UnitedNationsObservances

INTERNATIONALDAYS
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TopJANUARY

27January

InternationalDayofCommemorationinMemoryoftheVictimsofthe
Holocaust

A/RES/60/7

TopFEBRUARY

4February

WorldCancerDay

6February

InternationalDayofZeroTolerancetoFemaleGenitalMutilation

A/RES/67/146

13February

WorldRadioDay[UNESCO]

20February

WorldDayofSocialJustice

A/RES/62/10

21February

InternationalMotherLanguageDay[UNESCO]

A/RES/56/262
30C/62

TopMARCH

1March

ZeroDiscriminationDay[UNAIDS]

3March

WorldWildlifeDay

A/RES/68/205

8March

InternationalWomen'sDay

20March

InternationalDayofHappiness

A/RES/66/281

21March

InternationalDayfortheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination

A/RES/2142(XXI)

21March

WorldPoetryDay[UNESCO]

21March

InternationalDayofNowruz

A/RES/64/253

21March

WorldDownSyndromeDay

A/RES/66/149
draftA/C.3/66/L.27

21March

InternationalDayofForestsandtheTree

A/RES/67/200

22March

WorldWaterDay

A/RES/47/193

23March

WorldMeteorologicalDay[WMO]

WMO/ECXII/Res.6

24March

WorldTuberculosisDay[WHO]

WMO/ECXII/Res.6

24March

InternationalDayfortheRighttotheTruthconcerningGrossHuman
RightsViolationsandfortheDignityofVictims

A/RES/65/196

25March

InternationalDayofRemembranceoftheVictimsofSlaveryandthe
TransatlanticSlaveTrade

A/RES/62/122

25March

InternationalDayofSolidaritywithDetainedandMissingStaff
Members

TopAPRIL

2April

WorldAutismAwarenessDay

A/RES/62/139

4April

InternationalDayforMineAwarenessandAssistanceinMineAction

A/RES/60/97

6April

InternationalDayofSportforDevelopmentandPeace

A/RES/67/296

7April

DayofRemembranceoftheVictimsoftheRwandaGenocide

7April

WorldHealthDay[WHO]

WHA/A.2/Res.35

12April

InternationalDayofHumanSpaceFlight

A/RES/65/271

22April

InternationalMotherEarthDay

A/RES/63/278

23April

WorldBookandCopyrightDay

Resolution3.18ofthe
28thsessionofthe
UNESCOGeneral
Conference

23April

EnglishLanguageDay

25April

WorldMalariaDay[WHO]

26April

WorldIntellectualPropertyDay[WIPO]

28April

WorldDayforSafetyandHealthatWork

29April

DayofRemembranceforallVictimsofChemicalWarfare

30April

InternationalJazzDay

TopMAY

3May

WorldPressFreedomDay

89May

TimeofRemembranceandReconciliationforThoseWhoLostTheir
LivesDuringtheSecondWorldWar

A/RES/59/26

1011May

WorldMigratoryBirdDay[UNEP]

15May

InternationalDayofFamilies

A/RES/47/237

17May

WorldTelecommunicationandInformationSocietyDay[ITU]

A/RES/60/252

21May

WorldDayforCulturalDiversityforDialogueandDevelopment

A/RES/57/249

22May

InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity

A/RES/55/201

23May

InternationalDaytoEndObstetricFistula

A/RES/67/147

29May

InternationalDayofUNPeacekeepers

A/RES/57/129

31May

WorldNoTobaccoDay[WHO]

Resolution42.19ofthe
42ndsessionofWHO
TopJUNE

1June

GlobalDayofParents

A/RES/66/292

1June2015

"Vesak",theDayoftheFullMoon

4June

InternationalDayofInnocentChildrenVictimsofAggression

A/RES/ES7/8

5June

WorldEnvironmentDay[UNEP]

A/RES/2994(XXVII)

8June

WorldOceansDay

A/RES/63/111

12June

WorldDayAgainstChildLabour

13June

InternationalAlbinismDay

draftA/C.3/69/L.35

14June

WorldBloodDonorDay[WHO]

WHA58.13

15June

WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay

A/RES/66/127

17June

WorldDaytoCombatDesertificationandDrought

A/RES/49/115

20June

WorldRefugeeDay

A/RES/55/76

21June

InternationalDayofYoga

A/RES/69/131

23June

UnitedNationsPublicServiceDay

A/RES/57/277

23June

InternationalWidows'Day

A/RES/65/189

25June

DayoftheSeafarer[IMO]

STCW/CONF.2/DC.4

26June

InternationalDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking

A/RES/42/112

26June

UnitedNationsInternationalDayinSupportofVictimsofTorture

A/RES/52/149

TopJULY

4July

InternationalDayofCooperatives

A/RES/47/90

11July

WorldPopulationDay

UNDPdecision89/46

15July

WorldYouthSkillsDay

A/69/RES/145

18July

NelsonMandelaInternationalDay

A/RES/64/13

28July

WorldHepatitisDay[WHO]

30July

InternationalDayofFriendship

A/RES/65/275

30July

WorldDayagainstTraffickinginPersons

A/RES/68/192

(FirstSaturday
inJuly)

TopAUGUST

9August

InternationalDayoftheWorld'sIndigenousPeoples

A/RES/49/214

12August

InternationalYouthDay

A/RES/54/120

19August

WorldHumanitarianDay

A/RES/63/139

23August

InternationalDayfortheRemembranceoftheSlaveTradeandIts
Abolition[UNESCO]

Decision8.2ofthe
150thsessionofthe
UNESCOExecutive
Board

29August

InternationalDayagainstNuclearTests

A/RES/64/35

30August

InternationalDayoftheVictimsofEnforcedDisappearances

A/RES/65/209

TopSEPTEMBER

5September

InternationalDayofCharity

A/RES/67/105
draftA/67/L.45

8September

InternationalLiteracyDay[UNESCO]

Resolution1.141ofthe
14thsessionofthe
UNESCOGeneral
Conference

12September

UnitedNationsDayforSouthSouthCooperation

A/RES/58/220

15September

InternationalDayofDemocracy

A/RES/62/7

16September

InternationalDayforthePreservationoftheOzoneLayer

A/RES/49/114

21September

InternationalDayofPeace

A/RES/36/67
A/RES/55/282

25September

WorldMaritimeDay[IMO]

IMCO/CXXXVIII/21

26September

InternationalDayfortheTotalEliminationofNuclearWeapons

A/RES/68/32

27September

WorldTourismDay

(Lastweekof
September)

TopOCTOBER

1October

InternationalDayofOlderPersons

A/RES/45/106

2October

InternationalDayofNonViolence

A/RES/61/271

5October

WorldTeachersDay[UNESCO]

UNESCOPRESSE,
vol.4,no.17,p.9

5October

WorldHabitatDay

A/RES/40/202A

9October

WorldPostDay

UPU/TokyoCongress
1969/Res.C.11

11October

InternationalDayoftheGirlChild

A/RES/66/170

13October

InternationalDayforDisasterReduction

A/RES/44/236
A/RES/64/200

15October

InternationalDayofRuralWomen

A/RES/62/136

16October

WorldFoodDay[FAO]

A/RES/35/70

17October

InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty

A/RES/47/196

24October

UnitedNationsDay

A/RES/168(II)
A/RES/2782(XXVI)

24October

WorldDevelopmentInformationDay

A/RES/3038(XXVII)

27October

WorldDayforAudiovisualHeritage[UNESCO]

31October

WorldCitiesDay

A/RES/68/238

(FirstMonday
inOctober)

TopNOVEMBER

2November

InternationalDaytoEndImpunityforCrimesagainstJournalists

A/RES/68/163

6November

InternationalDayforPreventingtheExploitationoftheEnvironment
inWarandArmedConflict

A/RES/56/4

10November

WorldScienceDayforPeaceandDevelopment

14November

WorldDiabetesDay

A/RES/61/225

15November

WorldDayofRemembranceforRoadTrafficVictims

A/RES/60/5

InternationalDayforTolerance

Resolution5.61ofthe
28thsessionofthe
UNESCOGeneral
Conference

(ThirdSunday
inNovember)

16November

A/RES/51/95
19November

WorldToiletDay

A/67/L.75(draft)

19November

WorldPhilosophyDay

20November

AfricaIndustrializationDay

A/RES/44/237

20November

UniversalChildrensDay

21November

WorldTelevisionDay

A/RES/51/205

25November

InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceagainstWomen

A/RES/54/134

29November

InternationalDayofSolidaritywiththePalestinianPeople

A/RES/32/40B

(ThirdThursday
inNovember)

TopDECEMBER

1December

WorldAIDSDay

2December

InternationalDayfortheAbolitionofSlavery

3December

InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities

A/RES/47/3

5December

InternationalVolunteerDayforEconomicandSocialDevelopment

A/RES/40/212

5December

WorldSoilDay[FAO]

A/RES/68/232

7December

InternationalCivilAviationDay[ICAO]

A/RES/51/33

9December

InternationalAntiCorruptionDay

A/RES/58/4

10December

HumanRightsDay

A/RES/423(V)

11December

InternationalMountainDay

A/RES/57/245

18December

InternationalMigrantsDay

A/RES/55/93

20December

InternationalHumanSolidarityDay

A/RES/60/209