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List of International Days and Weeks Observed by the United Nations

January

World Braille Day (A/RES/73/161)

04 January

International Day of Education (A/RES/73/25)

24 January

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (A/RES/60/7)

27 January

February

World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February (A/RES/65/5)

01 February

World Wetlands Day (A/RES/75/317)

02 February

International Day of Human Fraternity (A/RES/75/200)

04 February

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (A/RES/67/146)

06 February

World Pulses Day (A/RES/73/251)

10 February

International Day of Women and Girls in Science (A/RES/70/212)

11 February

World Radio Day (A/RES/67/124)

13 February

World Day of Social Justice (A/RES/62/10)

20 February

International Mother Language Day (A/RES/56/262)

21 February

March

World Seagrass Day (A/RES/76/265)

01 March

Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]

01 March

World Wildlife Day (A/RES/68/205)

03 March

International Women’s Day

08 March

International Day of Women Judges (A/RES/75/274)

10 March

International Day to Combat Islamophobia (A/RES/76/254)

15 March

International Day of Happiness (A/RES/66/281)

20 March

French Language Day

20 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (A/RES/2142 (XXI))

21 March

World Poetry Day [UNESCO] (UNESCO 30 C/Resolution 29)

21 March

International Day of Nowruz (A/RES/64/253)

21 March

World Down Syndrome Day (A/RES/66/149)

21 March

International Day of Forests (A/RES/67/200)

21 March

World Water Day (A/RES/47/193)

22 March

World Meteorological Day (WMO/EC-XII/Res.6)

23 March

World Tuberculosis Day

24 March

International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims (A/RES/65/196)

24 March

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/RES/62/122)

25 March

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members (A/RES/49/59)

25 March

April

World Autism Awareness Day (A/RES/62/139)

02 April

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (A/RES/60/97)

04 April

International Day of Conscience (A/RES/73/329)

05 April

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (A/RES/67/296)

06 April

World Health Day (WHA/A.2/Res.35)

07 April

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (A/RES/58/234)

07 April

International Day of Human Space Flight (A/RES/65/271)

12 April

World Chagas Disease Day [WHO]

14 April

Chinese Language Day

20 April

World Creativity and Innovation Day (A/RES/71/284)

21 April

International Mother Earth Day (A/RES/63/278)

22 April

World Book and Copyright Day [UNESCO] (UNESCO 28 C/Resolution 3.18)

23 April

English Language Day

23 April

Spanish Language Day

23 April

World Immunization Week, 24-30 April [WHO]

24 April

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace (A/RES/73/127)

24 April

World Malaria Day

25 April

International Delegate’s Day (A/RES/73/286)

25 April

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day (A/RES/71/125)

26 April

World Intellectual Property Day

26 April

International Girls in ICT Day [ITU]

28 April

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

28 April

International Jazz Day (UNESCO 36 C/Resolution 39)

30 April

May

World Tuna Day (A/RES/71/124)

02 May

World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO 26 C/Resolution 4.3)

03 May

World Portuguese Language Day [UNESCO]

05 May

Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War (A/RES/59/26)

08 May

International Day of Argania (A/RES/75/262)

10 May

International Day of Plant Health (A/RES/76/256)

12 May

World Migratory Bird Day

14 May

International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237)

15 May

International Day of Living Together in Peace (A/RES/72/130)

16 May

International Day of Light (UNESCO 39 C/Resolution 16)

16 May

Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon (A/RES/54/115)

16 May

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (A/RES/60/252)

17 May

World Bee Day (A/RES/72/211)

20 May

International Tea Day (A/RES/74/241)

21 May

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (A/RES/57/249)

21 May

International Day for Biological Diversity (A/RES/55/201)

22 May

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (A/RES/67/147)

23 May

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, 25-31 May (A/RES/54/91)

25 May

International Day of UN Peacekeepers (A/RES/57/129)

29 May

World No-Tobacco Day (WHA Resolution 42.19)

31 May

June

Global Day of Parents (A/RES/66/292)

01 June

World Bicycle Day (A/RES/72/272)

03 June

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (A/RES/ES-7/8)

04 June

World Environment Day (A/RES/2994 (XXVII))

05 June

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (A/RES/72/72)

05 June

Russian Language Day

06 June

World Food Safety Day (A/RES/73/250)

07 June

World Oceans Day (A/RES/63/111)

08 June

World Day Against Child Labour

12 June

International Albinism Awareness Day (A/RES/69/170)

13 June

World Blood Donor Day (WHA Resolution 58.13)

14 June

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (A/RES/66/127)

15 June

International Day of Family Remittances (A/RES/72/281)

16 June

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (A/RES/49/115)

17 June

International Day for Countering Hate Speech (A/RES/75/309)

18 June

Sustainable Gastronomy Day (A/RES/71/246)

18 June

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (A/RES/69/293)

19 June

World Refugee Day (A/RES/55/76)

20 June

International Day of Yoga (A/RES/69/131)

21 June

International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice (A/RES/73/300)

21 June

International Widows’ Day (A/RES/65/189)

23 June

United Nations Public Service Day (A/RES/57/277)

23 June

International Day of Women in Diplomacy (A/RES/76/269)

24 June

Day of the Seafarer [IMO] (STCW/CONF.2/DC/4)

25 June

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (A/RES/42/112)

26 June

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (A/RES/52/149)

26 June

Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day (A/RES/71/279)

27 June

International Day of the Tropics (A/RES/71/279)

29 June

International Asteroid Day (A/RES/71/90)

30 June

International Day of Parliamentarism (A/RES/72/278)

30 June

July

International Day of Cooperatives (A/RES/47/90)

03 July

World Kiswahili Language Day [UNESCO] (UNESCO GC 41 C/61)

07 July

World Population Day (A/RES/45/216)

11 July

World Youth Skills Day (A/RES/69/145)

15 July

Nelson Mandela International Day (A/RES/64/13)

18 July

International Moon Day (A/RES/76/76)

20 July

World Chess Day (A/RES/74/22)

20 July

World Drowning Prevention Day (A/RES/75/273)

25 July

World Hepatitis Day [WHO]

28 July

International Day of Friendship (A/RES/65/275)

30 July

World Day against Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/68/192)

30 July

August

World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August [WHO]

01 August

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/49/214)

09 August

International Youth Day (A/RES/54/120)

12 August

World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139)

19 August

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (A/RES/72/165)

21 August

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (A/RES/73/296)

22 August

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO] (UNESCO 29 C/Resolution 40)

23 August

International Day against Nuclear Tests (A/RES/64/35)

29 August

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (A/RES/65/209)

30 August

International Day for People of African Descent (A/RES/75/170)

31 August

September

International Day of Charity (A/RES/67/105)

05 September

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (A/RES/74/212)

07 September

International Literacy Day [UNESCO] (UNESCO 14 C/Resolution 1.441)

08 September

International Day to Protect Education from Attack (A/RES/74/275)

09 September

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (A/RES/58/220)

12 September

International Day of Democracy (A/RES/62/7)

15 September

International Day for Interventional Cardiology (A/RES/76/302)

16 September

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (A/RES/49/114)

16 September

World Patient Safety Day [WHO]

17 September

International Equal Pay Day (A/RES/74/142)

18 September

International Day of Peace (A/RES/36/67 & )

21 September

International Day of Sign Languages (A/RES/72/161)

23 September

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (A/RES/68/32)

26 September

World Tourism Day

27 September

International Day for Universal Access to Information (A/RES/74/5)

28 September

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (A/RES/74/209)

29 September

World Maritime Day (IMCO/C XXXVIII/21)

30 September

International Translation Day (A/RES/71/288)

30 September

October

International Day of Older Persons (A/RES/45/106)

01 October

World Statistics Day (A/RES/69/282)

02 October

International Day of Non-Violence (A/RES/61/271)

02 October

World Habitat Day (A/RES/40/202 A)

03 October

World Space Week, 4-10 October (A/RES/54/68)

04 October

World Teachers’ Day (UNESCO 27 C/INF.7))

05 October

World Cotton Day (A/RES/75/318)

07 October

World Migratory Bird Day

08 October

World Post Day (UPU/1969/Res.C.11)

09 October

World Mental Health Day [WHO]

10 October

International Day of the Girl Child (A/RES/66/170)

11 October

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (A/RES/64/200)

13 October

International Day of Rural Women (A/RES/62/136)

15 October

World Food Day (A/RES/35/70)

16 October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (A/RES/47/196)

17 October

Global Media and Information Literacy Week, 24-31 October (A/RES/75/267)

24 October

Disarmament Week, 24-30 October (A/RES/S-10/2 (p. 102))

24 October

United Nations Day (A/RES/168 (II))

24 October

World Development Information Day (A/RES/3038 (XXVII))

24 October

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO] (UNESCO 33/C/Resolution 5)

27 October

World Cities Day (A/RES/68/239)

31 October

November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (A/RES/68/163)

02 November

World Tsunami Awareness Day (A/RES/70/203)

05 November

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4)

06 November

International Week of Science and Peace, 9-15 November (A/RES/43/61)

09 November

World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO 31 C/Resolution 20)

10 November

World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November [WHO]

13 November

World Diabetes Day (A/RES/61/225)

14 November

International Day for Tolerance [UNESCO] (UNESCO 28 C/Resolution 5.61)

16 November

World Philosophy Day [UNESCO] (UNESCO 33 C/Resolution 37)

18 November

World Toilet Day (A/RES/67/291)

19 November

Africa Industrialization Day (A/RES/44/237)

20 November

World Children’s Day (A/RES/836(IX))

20 November

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (A/RES/60/5)

21 November

World Television Day (A/RES/51/205)

21 November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (A/RES/54/134)

25 November

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (A/RES/32/40B)

29 November

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (OPCW C-20/DECEMBER.10)

30 November

December

World AIDS Day

01 December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (A/RES/317(IV))

02 December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/47/3)

03 December

International Day of Banks (A/RES/74/245)

04 December

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (A/RES/40/212)

05 December

World Soil Day (A/RES/68/232)

05 December

International Civil Aviation Day (A/RES/51/33)

07 December

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime (A/RES/69/323)

09 December

International Anti-Corruption Day (A/RES/58/4)

09 December

Human Rights Day (A/RES/423 (V))

10 December

International Mountain Day (A/RES/57/245)

11 December

International Universal Health Coverage Day (A/RES/72/138)

12 December

International Day of Neutrality (A/RES/71/275)

12 December

International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93)

18 December

Arabic Language Day

18 December

International Human Solidarity Day (A/RES/60/209)

20 December

International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (A/RES/75/27)

27 December

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