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International world days list<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

International Days list<\/a>, promoted by the United Nations as occasions to mark particular events or topics in order to create awareness and action on these issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations designates specific days, weeks, years and decades as occasions to mark particular events or topics in order to promote awareness and action on these issues. You can find a list of International Days and Weeks on the UN website, with articles and videos about every special day to give you all the information you need. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are many international days and weeks celebrated globally. Some of the most popular observances include World Braille Day (January 4), International Day of Education (January 24), International Women’s Day (March 8)<\/a>, World Water Day (March 22)<\/a>, and the International Day of Peace (September 21)<\/a>. Other annual observances include World Seagrass Day (March 1), United Nations Zero Discrimination Day (March 1), International Day for Ear and Hearing Loss (March 3) and World Health Day (April 7). <\/span><\/p>\n

There are also many other social media holidays and STEM-related seasonal events celebrated throughout the year.The UN also designates specific years for certain topics, such as the year 2023 being designated as the mid-point since the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/span><\/p>\n

The purpose of observing international days and weeks is to educate the general public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each international day offers many actors the opportunity to organize activities related to the theme of the day. While all UN observances share the same principal aims, UN days can ensure the greatest degree of continuity. The significance of observing these days includes promoting diversity, cooperative spirit among nations, equality, peace, unity, universal respect for justice and international law as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

The themes for international days and weeks are chosen by the United Nations or by organizations in close coordination with the UN. The UN observes designated days, weeks, years, and decades, each with a theme or topic. For example, World Space Week Association Board of Directors selects a theme each year in close coordination with the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs. The United Nations designates specific years for certain topics to promote awareness through observances. Each year’s theme for International Day of Families is selected to raise awareness on important issues such as sustainable urban policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I said before International Women’s Day (March 8) is one of the most celebrated international days. It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The event got its start in the U.S., but it is more widely celebrated elsewhere. International Women’s Day is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. The day aims to promote gender equality and women’s rights around the world. While there are other popular observances such as World Water Day (March 22) and the International Day of Peace (September 21), International Women’s Day has gained significant attention and recognition globally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Individuals or organizations can propose new international days or weeks. According to the United Nations website, International days are proposed to the UN General Assembly by Member States. Additionally, as stated in Brill’s article on International Days at the United Nations, UN days may be initiated by a host of actors including international and national organizations, politicians, professional bodies, policy makers, NGOs and individuals. However, it is important to note that not all proposals for new observances are accepted. The General Assembly prioritizes information relevant to its work and may not accept proposals that do not align with its priorities.
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Here is the complete list of International World Days.<\/span><\/p>\n

January<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Jan – World Day of Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

04 Jan – World Braille Day<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Jan – International Day of Education<\/span><\/p>\n

27 Jan – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust<\/span><\/p>\n

February<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Feb – World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February<\/span><\/p>\n

02 Feb – World Wetlands Day<\/span><\/p>\n

04 Feb – International Day of Human Fraternity<\/span><\/p>\n

06 Feb – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Feb – World Pulses Day<\/span><\/p>\n

11 Feb – International Day of Women and Girls in Science<\/span><\/p>\n

12 Feb – International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism<\/span><\/p>\n

13 Feb – World Radio Day<\/span><\/p>\n

17 Feb – Global Tourism Resilience Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Feb – World Day of Social Justice<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Feb – International Mother Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

March<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Mar – World Seagrass Day<\/span><\/p>\n

01 Mar – Zero Discrimination Day<\/span><\/p>\n

03 Mar – World Wildlife Day<\/span><\/p>\n

05 Mar – International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness<\/span><\/p>\n

08 Mar – International Women’s Day<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Mar – International Day of Women Judges<\/span><\/p>\n

15 Mar – International Day to Combat Islamophobia<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Mar – International Day of Happiness<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Mar – French Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Mar – Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination, 21-27 March<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Mar – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Mar – World Poetry Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

21 Mar – International Day of Nowruz<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Mar – World Down Syndrome Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Mar – International Day of Forests<\/span><\/p>\n

22 Mar – World Water Day<\/span><\/p>\n

23 Mar – World Meteorological Day<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Mar – World Tuberculosis Day<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Mar – International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Mar – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Mar – International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Mar – International Day of Zero Waste<\/span><\/p>\n

