Last Updated : 17 February 2021
The list of World International Days is designated specific dates by various organizations like the United Nations, that are celebrated every year as an occasion to mark a particular event or topic.
This is done in order to promote or make people aware of a certain event and promote topics that are not discussed publicly.
The International Days and Special Occasions are declared by specialized agencies of the United Nations such as UNICEF, UNESCO, FAO, etc.
The list includes:
Special Days International days observed by the United Nations Important International Days, etc. World International Days January Date Month International Day 4 January World Braille Day 11 January National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 17 January World Religion Day 24 January International Day of Education 27 January International Holocaust Day 30 January World Leprosy Eradication Day
February Date Month International Day 2 February World Wetlands Day 4 February World Cancer Day 6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 10 February World Pulses Day 11 February International Day of Women and Girls in Science 13 February World Radio Day 20 February World Day of Social Justice 21 February International Mother Language Day 23 February World Peace and Understanding Day
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March Date Month International Day 1 March Zero Discrimination Day 3 March World Wildlife Day 4 March World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation 8 March International Women’s Day 14 March International Day of Action for Rivers 15 March World Consumer Rights Day 20 March International Day of Happiness 20 March French Language Day 20 March World Sparrow Day 21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March World Poetry Day 21 March International Day of Nowruz 21 March World Down Syndrome Day 21 March International Day of Forests 22 March World Water Day 23 March World Meteorological Day 24 March World Tuberculosis Day 24 March International Day for 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
April Date Month International Day 2 April World Autism Awareness Day 4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 5 April International Day of Conscience 6 April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7 April International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 7 April World Health Day 12 April International Day of Human Space Flight 14 April World Chagas Disease Day 17 April World Hemophilia Day 18 April World Heritage Day 20 April Chinese Language Day 21 April World Creativity and Innovation Day 22 April International Mother Earth Day 23 April World Book and Copyright Day 23 April English Language Day 23 April Spanish Language Day 23 April International Girls in ICT Day 24 April International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 25 April International Delegate’s Day 25 April World Malaria Day 26 April International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 April World Intellectual Property Day 28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work 30 April International Jazz Day
May Date Month International Day 1 May Labour Day 2 May World Tuna Day 3 May World Press Freedom Day 5 May World Asthma Day 7 May “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon 8 May World Red Cross Day 8-9 May Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War 9 May World Migratory Bird Day 15 May International Day of Families 15 May International Astronomy Day 16 May International Day of Living Together in Peace 16 May International Day of Light 17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 18 May International Museum Day 20 May World Bee Day 20 May World Metrology Day 21 May International Tea Day 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 24 May Commonwealth Day 28 May International Day of Action for Women’s Health 29 May International Day of UN Peacekeepers 29 May International Mount Everest Day 31 May World No-Tobacco Day
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June Date Month International Day 1 June Global Day of Parents 3 June World Bicycle Day 4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 5 June World Environment Day 5 June International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 6 June Russian Language Day 7 June World Food Safety Day 8 June World Oceans Day 12 June World Day Against Child Labour 13 June International Albinism Awareness Day 14 June World Blood Donor Day 15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 June International Day of Family Remittances 17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 18 June Sustainable Gastronomy Day 19 June International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 19 June World Sickle Cell Day 20 June World Refugee Day 21 June International Day of Yoga 21 June International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice 21 June World Music Day 23 June United Nations Public Service Day 23 June International Widows’ Day 23 June International Olympic 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 27 June Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 29 June International Day of the Tropics 30 June International Asteroid Day 30 June International Day of Parliamentarism
July Date Month International Day 2 July World UFO Day 2 July World Sports Journalists Day 4 July International Day of Cooperatives 11 July World Population Day 15 July World Youth Skills Day 17 July World Day for International Justice 18 July Nelson Mandela International Day 20 July World Chess Day 28 July World Hepatitis Day 28 July World Nature Conservation Day 29 July International Tiger Day 30 July International Day of Friendship 30 July World Day against Trafficking in Persons
August Date Month International Day 6 August Hiroshima Day 9 August Nagasaki Day 9 August International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 12 August International Youth Day 19 August World Humanitarian Day 20 August World Mosquito Day 21 August International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 21 August World Senior Citizen Day 22 August International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief 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
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September Date Month International Day 2 September World Coconut Day 5 September International Day of Charity 7 September International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 8 September International Literacy Day 9 September International Day to Protect Education from Attack 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 17 September World Patient Safety Day 18 September International Equal Pay Day 19 September International Talk Like a Pirate Day 21 September International Day of Peace 21 September World Alzheimer’s Day 21 September Biosphere Day 22 September World Rhino Day 23 September International Day of Sign Languages 24 September World Maritime Day 26 September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 27 September World Tourism Day 28 September International Day for Universal Access to Information 29 September International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 30 September International Translation Day 30 September International Blasphemy Rights Day
October Date Month International Day 1 October International Day of Older Persons 2 October International Day of Non-Violence 4 October World Animal Welfare Day 5 October World Teachers’ Day 5 October World Habitat Day 9 October World Post Day 10 October World Mental Health Day 10 October World Migratory Bird Day 11 October International Day of the Girl Child 13 October International Day for Disaster Risk 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 20 October International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 24 October United Nations Day 24 October World Development Information Day 24 October World Polio Day 27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 30 October World Thrift Day 31 October World Cities Day
November Date Month International 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 10 November World Immunization Day 12 November World Pneumonia Day 13 November World Kindness Day 14 November World Diabetes Day 15 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 16 November International Day for Tolerance 17 November International Students Day 19 November World Toilet Day 19 November World Philosophy Day 19 November International Men’s Day 20 November Africa Industrialization Day 20 November World Children’s Day 20 November Transgender Day of Remembrance 21 November World Fisheries Day 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 30 November Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
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December Date Month International Day 1 December World AIDS Day 2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities 4 December International Day of Banks 5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 5 December World Soil Day 7 December International Civil Aviation Day 9 December International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime 9 December International Anti-Corruption Day 10 December Human Rights Day 10 December International Animal Rights Day 11 December International Mountain Day 12 December International Day of Neutrality 12 December International Universal Health Coverage Day 18 December International Migrants Day 18 December Arabic Language Day 20 December International Human Solidarity Day
