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