There are a lot of annually recurrent United Nations sponsored observances, in the form of days, mostly, and some weeks. You can browse the list at https://www.un.org/en/observances/list-days-weeks Some international years are followed by the establishment of an annual day on the same theme. I believe this is the case with the International Year of Pulses (2016) and the World Pulses Day (Feb. 10). While not advocating such an annual observance for millets, I wanted to take the opportunity now - in case others are thinking about it - to suggest that any such proposal be for a week, and not just a day. One day would seem fully inadequate for the number of millets - which, by the way, is greater than the number of pulses Another possibility might be for a separate day dedicated to each millet, but that could add a dozen and a half new UN days. A World Millets Week, however, would allow time in each region to focus on different sets of millets that are grown in each world region. Anyway, just putting that out there, Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance