List of the Official Annual International Days

List of the official annual international days, that are observed or declared by the United Nations

These days can be proposed by UN members and are established by resolutions of the United Nations or of UN agencies like UNESCO, UNEP and WHO. They are meant to raise awareness for global problems, to remember and commemorate past events and to celebrate culture, nature and world heritage. On many of them, activities and celebrations take place around the world.

Source:http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/

January

4. January

World Braille Day

24. January

International Day of Education

27. January

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

February

4. February

World Cancer Day

6. February

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

10. February

World Pulses Day

11. February

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

13. February

World Radio Day

20. February

World Day of Social Justice

21. February

International Mother Language Day

March

1. March

Zero Discrimination Day

3. March

World Wildlife Day

8. March

International Women's Day

20. March

International Day of Happiness

21. March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21. March

World Poetry Day

21. March

International Day of Nowruz

[Persian New Year]

21. March

World Down Syndrome Day

21. March

International Day of Forests

22. March

World Water Day

23. March

World Meteorological Day

24. 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

25. March

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

25. March

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

April

2. April

World Autism Awareness Day

4. April

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

6. April

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

7. April

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

7. April

World Health Day

12. April

International Day of Human Space Flight

18. April

International Day For Monuments and Sites

21. April

World Creativity and Innovation Day

Fourth Thursday of April

International Girls in ICT Day

22. April

Earth Day

23. April

World Book and Copyright Day

24. April

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

25. April

International Delegate’s Day

25. April

World Malaria Day

26. April

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

26. April

World Intellectual Property Day

28. April

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

29. April

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

29. April

International Dance Day

30. April

International Jazz Day

May

First full moon in May

Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon

[Buddha Day]

1. May

Labour Day

2. May

World Tuna Day

3. May

World Press Freedom Day

8.-9. 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

15. May

International Day of Families

16. May

International Day of Living Together in Peace

16. May

International Day of Light

17. May

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

20. May

World Bee Day

21. May

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22. May

International Day for Biological Diversity

23. May

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

29. May

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

31. May

World No-Tobacco Day

June

1. June

Global Day of Parents

3. June

World Bicycle Day

4. June

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5. June

World Environment Day

5. June

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

7. June

World Food Safety Day

8. June

World Oceans Day

12. June

World Day Against Child Labour

13. June

International Albinism Awareness Day

14. June

World Blood Donor Day

15. June

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

16. June

International Day of Family Remittances

17. June

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

18. June

Sustainable Gastronomy Day

19. June

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

20. June

World Refugee Day

21. June

International Day of Yoga

21. June

International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

23. June

United Nations Public Service Day

23. June

International Widows' Day

25. June

Day of the Seafarer

26. June

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

26. June

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

27. June

Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

29. June

International Day of the Tropics

30. June

International Asteroid Day

30. June

International Day of Parliamentarism

July

First Saturday in July

International Day of Cooperatives

11. July

World Population Day

15. July

World Youth Skills Day

18. July

Nelson Mandela International Day

28. July

World Hepatitis Day

30. July

International Day of Friendship

30. July

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

August

9. August

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

12. August

International Youth Day

14. August

independence day of Pakistan

15. August

independence day of India

19. August

World Humanitarian Day

21. August

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

23. August

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition

29. August

International Day against Nuclear Tests

30. August

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

September

5. September

International Day of Charity

8. September

International Literacy Day

10. September

World Suicide Prevention Day

12. September

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

15. September

International Day of Democracy

16. September

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

21. September

International Day of Peace

23. September

International Day of Sign Languages

26. September

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

27. September

World Tourism Day

28. September

World Rabies Day

28. September

International Day for Universal Access to Information

30. September

International Translation Day

Last Thursday of September

World Maritime Day

October

First Monday in October

World Habitat Day

1. October

International Day of Older Persons

2. October

International Day of Non-Violence

5. October

World Teachers’ Day

9. October

World Post Day

10. October

World Mental Health Day

11. October

International Day of the Girl Child

13. October

International Day for Disaster Reduction

15. October

International Day of Rural Women

15. October

Global Handwashing Day

16. October

World Food Day

17. October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

20. October (every five years, years divisible by 5)

World Statistics Day

24. October

United Nations Day

24. October

World Development Information Day

27. October

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

31. October

World Cities Day

November

2. November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

5. November

World Tsunami Awareness Day

6. November

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

10. November

World Science Day for Peace and Development

14. November

World Diabetes Day

16. November

International Day for Tolerance

Third Thursday in November

World Philosophy Day

Third Sunday in November

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

19. November

World Toilet Day

20. November

Africa Industrialization Day

20. November

Universal Children’s Day

21. November

World Television Day

25. November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

29. November

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

December

1. December

World AIDS Day

2. December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3. December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

5. December

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

5. December

World Soil Day

7. December

International Civil Aviation Day

9. December

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

9. December

International Anti-Corruption Day

10. December

Human Rights Day

11. December

International Mountain Day

18. December

International Migrants Day

20. December

International Human Solidarity Day