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Calendar 2009

January 2009

29 (Thursday)

Launch of the Bangla version of State of the World’s Children

February 2009

21 (Saturday)

International Mother Language Day

March 2009

01 (Sunday)

International Children’s Day of Broadcasting

Unite for Children – Tune in to kids

08 (Sunday)

International Women’s Day

22 (Sunday)

World Water Day

April 2009

07 (Tuesday)

World Health Day

23–29

Education for All Week

May 2009

15 (Friday)

International Day of Families

28 (Thursday)

Safe Motherhood Day

June 2009

12 (Friday)

World Day against Child Labour

20 (Saturday)

World Refugee Day

July 2009

August 2009

01 - 07

World Breastfeed Week

September 2009

05 (Saturday)

International Literacy Day

24 (Saturday)

Meena Day

October 2009

05 (Monday)

World Teachers Day

15 (Thursday)

Second Global Handwashing Day

17 (Saturday )

International Day for Eradication of Poverty

24 (Saturday)

UN Day

November 2009

15 (Sunday)

2nd Anniversary of Cyclone Sidr

19 (Thursday)

World Toilet Day

20 (Friday)

Universal Children’s Day - 20th Anniversary

December 2009

01 (Tuesday)

World AIDS Day

10 (Thursday)

Human Rights Day