Last Updated : 22 October 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 World International Days, etc. World International Days January Date Month International Day 4 January World Braille Day 11 January National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 11 January National Milk Day 14 January World Logic Day 17 January World Religion Day 24 January International Day of Education 24 January World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture 27 January International Holocaust Day 30 January World Leprosy Eradication Day
February Date Month International Day 1 February World Interfaith Harmony Week 2 February World Wetlands Day 4 February World Cancer Day 4 February International Day of Human Fraternity 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 4 March World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 8 March International Women’s Day 10 March International Day of Women Judges 14 March International Day of Action for Rivers 14 March International Day of Mathematics 15 March World Consumer Rights Day 20 March International Day of Happiness 20 March International Francophonie Day 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 26 March Independence Day of Bangladesh
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 15 April World Art Day 17 April World Hemophilia Day 17 April Easter Sunday 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
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May Date Month International Day 1 May Labour Day 1 May Law Day 2 May World Tuna Day 3 May World Press Freedom Day 5 May World Asthma Day 5 May African World Heritage Day 5 May World Portuguese Language Day 7 May “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon 8 May World Red Cross Day 8 May World Migratory Bird Day 8 May Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War 10 May International Day of Argania 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
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 14 June Flag 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
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July Date Month International Day 1 July National Doctors’ Day 1 July National Chartered Accountants Day 1 July Canada Day 1 July GST Day 1 July National Gingersnap Day 2 July World UFO Day 2 July World Sports Journalists Day 2 July National Anisette Day 3 July International Day of Cooperatives 3 July International Plastic Bag Free Day 3 July International Co-operative Day 4 July Independence Day of United States 5 July Bikini Day 6 July World Zoonoses Day 6 July International Kissing Day 7 July Global Forgiveness Day 7 July World Chocolate Day 10 July National Fish Farmers’ Day 11 July World Population Day 11 July National 7-Eleven Day 12 July National Simplicity Day 12 July Paper Bag Day 14 July Bastille Day 15 July World Youth Skills Day 17 July World Day for International Justice 17 July World Emoji Day 18 July Nelson Mandela International Day 18 July National Ice Cream Day 20 July World Chess Day 22 July Pi Approximation Day 23 July National Broadcasting Day 24 July National Thermal Engineers Day 24 July Guru Purnima 25 July World Drowning Prevention Day 25 July National Parents Day 26 July International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 26 July Kargil Vijay Diwas 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 31 July World Ranger Day
August Date Month International Day 1 August National Mountain Climbing Day 1 August Yorkshire Day 1 August International Mahjong Day 1 August International Friendship Day 1 August World Wide Web Day 1 August Respect For Parents Day 1 August World Lung Cancer Day 1 August National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1-7 August World Breastfeeding Week 2 August National Coloring Book Day 3 August Niger Independence Day 3 August National Watermelon Day 4 August Coast Guard Day 5 August National Oyster Day 6 August Hiroshima Day 6 August International Beer Day 7 August National Handloom Day 7 August Professional Speakers Day 8 August Quit India Movement Day 8 August International Infinity Day 8 August International Cat Day 9 August Nagasaki Day 9 August International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9 August International Coworking Day 10 August World Lion Day 11 August National Son and Daughter Day 11 August National Ingersoll Day 12 August International Youth Day 12 August World Elephant Day 13 August International Lefthanders Day 13 August World Organ Donation Day 14 August Pakistan Independence Day 14 August World Lizard Day 15 August Indian Independence Day 15 August Assumption of Mary 15 August National Liberation Day of Korea 15 August Victory Over Japan Day 16 August Bennington Battle Day 17 August Indonesian Independence Day 18 August Never Give Up Day 19 August World Humanitarian Day 19 August World Photography Day 19 August International Orangutan Day 19 August International Bow Day 20 August World Mosquito Day 20 August Indian Akshay Urja Diwas 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 22 August Raksha Bandhan 23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition 23 August Black Ribbon Day 24 August International Strange Music Day 25 August National Whiskey Sour Day 26 August Women’s Equality Day 26 August International Dog Day 27 August National Pots du Creme Day 28 August National Bow Tie Day 29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests 29 August National Sports Day (India) 30 August Small Industry Day 30 August International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 30 August International Whale Shark Day 30 August Krishna Janmashtami 31 August Malaysia National Day 31 August International Day for People of African Descent 31 August International Overdose Awareness Day
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September Date Month International Day 1-7 September National Nutrition Week 2 September World Coconut Day 3 September National Skyscraper Day 4 September World Beard Day 5 September International Day of Charity 5 September Teachers’ Day (India) 7 September Brazilian Independence Day 7 September International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 8 September International Literacy Day 8 September World Physical Therapy Day 9 September International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 September World Suicide Prevention Day 10 September Ganesh Chaturthi 11 September National Forest Martyrs Day 11 September World First Aid Day 12 September United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation 14 September Hindi Day 15 September International Day of Democracy 15 September Engineer’s Day 15 September Sanchayika Day 15 September World Lymphoma Awareness Day 16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16 September Malaysia Day 17 September World Patient Safety Day 18 September International Equal Pay Day 18 September World Bamboo Day 18 September International Red Panda Day 19 September International Talk Like a Pirate Day 19 September Anant Chaturthi 20 September International Day of University Sport 21 September International Day of Peace 21 September World Alzheimer’s Day 21 September Biosphere Day 22 September World Rhino Day 22 September World Rose Day 22 September Car-Free Days 23 September International Day of Sign Languages 24 September World Maritime Day 25 September World Pharmacists Day 25 September Antyodaya Diwas 25 September National Daughters Day 26 September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 September European Day of Languages 26 September World Contraception Day 26 September World Environmental Health Day 26 September Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Day 27 September World Tourism Day 28 September World Rabies Day 28 September International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 September Gunners Day 28 September International Poke Day 29 September World Heart Day 29 September International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 30 September World Maritime Day 30 September International Podcast Day 30 September International Translation Day 30 September International Blasphemy Rights Day
October Date Month International Day 1 October World Smile Day 1 October World Postcard Day 1 October International Day of Older Persons 1 October International Coffee Day 1 October World Vegetarian Day 2 October International Day of Non-Violence 2 October Gandhi Jayanti 2 October World Day for Farmed Animals 3 October German Unity Day 4 October World Animal Day 4 October World Habitat Day 4 October World Space Week 4 October World Architecture Day 5 October World Teachers’ Day 5 October Ganga River Dolphin Day 6 October German-American Day 7 October World Cotton Day 8 October Indian Air Force Day 8 October World Egg Day 9 October World Post Day 9 October World Migratory Bird Day 9 October Indian Foreign Service Day 10 October World Mental Health Day 10 October World Migratory Bird Day 10 October World Day Against the Death Penalty 11 October International Day of the Girl Child 12 October World Arthritis day 13 October International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 14 October World Sight Day 14 October World Standards Day 15 October International Day of Rural Women 15 October Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 15 October Global Handwashing Day 15 October White Cane Safety Day 15 October World Students’ Day 16 October World Food Day 16 October World Anaesthesia Day 16 October Boss’s Day 16 October World Spine Day 17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 20 October World Statistics Day 20 October World Osteoporosis Day 20 October International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 October National Solidarity Day 20 October International Chefs Day 21 October Police Commemoration Day 22 October International Stuttering Awareness Day 23 October Mole Day 23 October International Snow Leopard Day 24 October United Nations Day 24 October World Development Information Day 24 October World Polio Day 24 October Raising Day of Indo-Tibetan Border Police 25 October World Mother-in-Law’s Day 27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 27 October Infantry Day 28 October International Animation Day 29 October International Internet Day 30 October World Thrift Day 30 October World Savings Day 31 October World Cities Day 31 October Halloween
November Date Month International Day 1 November World Vegan Day 1 November All Saints’ Day 2 November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 November National Deviled Egg Day 2 November National Ayurveda day 2 November All Souls Day 2 November Election Day (United States) 3 November Sandwich Day 4 November Diwali 4 November National Candy Day 5 November World Tsunami Awareness Day 5 November World Day of Romani Language 5 November National Doughnut Day 6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 6 November National Nachos Day 7 November Infant Protection Day 7 November National Cancer Awareness Day 7 November Hug a Bear Day 7 November International Day of Medical Physics 8 November World Radiography Day 8 November Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day 9 November Legal Services Day 9 November National Louisiana Day 9 November World Adoption Day 9 November World Freedom Day 9 November Iqbal Day 10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 November World Immunization Day 10 November National Forget-Me-Not Day 11 November Veterans Day 11 November Remembrance Day 11 November Singles’ Day (China) 11 November World Quality Day 11 November National Education Day 12 November International Tempranillo Day 12 November World Pneumonia Day 12 November National Happy Hour Day 12 November Public Service Broadcasting Day 13 November World Kindness Day 14 November World Diabetes Day 14 November International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property 14 November Children’s Day 14 November National Young Readers Day 14 November National Pickle Day 15 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 15 November National Clean Out Your Fridge Day 16 November International Day for Tolerance 16 November National Button Day 17 November International Students Day 17 November National Journalism Day 17 November Homemade Bread Day 17 November National Epilepsy Day 17 November International Happy Gose Day 17 November World Prematurity Day 18 November Guinness World Records Day 18 November International Day of Islamic Art 18 November World Adult Day 18 November National Vichyssoise Day 18 November World Philosophy Day 18 November National Naturopathy Day 18 November World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day 19 November World Toilet Day 19 November World Philosophy Day 19 November International Men’s Day 19 November National Play Monopoly Day 19 November Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 19 November National Integration Day 19 November World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse 20 November Africa Industrialization Day 20 November World Children’s Day 20 November Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 November National Beautiful Day 21 November World Fisheries Day 21 November World Television Day 21 November National Stuffing Day 21 November National Red Mitten Day 21 November World Hello Day 21 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 22 November Go For A Ride Day 23 November Fibonacci Day 24 November Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November National Day of Mourning 25 November National Parfait Day 25 November Thanksgiving 26 November World Olive Tree Day 26 November Black Friday 26 November Indian Constitution Day 27 November Small Business Saturday 27 November Indian Organ Donation Day 29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November National Lemon Cream Pie Day 29 November Cyber Monday 30 November Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 November St. Andrew’s Day 30 November Bonifacio Day
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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 World Arabic Language Day 20 December International Human Solidarity Day 27 December International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 31 December National Unity Day
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Thanks for sharing beautiful national & international important days with us it’s really helpful.
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Apparently, 1st October is World Postcard Day.
Thanks Raels, World Postcard Day is updated!!