UN Observances

04.01World Braille Day
24.01International Day of Education
26.01International Day of Clean Energy
27.01International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
02.02World Wetlands Day
04.02World Cancer Day
04.02International Day of Human Fraternity
06.02International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10.02World Pulses Day
10.02International Day of the Arabian Leopard
11.02International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12.02International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
13.02World Radio Day
17.02Global Tourism Resilience Day
20.02World Day of Social Justice
21.02International Mother Language Day
01.03Zero Discrimination Day
01.03World Seagrass Day
03.03World Wildlife Day
05.03International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
08.03International Women’s DayAngola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia
10.03International Day of Women Judges
15.03International Day to Combat Islamophobia
20.03International Day of Happiness
20.03UN French Language Day
21.03World Poetry Day
21.03International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21.03World Down Syndrome Day
21.03International Day of Nowruz
21.03International Day of Forests
22.03World Water Day
23.03World Meteorological Day
24.03World Tuberculosis Day
24.03International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25.03International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
25.03International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
30.03International Day of Zero Waste
02.04World Autism Awareness Day
04.04International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
05.04International Day of Conscience
06.04International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
07.04World Health Day
07.04International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
12.04International Day of Human Space Flight
14.04World Chagas Disease Day
20.04UN Chinese Language Day
21.04World Creativity and Innovation Day
22.04Earth Day and International Mother Earth Day
23.04World Book and Copyright Day
23.04UN English Language Day
23.04UN Spanish Language Day
24.04International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
25.04World Malaria Day
25.04International Girls in ICT Day
25.04International Delegate’s Day
26.04World Intellectual Property Day
26.04International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
28.04World Day for Safety and Health at Work
30.04International Jazz Day
02.05World Tuna Day
03.05World Press Freedom Day
08.05Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
09.05Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
10.05International Day of Argania
11.05World Migratory Bird Day
12.05International Day of Plant Health
15.05International Day of Families
16.05International Day of Living Together in Peace
16.05International Day of Light
17.05World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20.05World Bee Day
21.05International Tea Day
21.05World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22.05International Day for Biological Diversity
22.05UN Day of Vesak
23.05International Day of End Obstetric Fistula
29.05International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
30.05International Day of Potato
31.05World No Tobacco Day
01.06Global Day of Parents
03.06World Bicycle Day
04.06International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
05.06World Environment Day
05.06International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
06.06UN Russian Language Day
07.06World Food Safety Day
08.06World Oceans Day
11.06International Day of Play
12.06World Day Against Child Labor
13.06International Albinism Awareness Day
14.06World Blood Donor Day
15.06World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16.06International Day of Family Remittances
17.06World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18.06Sustainable Gastronomy Day
18.06International Day for Countering Hate Speech
19.06International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20.06World Refugee Day
21.06International Day of Yoga
21.06International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
23.06United Nations Public Service Day
23.06International Widows' Day
24.06International Day for Women in Diplomacy
25.06Day of the Seafarer
26.06International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26.06International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27.06Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29.06International Day of the Tropics
30.06International Asteroid Day
30.06International Day of Parliamentarism
06.07International Day of Cooperatives
07.07World Kiswahili Language Day
11.07World Population Day
11.07International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
12.07International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
15.07World Youth Skills Day
18.07Nelson Mandela International Day
20.07World Chess Day (International Chess Day)
20.07International Moon Day
25.07World Drowning Prevention Day
28.07World Hepatitis Day
30.07International Day of Friendship
30.07World Day against Trafficking in Persons
09.08International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
11.08World Steelpan Day
12.08International Youth Day
19.08World Humanitarian Day
21.08International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
22.08International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
23.08International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
29.08International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30.08International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
31.08International Day for People of African Descent
05.09International Day of Charity
07.09World Duchenne Awareness Day
07.09International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
07.09International Day of Police Cooperation
08.09International Literacy Day
09.09International Day to Protect Education from Attack
12.09United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15.09International Day of Democracy
16.09International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16.09International Day for Interventional Cardiology
16.09International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South
17.09World Patient Safety Day
18.09International Equal Pay Day
20.09World Cleanup Day
21.09International Day of Peace
23.09International Day of Sign Languages
26.09International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26.09World Maritime Day
27.09World Tourism Day
28.09World Rabies Day
28.09International Day for the Universal Access to Information
29.09International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30.09International Translation Day
01.10International Day of Older Persons
02.10International Day of Non-Violence
05.10World Teachers' Day
07.10World Habitat Day
07.10World Cotton Day
09.10World Post Day
10.10World Mental Health Day
11.10International Day of the Girl Child
12.10World Migratory Bird Day
13.10Intentional Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
15.10International Day of Rural Women
16.10World Food Day
17.10International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24.10United Nations Day
24.10World Development Information Day
27.10World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29.10International Day of Care and Support
31.10World Cities Day
02.11International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
05.11World Tsunami Awareness Day
06.11International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
10.11World Science Day for Peace and Development
14.11World Diabetes Day
15.11International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime
16.11International Day for Tolerance
17.11World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
18.11World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
19.11World Toilet Day
20.11World Children’s Day
20.11Africa Industrialization Day
21.11World Philosophy Day
21.11World Television Day
24.11World Conjoined Twins Day
25.11International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26.11World Sustainable Transport Day
29.11International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30.11Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
01.12World AIDS Day
02.12International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03.12International Day of Persons with Disabilities
04.12International Day of Banks
05.12International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
05.12World Soil Day
07.12International Civil Aviation Day
09.12International Anti-Corruption Day
09.12International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
10.12Human Rights Day
11.12International Mountain Day
12.12International Day of Neutrality
12.12International Universal Health Coverage Day
18.12International Migrants Day
18.12UN Arabic Language Day
20.12International Human Solidarity Day
21.12World Basketball Day
27.12International Day of Epidemic Preparedness