UN Observances - Days
27 January
International Day in
Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
4 February World Cancer Day
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
13 February World Radio Day
20 February World Day of Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day
8 March International Women's Day
20 March Internal 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 International Down Syndrome Day
21 March International Day of Forests and the Tree
22 March World Water Day
23 March World Meteorological Day
24 March World Tuberculosis Day
24 March International Day of 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
2 April World Autism Awareness Day
4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
7 April Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
7 April World Health Day
12 April International Day of Human Space Flight
22 April International Mother Earth Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day
25 April World Malaria Day
26 April World Intellectual Property Day
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April Day of Remembrance of all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 April International Jazz 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
9-10 May World Migration Bird Day
15 May International Day of Family
17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20 May "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
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
1 June Global Day of Parents
4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June World Environment Day
8 June World Oceans Day
12 June World Day against Child Labor
13 June International Albinism Awareness Day
14 June World Blood Donor Day
15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
19 June International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20 June World Refugee Day
21 June International Day of Yoga
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
2 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
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August International Youth Day
19 August World Humanitarian Day
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
5 September International Day of Charity
8 September International Literacy 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
26 September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September World Tourism Day
29 September World Maritime Day
1 October International Day of Older Persons
2 October International Day of Non-Violence
3 October World Habitat Day
5 October World's 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
16 October World Food Day
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October World Statistics Day
24 October United Nations Day
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31 October World Cities Day
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
17 November World Philosophy Day
19 November World Toilet Day
20 November Africa Industrialization Day
20 November Universal Children's Day
20 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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
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
7 December International Civil Aviation Day
9 December International Anti-Corruption Day
9 December International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
4 February World Cancer Day
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
13 February World Radio Day
20 February World Day of Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day
8 March International Women's Day
20 March Internal 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 International Down Syndrome Day
21 March International Day of Forests and the Tree
22 March World Water Day
23 March World Meteorological Day
24 March World Tuberculosis Day
24 March International Day of 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
2 April World Autism Awareness Day
4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
7 April Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide
7 April World Health Day
12 April International Day of Human Space Flight
22 April International Mother Earth Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day
25 April World Malaria Day
26 April World Intellectual Property Day
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April Day of Remembrance of all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 April International Jazz 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
9-10 May World Migration Bird Day
15 May International Day of Family
17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20 May "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
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
1 June Global Day of Parents
4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June World Environment Day
8 June World Oceans Day
12 June World Day against Child Labor
13 June International Albinism Awareness Day
14 June World Blood Donor Day
15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
19 June International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20 June World Refugee Day
21 June International Day of Yoga
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
2 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
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August International Youth Day
19 August World Humanitarian Day
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
5 September International Day of Charity
8 September International Literacy 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
26 September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September World Tourism Day
29 September World Maritime Day
1 October International Day of Older Persons
2 October International Day of Non-Violence
3 October World Habitat Day
5 October World's 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
16 October World Food Day
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October World Statistics Day
24 October United Nations Day
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31 October World Cities Day
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
17 November World Philosophy Day
19 November World Toilet Day
20 November Africa Industrialization Day
20 November Universal Children's Day
20 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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
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
7 December International Civil Aviation Day
9 December International Anti-Corruption Day
9 December International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
UN Observances - Years
2017/2018
International year of
Sustainable Tourism for
Development
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2019
International Year of Indigenous
Languages
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