International Days
List of the International Days observed or declared by the United Nations and UNESCO
4 January - World Braille Day
14 January - World Logic day
24 January - International Day of Education
27 January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
2 February - World Wetlands Day
4 February - International Day of Human Fraternity
6 February - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10 February - World Pulses Day
11 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 February - World Radio Day
20 February - World Day of Social Justice
21 February - International Mother Language Day
1 March - Zero Discrimination Day
3 March - World Wildlife Day
4 March - World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
8 March - International Women's Day
14 March - International Day of Mathematics
20 March - International Day of Happiness
20 March - International Francophonie Day
21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March - World Poetry Day
21 March - International Day of Nowruz [Persian New Year]
21 March - World Down Syndrome Day
21 March - International Day of Forests
22 March - World Water Day
23 March - World Meteorological Day
24 March - World Tuberculosis Day
24 March - International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25 March - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March - International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
2 April - World Autism Awareness Day
4 April - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
5 April - International Day of Conscience
6 April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April - International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
7 April - World Health Day
12 April - International Day of Human Space Flight
15 April - World Art Day
18 April - International Day For Monuments and Sites
21 April - World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April - Earth Day
23 April - World Book and Copyright Day
24 April - International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
25 April - International Delegate’s Day
25 April - World Malaria Day
26 April - International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26 April - World Intellectual Property Day
28 April - World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
29 April - International Dance Day
30 April - International Jazz Day
2 May - World Tuna Day
3 May - World Press Freedom Day
5 May - African World Heritage Day
5 May - World Portuguese Language day
8-9 May - Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
Second weekend in May - World Migratory Bird Day
15 May - International Day of Families
16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace
16 May - International Day of Light
17 May - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20 May - World Bee Day
21 May - World Tea Day
21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
29 May - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May - World No-Tobacco Day
1 June - Global Day of Parents
3 June - World Bicycle Day
4 June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June - World Environment Day
5 June - International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
7 June - World Food Safety Day
8 June - World Oceans Day
12 June - World Day Against Child Labour
13 June - International Albinism Awareness Day
14 June - World Blood Donor Day
15 June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 June - International Day of Family Remittances
17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18 June - Sustainable Gastronomy Day
19 June - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20 June - World Refugee Day
21 June - International Day of Yoga
21 June - International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
23 June - United Nations Public Service Day
23 June - International Widows' Day
25 June - Day of the Seafarer
26 June - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June - United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
27 June - Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29 June - International Day of the Tropics
30 June - International Asteroid Day
30 June - International Day of Parliamentarism
First Saturday in July - International Day of Cooperatives
11 July - World Population Day
15 July - World Youth Skills Day
18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day
26 July - International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
28 July - World Hepatitis Day
30 July - International Day of Friendship
30 July - World Day against Trafficking in Persons
9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August - International Youth Day
19 August - World Humanitarian Day
21 August - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
23 August - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 August - International Day against Nuclear Tests
30 August - International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
5 September - International Day of Charity
8 September - International Literacy Day
10 September - World Suicide Prevention Day
12 September - United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 September - International Day of Democracy
16 September - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
20 September - International Day of University Sport
21 September - International Day of Peace
23 September - International Day of Sign Languages
26 September - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September - World Tourism Day
28 September - World Rabies Day
28 September - International Day for Universal Access to Information
30 September - International Translation Day
Last Thursday of September - World Maritime Day
First Monday in October - World Habitat Day
1 October - International Day of Older Persons
2 October - International Day of Non-Violence
5 October - World Teachers’ Day
9 October - World Post Day
10 October - World Mental Health Day
11 October - International Day of the Girl Child
13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction
15 October - International Day of Rural Women
15 October - Global Handwashing Day
16 October - World Food Day
17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October (every five years, years divisible by 5) - World Statistics Day
24 October - United Nations Day
24 October - World Development Information Day
27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31 October - World Cities Day
First Thursday of November - International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying
2 November - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
5 November - World Awareness Day
5 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day
6 November - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
10 November - World Science Day for Peace and Development
14 November - World Diabetes Day
14 November - International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
16 November - International Day for Tolerance
Third Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day
Third Sunday of November - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
18 November - International Day of Islamic Art
19 November - World Toilet Day
20 November - Africa Industrialization Day
20 November - Universal Children’s Day
21 November - World Television Day
25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26 November - World Olive Tree Day
29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
1 December - World AIDS Day
2 December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
5 December - World Soil Day
7 December - International Civil Aviation Day
9 December - International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December - Human Rights Day
11 December - International Mountain Day
18 December - International Migrants Day
18 December - World Arabic Language Day
20 December - International Human Solidarity Day