United Nations International Days

UNO’s International Days

21 February- International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)

8 March- International Women’s Day

21 March- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

World Poetry Day (UNESCO)

22 March- World Day for Water

23 March- World Meteorological Day (WMO)

7 April- World Health Day (WHO)

23 April- World Book and Copyright Day (UNESCO)

3 May - Sun Day (UNEP)

World Press Freedom Day (UNESCO)

15 May -International Day of Families

17 May - World Telecommunications Day (ITU)

21 May -World Day for Cultural Development (UNESCO)

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity

25 May - Africa Day

29 May - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

31 May - World No- Tobacco Day (WHO)

4 June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5 June - World Environment Day (UNEP)

17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 June - World Refugee Day

26 June - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

11 July - World Populated Day (UNFPA)

1st Saturday July - International Day of Cooperatives

9 August - International Day of Indigenous People

12 August - International Youth Day

23 August - International Day of the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (UNESCO)

8 September - International Day of Literacy (UNESCO)

16 September - International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer

21 September - International Day of Peace

Last Week September - World Maritime Day (IMO)

1st Monday October - World Habitat Day

2nd Wednesday October - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

1 October - International Day of Older Persons

5 October - International Teachers’ Day (UNESCO)

9 October - World Post Day (UPU)

16 October - World Food Day (FAO)

17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

24 October - United Nations Day

World Development Information 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 (UNESCO)

16 November - International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO)

20 November - Africa Industrialization Day (UNICEF)

Universal Children’s Day

21 November - Philosophy Day (UNESCO)

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

1 December - World AIDS Day (WHO)

2 December - International Day for Abolition of Slavery

3 December - International Day of Disabled Persons

5 December - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

7 December - International Day Civil Aviation Day (ICAO)

10 December - Human Rights Day

11 December - International Mountain Day

18 December - International Migrant’s Day