United Nation Days - International Days and Observances - Full List
January 4 = World Braille Day
January 24 = International Day of Education
January 27 = International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
February 4 = World Cancer Day
February 6 = International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 10 = World Pulses Day
February 11 = International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 13 = World Radio Day
February 20 = World Day of Social Justice
February 21 = International Mother Language Day
March 1 = Zero Discrimination Day
March 3 = World Wildlife Day
March 8 = International Women's Day
March 20 = International Day of Happiness
French Language Day
March 21 = International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Poetry Day
International Day of Nowruz
World Down Syndrome Day
International Day of Forests
March 22 = World Water Day
March 23 = World Meteorological Day
March 24 = World Tuberculosis Day
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25 = International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
April 2 = World Autism Awareness Day
April 4 = International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 6 = International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 7 = International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
World Health Day
April 12 = International Day of Human Space Flight
April 20 = Chinese Language Day
April 21 = World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22 = International Mother Earth Day
April 23 = World Book and Copyright Day
English Language Day
Spanish Language Day
April 24 = International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
April 25 = International Delegate’s Day
World Malaria Day
International Girls in ICT Day
April 26 = International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 = World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 30 = International Jazz Day
May 2 = World Tuna Day
May 3 = World Press Freedom Day
May 8, 9 = Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
May 11/ second Saturday of May = World Migratory Bird Day
May 15 = International Day of Families
May 16 = International Day of Living Together in Peace
International Day of Light
May 17 = World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
May 20 = World Bee Day
May 21 = World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22 = International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23 = International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
May 29 = International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 31 = World No-Tobacco Day
June 1 = Global Day of Parents
June 3 = World Bicycle Day
June 4 = International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 = World Environment Day
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
June 6 = Russian Language Day
June 7 = World Food Safety Day
June 8 = World Oceans Day
June 12 = World Day Against Child Labour
June 13 = International Albinism Awareness Day
June 14 = World Blood Donor Day
June 15 = World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 16 = International Day of Family Remittances
June 17 = World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June18 = Sustainable Gastronomy Day
June19 = International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 20 = World Refugee Day
June 21 = International Day of Yoga
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
June 23 = United Nations Public Service Day
International Widows' Day
June 25 = Day of the Seafarer
June 26 = International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 27 = Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
June 29 = International Day of the Tropics
June 30 = International Asteroid Day
International Day of Parliamentarism
July 6 / first Saturday in July = International Day of Cooperatives
July 11 = World Population Day
July 15 = World Youth Skills Day
July 18 = Nelson Mandela International Day
July 28 = World Hepatitis Day
July 30 = International Day of Friendship
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
August 9 = International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 12 = International Youth Day
August 19 = World Humanitarian Day
August 21 = International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
August 22 = International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
August 23 = International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 29 = International Day against Nuclear Tests
August 30 = International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
September 5 = International Day of Charity
September 8 = International Literacy Day
September 10 = World Suicide Prevention Day
September 12 = United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
September 15 = International Day of Democracy
September 16 = International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 21 = International Day of Peace
September 23 = International Day of Sign Languages
September 26 = International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 / last Thursday of September = World Maritime Day
September 27 = World Tourism Day
September 28 = International Day for Universal Access to Information
World Rabies Day
September 30 = International Translation Day
October 1 = International Day of Older Persons
October 2 = International Day of Non-Violence
October 5 = World Teachers’ Day
October 7 / first Monday in October = World Habitat Day
October 9 = World Post Day
October 10 = World Mental Health Day
October 11 = International Day of the Girl Child
October 12 (second Saturday of October) = World Migratory Bird Day
October 13 = International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 15 = International Day of Rural Women
October 16 = World Food Day
October 17 = International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20 (every five years, beginning in 2010) = World Statistics Day
October 24 = United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
October 27 = World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 31 = World Cities Day
November 2 = International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
November 5 = World Tsunami Awareness Day
November 6 = International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 10 = World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 14 = World Diabetes Day
November 16 = International Day for Tolerance
November 17 / third Sunday in November = World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 19 = World Toilet Day
November 20 = Africa Industrialization Day
World Children's Day
November 21 = World Television Day
November 21 / third Thursday in November = World Philosophy Day
November 25 = International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 29 = International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 30 = Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 1 = World AIDS Day
December 2 = International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 = International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 5 = International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
World Soil Day
December 7 = International Civil Aviation Day
December 9 = 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
December 10 = Human Rights Day
December 11 = International Mountain Day
December 12 = International Day of Neutrality
International Universal Health Coverage Day
December 18 = International Migrants Day
Arabic Language Day
December 20 = International Human Solidarity Day
