These are the international days
currently observed by the United Nations. New international days are
established regularly. The resolution establishing each international
day is listed in parenthesis.
January
27 January
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (A/RES/60/7)February
4 February
World Cancer Day6 February
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (A/RES/67/146)13 February
World Radio Day [UNESCO]20 February
World Day of Social Justice (A/RES/62/10)21 February
International Mother Language Day [UNESCO] (A/RES/56/262) (30C/62)March
1 March
Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]3 March
World Wildlife Day (A/RES/68/205)8 March
International Women's Day20 March
International Day of Happiness (A/RES/66/281)21 March
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (A/RES/2142 (XXI))21 March
World Poetry Day [UNESCO]21 March
International Day of Nowruz (A/RES/64/253)21 March
World Down Syndrome Day A/RES/66/149 (draft A/C.3/66/L.27)21 March
International Day of Forests (A/RES/67/200)22 March
World Water Day (A/RES/47/193)23 March
World Meteorological Day [WMO] WMO/EC-XII/Res.624 March
World Tuberculosis Day [WHO] (WMO/EC-XII/Res.)624 March
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims (A/RES/65/196)25 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 MembersApril
2 April
World Autism Awareness Day (A/RES/62/139)4 April
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (A/RES/60/97)6 April
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (A/RES/67/296)7 April
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide7 April
World Health Day [WHO] (WHA/A.2/Res.35)12 April
International Day of Human Space Flight (A/RES/65/271)22 April
International Mother Earth Day (A/RES/63/278)23 April
World Book and Copyright Day (Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference)23 April
English Language Day25 April
World Malaria Day [WHO]26 April
World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]28 April
World Day for Safety and Health at Work29 April
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare30 April
International Jazz DayMay
3 May
World Press Freedom Day8-9 May
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War (A/RES/59/26)10-11 May
World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]15 May
International Day of Families (A/RES/47/237)17 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU] (A/RES/60/252)21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (A/RES/57/249)22 May
International Day for Biological Diversity (A/RES/55/201)23 May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (A/RES/67/147)29 May
International Day of UN Peacekeepers (A/RES/57/129)31 May
World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] (Resolution 42.19 of the 42nd session of WHO)June
1 June
Global Day of Parents (A/RES/66/292)1 June
"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
4 June
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (A/RES/ES-7/8)5 June
World Environment Day [UNEP] (A/RES/2994 (XXVII))6 June
Russian Language Day at the UN (in Russian)8 June
World Oceans Day (A/RES/63/111)12 June
World Day Against Child Labour14 June
World Blood Donor Day [WHO] (WHA58.13)15 June
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (A/RES/66/127)17 June
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (A/RES/49/115)20 June
World Refugee Day (A/RES/55/76)21 June
International Day of Yoga (A/RES/69/131) (A/69/L.17) (draft)23 June
United Nations Public Service Day (A/RES/57/277)23 June
International Widows' Day (A/RES/65/189)25 June
Day of the Seafarer [IMO] (STCW/CONF.2/DC.4)26 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
International Albinism Awareness DayJuly
4 July (first Saturday in July)
International Day of Cooperatives (A/RES/47/90)11 July
World Population Day (UNDP decision 89/46 15)15 July
World Youth Skills Day (draft A/C.3/69/L.13/Rev.1)18 July
Nelson Mandela International Day (A/RES/64/13)28 July
World Hepatitis Day [WHO]30 July
International Day of Friendship (A/RES/65/275)30 July
World Day against Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/68/192)August
9 August
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (A/RES/49/214)12 August
International Youth Day (A/RES/54/120)19 August
World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139)23 August
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO] (Decision 8.2 of the 150th session of the UNESCO Executive Board)29 August
International Day against Nuclear Tests (A/RES/64/35)30 August
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (A/RES/65/209)September
5 September
International Day of Charity (A/RES/67/105) draft (9A/67/L.45)8 September
International Literacy Day [UNESCO] (Resolution 1.141 of the 14th session of the UNESCO General Conference)12 September
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (A/RES/58/220)15 September
International Day of Democracy (A/RES/62/7)16 September
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (A/RES/49/114)21 September
International Day of Peace (A/RES/36/67) (A/RES/55/282)25 September (last week of September)
World Maritime Day [IMO] (IMCO/C XXXVIII/21)26 September
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (A/RES/68/32)27 September
World Tourism DayOctober
1 October
International Day of Older Persons (A/RES/45/106)2 October
International Day of Non-Violence (A/RES/61/271)5 October
World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO] (UNESCOPRESSE, vol.4, no.17, p.9)5 October (first Monday in October)
World Habitat Day (A/RES/40/202 A)9 October
World Post Day (UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11)11 October
International Day of the Girl Child (A/RES/66/170)13 October
International Day for Disaster Reduction (A/RES/44/236) (A/RES/64/200)15 October
International Day of Rural Women (A/RES/62/136)16 October
World Food Day [FAO] (A/RES/35/70)17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (A/RES/47/196)24 October
United Nations Day (A/RES/168 (II) (A/RES/2782 (XXVI))24 October
World Development Information Day (A/RES/3038 (XXVII))27 October
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]31 October
World Cities Day (A/RES/68/238)November
2 November
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (A/RES/68/163)6 November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4)10 November
World Science Day for Peace and Development14 November
World Diabetes Day (A/RES/61/225)15 November (third Sunday in November)
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (A/RES/60/5)16 November
International Day for Tolerance (Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference) (A/RES/51/95)19 November
World Toilet Day (A/67/L.75) (draft)19 November (third Thursday in November)
World Philosophy Day20 November
Africa Industrialization Day (A/RES/44/237)20 November
Universal Children’s Day21 November
World Television Day (A/RES/51/205)25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (A/RES/54/134)29 November
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (A/RES/32/40B)December
1 December
World AIDS Day2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/47/3)5 December
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (A/RES/40/212)5 December
World Soil Day [FAO] (A/RES/68/232)7 December
International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] (A/RES/51/33)9 December
International Anti-Corruption Day (A/RES/58/4)10 December
Human Rights Day (A/RES/423 (V))11 December
International Mountain Day (A/RES/57/245)18 December
International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93)20 December
International Human Solidarity Day (A/RES/60/209)Source: http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/
