Annual International Days and 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
