Media Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions MONTH JUNE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FIND OUT MORE 4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression www.un.org/en/events/childvictimday/ 20 June World Refugee Day 26 June International Day in Support of Victims of Torture JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 11 July World Population Day 9 August International Day of the World’s Indigenous People www.unfpa.org/public/world-population-day www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/ www.un.org/en/events/youthday/ 21 September International Day of Peace www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/ 1 October International Day of Older Persons www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday/ 10 October World Mental Health Day 16 November International Day for Tolerance DECEMBER www.un.org/en/events/torturevictimsday/ 12 August International Youth Day 17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty NOVEMBER www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/ www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-healthday/ www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/ www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/ 25 November International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/ 3 December International Day of Disabled Persons www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/ 10 December Human Rights Day www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/ 18 December International Migrants Day www.un.org/en/events/migrantsday/ Chapter 3: Media advocacy | 53