IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL DAYS

 

IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL DAYS

JANUARY

• 4 January - World Braille Day

• 24 January - International Day of Education

• 26 January - International Customs Day

• 26 January - International Day of Clean Energy

• 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 for 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

  • 3 March - International Day for Ear and Hearing Loss

  • 5 March - International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness

  • 8 March - International Women's Day

  • 10 March - International Day of Women Judges

  • 15 March - International Day to combat Islamophobia

  • 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

  • 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 Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

  • 25 March - International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

  • 30 March - International Day of Zero Waste

  • APRIL

    • 2 April - World Autism Awareness Day

  • 4 April - United Nations' Mine Awareness Day

  • 6 April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

  • 7 April - United Nations' World Health Day

  • 7 April - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide

  • 14 April - World Chagas Diseasese Day

  • 15 April - World Arts Day

  • 12 April - International Day of Human Space Flight

  • 20 April - Chinese Language Day

  • 22 April - International Mother Earth Day

  • 23 April - World Book and Copyright Day

  • 23 April - English Language Day

  • 23 April - Spanish Language Day

  • 24 April - International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

  • 25 April - International Girls in ICT Day

  • 25 April - International Delegate’s Day

  • 25 April - World Malaria Day

  • 26 April - World Intellectual Property Day

  • 26 April - International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

  • 28 April - World Day for Safety and Health at Work

  • 30 April - International Jazz Day

  • MAY

    • 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 WWII

    • 10 May - World Migratory Bird Day

    • 12 May - International Day of Plant Health

    • 15 May - International Day of Families

    • 16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace

    • 16 May - International Day of Light

    • 17 May - World Information Society Day

    • 20 May - World Bee Day

    • 21 May - International Tea Day

    • 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

    • 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity

    • 23 May - "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon

    • 23 May - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

    • 29 May - International Day of United Nations 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

      • 6 June - Russian Language 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

      • 24 June - International Day of Women in Diplomacy

      • 25 June - Day of the Seafarer

      • 26 June - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

      • 26 June - 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 Day of Parliamentarism

      • 30 June - International Asteroid Day

      • JULY

      • 6 July - International Day of Cooperatives

      • 11 July - World Population Day

      • 15 July - World Youth Skills Day

      • 18 July - Nelson Mandela Day

      • 20 July - World Chess 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 People

        • 12 August - International Youth Day

        • 19 August - World Humanitarian Day

        • 21 August - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

        • 22 August - International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

        • 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

        • 31 August - International Day for People of African Descent

      SEPTEMBER

      • 5 September - International Day of Charity

      • 7 September - International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

      • 8 September - International Literacy Day

      • 9 September -International Day to protect Education from attack

      • 10 September - World Suicide Prevention Day

      • 12 September - International Day for South-South Cooperation

      • 15 September - International Day of Democracy

      • 16 September - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

      • 17 September - World Patient Safety Day

      • 18 September - International Equal Pay Day

      • 21 September - International Day of Peace

      • 23 September - International Day of Sign Languages

      • 24 September - World Rivers Day

      • 26 September - World Maritime Day

      • 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

      • 29 September - International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

      • 30 September - International Translation Day

      OCTOBER

      • 1 October - International Day of Older Persons

      • 2 October - International Day of Non-Violence

      • 5 October - World Teachers' Day

      • 7 October - World Habitat Day

      • 7 October - World Cotton Day

      • 9 October - World Post Day

      • 10 October - World Mental Health Day

      • 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child

      • 12 October - World Migratory Bird Day

      • 13 October - International Day for Natural 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 - 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

      • 10 November - World Immunization Day

      • 12 November - World Pneumonia Day

      • 14 November - World Diabetes Day

      • 16 November - International Day for Tolerance

      • 17 November - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

      • 19 November - World Toilet Day

      • 20 November - Universal Children's Day

      • 20 November - Africa Industrialization Day

      • 21 November - World Philosophy Day

      • 21 November - World Television Day

      • 21 November - World Fisheries Day

      • 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

      • 29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

      • 30 November - International Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (OPCW)

      DECEMBER

      • 1 December - World AIDS Day

      • 2 December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

      • 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities

      • 4 December - International Day of Banks

      • 5 December - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

      • 5 December - World Soil Day

      • 7 December - International Civil Aviation Day

      • 9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day

      • 9 December - International Day of Commemoration of the victims of the crime of Genocide

      • 10 December - Human Rights Day

      • 11 December - International Mountain Day

      • 12 December - International Day of Neutrality

      • 12 December - International Universal Health Coverage Day

      • 18 December - International Migrants Day

      • 18 December - Arabic Language Day

      • 20 December - International Human Solidarity Day

      • 27 December - International Epidemic Preparedness Day

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