December

1 December - World AIDS Day

October

• 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• 1-12 October - Fifth Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

September

8 September - International Literacy Day

August

9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous People

July

7 July - International Day of Cooperatives

June

• 17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
• 5 June - World Environment Day

May

• 14-20 May - Third UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
• 12 May - Kiarostami’s ABC Africa in Cannes Film Festival

April

• 26-27 April - Summit on HIV/AIDS, Abudja - Nigeria
• 7 April - World Health Day

March

• 22 March - World Day for Water
• 8 March - UN Day for Women's Rights and International Peace