Annual International Days & Dates

Annual International Days are proposed by UN members. The United Nations assigns precise decades, years, weeks, and days as an occasion to spread the awareness regarding the global problems, to celebrate and remember past historical events, nature awareness, world heritage and culture. Usually, it is one or more UN Member states that propose of this awareness and the General Assembly builds it up with a resolution. On occasion, the celebrations are represented by the specific agencies of the United Nations, such as UNESCO, UNICEF, FAO, etc. When the UN members concern the issues that fall within the scope of their accomplishment. Some of them may be later adopted by the General Assembly.

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Check the List of Annual International days Celebrated Across Globe:

Important Dates and Days of January

Date	International day
4th January	World Braille Day
24th January	International Day of Education
27th January	International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Important Dates and Days of February

Date	International day
4th February	World Cancer Day
6th February	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10th February	World Pulses Day
11th February	International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13th February	World Radio Day
20th February	World Day of Social Justice
21st February	International Mother Language Day

Important Dates and Days of March

Date	International day
1st March	Zero Discrimination Day
3rd March	World Wildlife Day
8th March	International Women’s Day
20th March	International Day of Happiness
21st March	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day International Day of Nowruz[Persian New Year] World Down Syndrome Day International Day of Forests
22nd March	World Water Day
23rd March	World Meteorological Day
24th March	World Tuberculosis Day International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25th March	International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

Important Dates and Days of April

Date	International day
2nd April	World Autism Awareness Day
4th April	International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6th April	International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7th April	International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda World Health Day
12th April	International Day of Human Space Flight
18th April	International Day For Monuments and Sites
21st April	World Creativity and Innovation Day
22nd April	Earth Day
23rd April	World Book and Copyright Day
25th April	World Malaria Day
26th April	International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day World Intellectual Property Day
28th April	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29th April	Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare International Dance Day
30th April	International Jazz Day

Important Dates and Days of May

Date	International day
First full moon in May	Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon [Buddha Day]
2nd May	World Tuna Day
3rd May	World Press Freedom Day
8th & 9th 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
15th May	International Day of Families
16th May	International Day of Living Together in Peace International Day of Light
17th May	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20th May	World Bee Day
21st May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22nd May	International Day for Biological Diversity
23rd May	International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
29th May	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
30th May	World No-Tobacco Day

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Important Dates and Days of June

Date	International day
1st June	Global Day of Parents
3rd June	World Bicycle Day
4th June	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5th June	World Environment Day International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
8th June	World Oceans Day
12th June	World Day Against Child Labour
13th June	International Albinism Awareness Day
14th June	World Blood Donor Day
15th June	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16th June	International Day of Family Remittances
17th June	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18th June	Sustainable Gastronomy Day
19th June	International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20th June	World Refugee Day
21st June	International Day of Yoga
23rd June	United Nations Public Service Day International Widows’ Day
25th June	Day of the Seafarer
26th June	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
27th June	Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29th June	International Day of the Tropics
30th June	International Asteroid Day International Day of Parliamentarism

Important Dates and Days of July

Date	International day
First Saturday in July	International Day of Cooperatives
11th July	World Population Day
15th July	World Youth Skills Day
18th July	Nelson Mandela International Day
28th July	World Hepatitis Day
30th July	International Day of Friendship World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Important Dates and Days of August

Date	International day
9th August	International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12th August	International Youth Day
19th August	World Humanitarian Day
21st August	International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
23rd August	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29th August	International Day against Nuclear Tests
30th August	International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Important Dates and Days of September

Date	International day
5th September	International Day of Charity
8th September	International Literacy Day
10th September	World Suicide Prevention Day
15th September	United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
16th September	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21st September	International Day of Peace
23rd September	International Day of Sign Languages
26th September	International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27th September	World Tourism Day
28th September	World Rabies Day International Day for Universal Access to Information
30th September	International Translation Day
Last Thursday of September	World Maritime Day

Important Dates and Days of October

Date	International day
First Monday in October	World Habitat Day
1st October	International Day of Older Persons
2nd October	International Day of Non-Violence
5th October	World Teachers’ Day
9th October	World Post Day
10th October	World Mental Health Day
11th October	International Day of the Girl Child
13th October	International Day for Disaster Reduction
15th October	International Day of Rural Women Global Handwashing Day
16th October	World Food Day
17th October	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20th October (every five years, years divisible by 5)	World Statistics Day
24th October	United Nations Day World Development Information Day
27th October	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31st October	World Cities Day

Important Dates and Days of November

Date	International day
2nd November	International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
5th November	World Tsunami Awareness Day
6th November	International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
10th November	World Science Day for Peace and Development
14th November	World Diabetes Day
16th November	International Day for Tolerance
Third Thursday in November	World Philosophy Day
Third Sunday in November	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
19th November	World Toilet Day
20th November	Africa Industrialization Day Universal Children’s Day
21st November	World Television Day
25th November	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
29th November	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Important Dates and Days of December

Date	International day
1st December	World AIDS Day
2nd December	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3rd December	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5th December	International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development World Soil Day
7th December	International Civil Aviation Day
9th December	International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime International Anti-Corruption Day
10th December	Human Rights Day
11th December	International Mountain Day
18th December	International Migrants Day
20th December	International Human Solidarity Day