INTERNATIONAL DAYS

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TopJANUARY

27 January

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

TopFEBRUARY

A/RES/60/7

4 February 6 February

World Cancer Day [WHO] International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation [WHO] World Radio Day [UNESCO] World Day of Social Justice International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]

A/RES/62/10 A/RES/56/262 30C/62

13 February 20 February 21 February

TopMARCH

8 March 20 March 21 March

International Women's Day International Day of Happiness International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day [UNESCO] International Day of Nowruz World Down Syndrome Day

A/RES/66/281 A/RES/2142 (XXI) A/RES/64/253 A/RES/66/149 draft A/C.3/66/L.27 A/RES/67/200 A/RES/47/193 WMO/EC-XII/Res.6 WMO/EC-XII/Res.6 A/RES/65/196

21 March 21 March 21 March

21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 24 March

International Day of Forests and the Tree World Water Day World Meteorological Day [WMO] World Tuberculosis Day [WHO] International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

25 March

A/RES/62/122

25 March

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

TopAPRIL

2 April 4 April

World Autism Awareness Day International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide World Health Day [WHO] International Day of Human Space Flight International Mother Earth Day World Book and Copyright Day

A/RES/62/139 A/RES/60/97

7 April

7 April 12 April 22 April 23 April

WHA/A.2/Res.35 A/RES/65/271 A/RES/63/278 Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference

23 April 25 April 26 April 28 April 29 April

English Language Day World Malaria Day [WHO] World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO] World Day for Safety and Health at Work [ILO] Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare International Jazz Day
TopMAY

30 April

3 May 8-9 May

World Press Freedom Day Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP] International Day of Families World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU] World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development International Day for Biological Diversity

A/DEC/48/432 A/RES/59/26

11-12 May 15 May 17 May

A/RES/47/237 A/RES/60/252

21 May

A/RES/57/249

22 May

A/RES/55/201

24 May 29 May 31 May

"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon International Day of UN Peacekeepers World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]

A/RES/54/115 A/RES/57/129 Resolution 42.19 of the 42nd session of WHO

TopJUNE

1 June 4 June

Global Day of Parents International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression World Environment Day [UNEP] World Oceans Day World Day Against Child Labour [ILO] World Blood Donor Day [WHO] World Elder Abuse Awareness Day World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought World Refugee Day United Nations Public Service Day International Widows Day Day of the Seafarer [IMO] International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
TopJULY

A/RES/66/292 A/RES/ES-7/8

5 June 8 June 12 June 14 June 15 June 17 June 20 June 23 June 23 June 25 June 26 June

A/RES/2994 (XXVII) A/RES/63/111 WHA58.13 A/RES/66/127 A/RES/49/115 A/RES/55/76 A/RES/57/277 A/RES/65/189 STCW/CONF.2/DC.4 A/RES/42/112

26 June

A/RES/52/149

6 July
(First Saturday in July)

International Day of Cooperatives

A/RES/47/90

11 July

World Population Day

UNDP decision 89/46 A/RES/64/13 A/RES/65/275

18 July 28 July 30 July

Nelson Mandela International Day World Hepatitis Day [WHO] International Day of Friendship
TopAUGUST

9 August

International Day of the World's Indigenous People International Youth Day World Humanitarian Day International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO]

A/RES/49/214

12 August 19 August 23 August

A/RES/54/120 A/RES/63/139 Decision 8.2 of the 150th session of the UNESCO Executive Board A/RES/64/35 A/RES/65/209

29 August 30 August

International Day against Nuclear Tests International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
TopSEPTEMBER

5 September

International Day of Charity

A/RES/67/105 draft A/67/L.45 Resolution 1.141 of the 14th session of the UNESCO General Conference A/RES/58/220 A/RES/62/7 A/RES/49/114

8 September

International Literacy Day [UNESCO]

10 September 12 September 15 September 16 September

World Suicide Prevention Day [WHO] United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation International Day of Democracy International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer International Day of Peace

21 September

A/RES/36/67 A/RES/55/282 IMCO/C XXXVIII/21

26 September
(Last week of September)

World Maritime Day [IMO]

27 September 28 September 28 September

(Last Saturday in September)

World Tourism Day [UNWTO] World Rabies Day [WHO] World Heart Day [WHO]

TopOCTOBER

7 October
(First Monday in October)

World Habitat Day

A/RES/40/202 A

1 October 2 October 5 October

International Day of Older Persons International Day of Non-Violence World Teachers Day [UNESCO]

A/RES/45/106 A/RES/61/271 UNESCOPRESSE, vol.4, no.17, p.9 UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11

9 October

World Post Day

10 October 10 October(Second
Thursday in October)

World Mental Health Day [WHO] World Sight Day [WHO]

11 October 13 October

International Day of the Girl Child International Day for Disaster Reduction

A/RES/66/170 A/RES/44/236 A/RES/64/200 A/RES/62/136 A/RES/35/70 A/RES/47/196 A/RES/168 (II)A/RES/2782 (XXVI) A/RES/3038 (XXVII)

15 October 16 October 17 October 24 October

International Day of Rural Women World Food Day [FAO] International Day for the Eradication of Poverty United Nations Day

24 October 27 October

World Development Information Day World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
TopNOVEMBER

6 November

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict World Science Day for Peace and Development[UNESCO] World Pneumonia Day [WHO] World Diabetes Day [WHO] International Day for Tolerance

A/RES/56/4 A/RES/61/225 Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference A/RES/51/95

10 November

12 November 14 November 16 November

16 November

World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Day[WHO] 18 November
(Third Sunday in November)

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims[WHO] Universal Childrens Day Africa Industrialization Day World Philosophy Day [UNESCO]

A/RES/60/5

20 November 20 November 21 November

(Third Thursday in November)

A/RES/44/237

21 November 25 November

World Television Day International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
TopDECEMBER

A/RES/51/205 A/RES/54/134

29 November

A/RES/32/40B

1 December 2 December 3 December 5 December

World AIDS Day International Day for the Abolition of Slavery International Day of Persons with Disabilities International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] International Anti-Corruption Day Human Rights Day International Mountain Day International Migrants Day International Human Solidarity Day

A/RES/47/3 A/RES/40/212

7 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 18 December 20 December

A/RES/51/33 A/RES/58/4 A/RES/423 (V) A/RES/57/245 A/RES/55/93 A/RES/60/209