| May 15 |
International Day of Families |
| May 21 |
World Day for Cultural Diversity of Dialogue and Development |
| May 21 |
World Day for Cultural Development (UNESCO) |
| August 9 |
International Day of Indigenous People |
| August 23 |
International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition (UNESCO) |
| September 21 |
International Day of Peace |
| October 24 |
United Nations Day / World Development Information Day |
| November 16 |
International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO) |
| November 25 |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| December 2 |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| December 10 |
Human Rights Day |
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| 1993 - 2003 |
Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination |
| 1995 - 2004 |
United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education |
| 2004 |
International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition |