| January 2008 | |
| 22 | State of the Worlds Children Report 2008 |
| February 2008 | |
| 12 | Launch of the Humanitarian Action Report - Geneva |
| March 2008 | |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 22 | World Water Day |
| April 2008 | |
| 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 7 | World Health Day 2008 |
| 23-29 | Education for all Week |
| 25 | Africa Malaria Day |
| May 2008 | |
| 8-10 | SCC 6th Anniversary |
| 15 | International Day of Families |
| 20 | Child Soldier Global Report 2008 |
| 28 | The State of Africa’s Children 2008 Report |
| 31 | World No Tobacco Day |
| June 2008 | |
| 5 | Global Week of Action against Gun Violence |
| 12 | World Day against Child Labour 2008 |
| 16 | Day of the African Child |
| 20 | World Refugee Day |
| July 2008 | |
| 7-9 | “Junior 8” Summit |
| 17 | WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Drinking-water Supply and Sanitation (JMP). |
| August 2008 | |
| 1 | World Breastfeed Week |
| 3-8 | International AIDS Conference - Mexico City |
| September 2008 | |
| 5 | International Literacy Day |
| 19 | Progress for Children |
| October 2008 | |
| 5 | World Teachers Day |
| 8 | Anniversary of Pakistan Earthquake |
| 15 | First Global Handwashing Day 2008 |
| 16 | World Food Day |
| 17 | International Day for Eradication of Poverty |
| 24 | UN Day |
| 31 | UNICEF Trick or Treat |
| November 2008 | |
| 19 | World Toilet Day |
| 20 | Universal Children’s Day/ 19th Anniversary |
| 25 | World Congress III Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children |
| December 2008 | |
| 1 | World AIDS Day |
| 10 | Human Rights Day |
| 26 | 4th Anniversary of Tsunami |
