UN Observances

04/01/2026World Braille Day
24/01/2026International Day of Education
26/01/2026International Day of Clean Energy
27/01/2026International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
02/02/2026World Wetlands Day
04/02/2026International Day of Human Fraternity
06/02/2026International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10/02/2026World Pulses Day
10/02/2026International Day of the Arabian Leopard
11/02/2026International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12/02/2026International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
13/02/2026World Radio Day
17/02/2026Global Tourism Resilience Day
20/02/2026World Day of Social Justice
21/02/2026International Mother Language Day
01/03/2026Zero Discrimination Day
01/03/2026World Seagrass Day
03/03/2026World Wildlife Day
05/03/2026International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
08/03/2026International 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
10/03/2026International Day of Women Judges
15/03/2026International Day to Combat Islamophobia
20/03/2026International Day of Happiness
20/03/2026UN French Language Day
21/03/2026World Poetry Day
21/03/2026International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21/03/2026World Down Syndrome Day
21/03/2026International Day of Nowruz
21/03/2026International Day of Forests
21/03/2026World Day for Glaciers
22/03/2026World Water Day
23/03/2026World Meteorological Day
24/03/2026World Tuberculosis Day
24/03/2026International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
25/03/2026International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
25/03/2026International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
30/03/2026International Day of Zero Waste
02/04/2026World Autism Awareness Day
04/04/2026International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
05/04/2026International Day of Conscience
06/04/2026International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
07/04/2026World Health Day
07/04/2026International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
12/04/2026International Day of Human Space Flight
14/04/2026World Chagas Disease Day
20/04/2026UN Chinese Language Day
21/04/2026World Creativity and Innovation Day
22/04/2026Earth Day and International Mother Earth Day
23/04/2026World Book and Copyright Day
23/04/2026UN English Language Day
23/04/2026UN Spanish Language Day
23/04/2026International Girls in ICT Day
24/04/2026International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
25/04/2026World Malaria Day
25/04/2026International Delegate’s Day
26/04/2026World Intellectual Property Day
26/04/2026International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
28/04/2026World Day for Safety and Health at Work
30/04/2026International Jazz Day
02/05/2026World Tuna Day
03/05/2026World Press Freedom Day
08/05/2026Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
09/05/2026World Migratory Bird Day
09/05/2026Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
10/05/2026International Day of Argania
12/05/2026International Day of Plant Health
15/05/2026International Day of Families
16/05/2026International Day of Living Together in Peace
16/05/2026International Day of Light
17/05/2026World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
19/05/2026World Fair Play Day
20/05/2026World Bee Day
21/05/2026International Tea Day
21/05/2026World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22/05/2026International Day for Biological Diversity
23/05/2026International Day of End Obstetric Fistula
24/05/2026International Day of the Markhor
25/05/2026World Football Day
29/05/2026International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
30/05/2026International Day of Potato
31/05/2026World No Tobacco Day
31/05/2026UN Day of Vesak
01/06/2026Global Day of Parents
03/06/2026World Bicycle Day
04/06/2026International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
05/06/2026World Environment Day
05/06/2026International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
06/06/2026UN Russian Language Day
07/06/2026World Food Safety Day
08/06/2026World Oceans Day
10/06/2026International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
11/06/2026International Day of Play
12/06/2026World Day Against Child Labor
13/06/2026International Albinism Awareness Day
14/06/2026World Blood Donor Day
15/06/2026World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16/06/2026International Day of Family Remittances
17/06/2026World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18/06/2026Sustainable Gastronomy Day
18/06/2026International Day for Countering Hate Speech
19/06/2026International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20/06/2026World Refugee Day
21/06/2026International Day of Yoga
21/06/2026International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
23/06/2026United Nations Public Service Day
23/06/2026International Widows' Day
24/06/2026International Day for Women in Diplomacy
25/06/2026Day of the Seafarer
26/06/2026International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26/06/2026International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27/06/2026Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29/06/2026International Day of the Tropics
30/06/2026International Asteroid Day
30/06/2026International Day of Parliamentarism
04/07/2026International Day of Cooperatives
07/07/2026World Kiswahili Language Day
11/07/2026World Population Day
11/07/2026International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
11/07/2026World Horse Day
12/07/2026International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
12/07/2026International Day of Hope
15/07/2026World Youth Skills Day
18/07/2026Nelson Mandela International Day
20/07/2026World Chess Day (International Chess Day)
20/07/2026International Moon Day
25/07/2026World Drowning Prevention Day
25/07/2026International Day for Judicial Well-being
25/07/2026International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent
28/07/2026World Hepatitis Day
30/07/2026International Day of Friendship
30/07/2026World Day against Trafficking in Persons
09/08/2026International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
11/08/2026World Steelpan Day
12/08/2026International Youth Day
19/08/2026World Humanitarian Day
21/08/2026International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
22/08/2026International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
23/08/2026International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
27/08/2026World Lake Day
29/08/2026International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30/08/2026International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
31/08/2026International Day for People of African Descent
05/09/2026International Day of Charity
07/09/2026World Duchenne Awareness Day
07/09/2026International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
07/09/2026International Day of Police Cooperation
08/09/2026International Literacy Day
09/09/2026International Day to Protect Education from Attack
12/09/2026United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15/09/2026International Day of Democracy
16/09/2026International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16/09/2026International Day for Interventional Cardiology
16/09/2026International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South
17/09/2026World Patient Safety Day
18/09/2026International Equal Pay Day
20/09/2026World Cleanup Day
21/09/2026International Day of Peace
23/09/2026International Day of Sign Languages
24/09/2026World Maritime Day
26/09/2026International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27/09/2026World Tourism Day
28/09/2026World Rabies Day
28/09/2026International Day for the Universal Access to Information
29/09/2026International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30/09/2026International Translation Day
01/10/2026International Day of Older Persons
02/10/2026International Day of Non-Violence
05/10/2026World Teachers' Day
05/10/2026World Habitat Day
07/10/2026World Cotton Day
09/10/2026World Post Day
10/10/2026World Mental Health Day
10/10/2026World Migratory Bird Day
11/10/2026International Day of the Girl Child
13/10/2026Intentional Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
15/10/2026International Day of Rural Women
16/10/2026World Food Day
17/10/2026International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
23/10/2026International Day of the Snow Leopard
24/10/2026United Nations Day
24/10/2026World Development Information Day
27/10/2026World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29/10/2026International Day of Care and Support
31/10/2026World Cities Day
02/11/2026International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
05/11/2026World Tsunami Awareness Day
06/11/2026International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
10/11/2026World Science Day for Peace and Development
14/11/2026World Diabetes Day
15/11/2026World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
15/11/2026International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime
16/11/2026International Day for Tolerance
18/11/2026World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
19/11/2026World Philosophy Day
19/11/2026World Toilet Day
20/11/2026World Children’s Day
20/11/2026Africa Industrialization Day
21/11/2026World Television Day
24/11/2026World Conjoined Twins Day
25/11/2026International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26/11/2026World Sustainable Transport Day
29/11/2026International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30/11/2026Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
01/12/2026World AIDS Day
02/12/2026International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03/12/2026International Day of Persons with Disabilities
04/12/2026International Day of Banks
04/12/2026International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures
05/12/2026International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
05/12/2026World Soil Day
07/12/2026International Civil Aviation Day
09/12/2026International Anti-Corruption Day
09/12/2026International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
10/12/2026Human Rights Day
11/12/2026International Mountain Day
12/12/2026International Day of Neutrality
12/12/2026International Universal Health Coverage Day
14/12/2026International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations
18/12/2026International Migrants Day
18/12/2026UN Arabic Language Day
20/12/2026International Human Solidarity Day
21/12/2026World Basketball Day
21/12/2026World Meditation Day
24/12/2026International Day Against Cybercrime
27/12/2026International Day of Epidemic Preparedness