disaster Reduction	14Thursday World Sight Day ^[WHOSPN]	15Friday International Day of Rural Women	16Saturday World Food Day ^[FAO]	17Sunday International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Week 42	18Monday	19Tuesday	20Wednesday	21Thursday	22Friday	23Saturday	24Sunday United Nations Day World Development Information Day Disarmament Week - Day 1
Week 43	25Monday Disarmament Week - Day 2	26Tuesday Disarmament Week - Day 3	27Wednesday World Day for Audiovisual Heritage ^[UNESCO] Disarmament Week - Day 4	28Thursday Disarmament Week - Day 5	29Friday Disarmament Week - Day 6	30Saturday Disarmament Week - Day 7	31Sunday World Cities Day
	1Monday	2Tuesday	3Wednesday	4Thursday	5Friday	6Saturday	7Sunday
	8Monday	9Tuesday	10Wednesday	11Thursday	12Friday	13Saturday	14Sunday

^[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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