Upcoming UN Observances in August:

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

International Youth Day - August 12
This year's International Youth Day is particularly important as the United Nations proclaimed this year's International Youth Day as the International Year of Youth. This year's theme is 'Dialogue and Mutual Understanding,' in line with the theme for the International Year.

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition - August 23