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.
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
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| 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
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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| 28th April |
World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29th April |
- Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
- International Dance Day
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| 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
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| 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 |
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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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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
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 10th December |
Human Rights Day |
| 11th December |
International Mountain Day |
| 18th December |
International Migrants Day |
| 20th December |
International Human Solidarity Day |