April<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

02 Apr – World Autism Awareness Day<\/span><\/p>\n

04 Apr – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action<\/span><\/p>\n

05 Apr – International Day of Conscience <\/span><\/p>\n

06 Apr – International Day of Sport for Development and Peace<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

07 Apr – World Health Day<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

07 Apr – International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda<\/span><\/p>\n

12 Apr – International Day of Human Space Flight<\/span><\/p>\n

14 Apr – World Chagas Disease Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Apr – Chinese Language Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

21 Apr – World Creativity and Innovation Day<\/span><\/p>\n

22 Apr – International Mother Earth Day<\/span><\/p>\n

23 Apr – World Book and Copyright Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

23 Apr – English Language Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

23 Apr – Spanish Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

24-30 Apr – World Immunization Week<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Apr – International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Apr – World Malaria Day<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Apr – International Delegate\u2019s Day<\/span><\/p>\n

26 Apr – International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day<\/span><\/p>\n

26 Apr – World Intellectual Property Day<\/span><\/p>\n

28 Apr – International Girls in ICT Day<\/span><\/p>\n

28 Apr – World Day for Safety and Health at Work<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Apr – International Jazz Day<\/span><\/p>\n

May<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 May – International Workers Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

02 May – World Tuna Day<\/span><\/p>\n

03 May – World Press Freedom Day<\/span><\/p>\n

05 May – Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon<\/span><\/p>\n

05 May – World Portuguese Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

07 May – International Laughter Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

08 May – Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War<\/span><\/p>\n

10 May – International Day of Argania<\/span><\/p>\n

12 May – International Day of Plant Health<\/span><\/p>\n

14 May – World Migratory Bird Day<\/span><\/p>\n

15 May – International Day of Families<\/span><\/p>\n

16 May – International Day of Light<\/span><\/p>\n

16 May – International Day of Living Together in Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

17 May – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day<\/span><\/p>\n

17-23 May – UN Global Road Safety Week (biennial)<\/span><\/p>\n

20 May – World Bee Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 May – International Tea Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development<\/span><\/p>\n

22 May – International Day for Biological Diversity<\/span><\/p>\n

23 May – International Day to End Obstetric Fistula<\/span><\/p>\n

25 May – Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories<\/span><\/p>\n

29 May – International Day of UN Peacekeepers<\/span><\/p>\n

31 May – World No-Tobacco Day<\/span><\/p>\n

June<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Jun – Global Day of Parents<\/span><\/p>\n

03 Jun – World Bicycle Day<\/span><\/p>\n

04 Jun – International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression<\/span><\/p>\n

05 Jun – World Environment Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

05 Jun – International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing<\/span><\/p>\n

06 Jun – Russian Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

07 Jun – World Food Safety Day<\/span><\/p>\n

08 Jun – World Oceans Day<\/span><\/p>\n

12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour<\/span><\/p>\n

13 Jun – International Albinism Awareness Day<\/span><\/p>\n

14 Jun – World Blood Donor Day<\/span><\/p>\n

15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day<\/span><\/p>\n

16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances<\/span><\/p>\n

17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Jun – International Day for Countering Hate Speech<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Jun – Sustainable Gastronomy Day<\/span><\/p>\n

19 Jun – International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Jun – World Refugee Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Jun – International Day of Yoga<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

21 Jun – International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice<\/span><\/p>\n

23 Jun – International Widows’ Day<\/span><\/p>\n

23 Jun – United Nations Public Service Day<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Jun – International Day of Women in Diplomacy<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

26 Jun – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking<\/span><\/p>\n

26 Jun – United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture<\/span><\/p>\n

27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day<\/span><\/p>\n

29 Jun – International Day of the Tropics<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Jun – International Asteroid Day<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Jun – International Day of Parliamentarism<\/span><\/p>\n

July<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

03 Jul – International Day of Cooperatives<\/span><\/p>\n

07 Jul – World Kiswahili Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

11 Jul – World Population Day<\/span><\/p>\n

15 Jul – World Youth Skills Day<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Jul – Nelson Mandela International Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Jul – International Moon Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Jul – World Chess Day<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Jul – World Drowning Prevention Day<\/span><\/p>\n

28 Jul – World Hepatitis Day<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Jul – International Day of Friendship<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Jul – World Day against Trafficking in Persons<\/span><\/p>\n

August<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Aug – World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August<\/span><\/p>\n

09 Aug – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples<\/span><\/p>\n

12 Aug – International Youth Day<\/span><\/p>\n

19 Aug – World Humanitarian Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Aug – International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism<\/span><\/p>\n

22 Aug – International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief<\/span><\/p>\n

23 Aug – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition<\/span><\/p>\n

29 Aug – International Day against Nuclear Tests<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Aug – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances<\/span><\/p>\n

31 Aug – International Day for People of African Descent<\/span><\/p>\n

September<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4 Sep – Labor Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

5 Sep – International Day of Charity<\/span><\/p>\n

7 Sep – International Day of Police Cooperation<\/span><\/p>\n

7 Sep – International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies8 Sep: International Literacy Day [UNESCO]<\/span><\/p>\n

9 Sep – International Day to Protect Education from Attack<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

12 Sep – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation<\/span><\/p>\n

15 Sep – International Day of Democracy<\/span><\/p>\n

16 Sep – International Day for Interventional Cardiology<\/span><\/p>\n

16 Sep – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer<\/span><\/p>\n

17 Sep – World Patient Safety Day<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Sep – International Equal Pay Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Sep – International Day of Peace<\/a> and World Gratitude Day<\/a>
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23 Sep – International Day of Sign Languages<\/span><\/p>\n

25 Sep – International World Day of Dreams<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

26 Sep – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons<\/span><\/p>\n

27 Sep – World Tourism Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

28 Sep – World Maritime Day<\/span><\/p>\n

28 Sep – International Day for Universal Access to Information<\/span><\/p>\n

29 Sep – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Sep – International Translation Day<\/span><\/p>\n

October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Oct – International Day of Older Persons<\/span><\/p>\n

02 Oct – World Habitat Day<\/span><\/p>\n

02 Oct – International Day of Non-Violence<\/span><\/p>\n

04-10 Oct – World Space Week<\/span><\/p>\n

05 Oct – World Teachers\u2019 Day<\/span><\/p>\n

07 Oct – World Cotton Day<\/span><\/p>\n

09 Oct – World Post Day<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Oct – World Mental Health Day<\/span><\/p>\n

11 Oct – International Day of the Girl Child<\/span><\/p>\n

13 Oct – International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction<\/span><\/p>\n

15 Oct – World Migratory Bird Day<\/span><\/p>\n

15 Oct – International Day of Rural Women<\/span><\/p>\n

16 Oct – World Food Day<\/span><\/p>\n

17 Oct – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty<\/span><\/p>\n

24-31 Oct – Global Media and Information Literacy Week<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Oct – United Nations Day<\/span><\/p>\n

24-30 Oct – Disarmament Week<\/span><\/p>\n

24 Oct – World Development Information Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

27 Oct – World Day for Audiovisual Heritage<\/span><\/p>\n

31 Oct – World Cities Day<\/span><\/p>\n

November<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

02 Nov – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists<\/span><\/p>\n

05 Nov – World Tsunami Awareness Day<\/span><\/p>\n

06 Nov – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict<\/span><\/p>\n

09-15 Nov – International Week of Science and Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Nov – World Science Day for Peace and Development<\/span><\/p>\n

13-19 Nov – World Antibiotic Awareness Week<\/span><\/p>\n

14 Nov – World Diabetes Day<\/span><\/p>\n

17 Nov – World Philosophy Day<\/span><\/p>\n

16 Nov – International Day for Tolerance<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Nov – World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence<\/span><\/p>\n

19 Nov – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims<\/span><\/p>\n

19 Nov – World Toilet Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Nov – Africa Industrialization Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Nov – World Children’s Day<\/span><\/p>\n

21 Nov – World Television Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

25 Nov – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women<\/span><\/p>\n

29 Nov – International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People<\/span><\/p>\n

30 Nov – Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare<\/span><\/p>\n

December<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01 Dec – World AIDS Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

02 Dec – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery<\/span><\/p>\n

03 Dec – International Day of Persons with Disabilities<\/span><\/p>\n

04 Dec – International Day of Banks<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

05 Dec – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development<\/span><\/p>\n

05 Dec – World Soil Day<\/span><\/p>\n

07 Dec – International Civil Aviation Day<\/span><\/p>\n

09 Dec – International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime<\/span><\/p>\n

09 Dec – International Anti-Corruption Day<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Dec – Human Rights Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

11 Dec – International Mountain Day<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

12 Dec – International Day of Neutrality<\/span><\/p>\n

12 Dec – International Universal Health Coverage Day<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Dec – International Migrants Day<\/span><\/p>\n

18 Dec – Arabic Language Day<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Dec – International Human Solidarity Day<\/span><\/p>\n

27 Dec – International Day of Epidemic Preparedness<\/span><\/p>\n

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