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List of International Days and Weeks

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January

World Braille Day ()
04 Jan
International Day of Education ()
24 Jan
International Day of Clean Energy ()
26 Jan
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust ()
27 Jan

February

World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February ()
01 Feb
World Wetlands Day ()
02 Feb
International Day of Human Fraternity ()
04 Feb
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation ()
06 Feb
World Pulses Day ()
10 Feb
International Day of the Arabian Leopard ()
10 Feb
International Day of Women and Girls in Science ()
11 Feb
International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism ()
12 Feb
World Radio Day ()
13 Feb
Global Tourism Resilience Day ()
17 Feb
World Day of Social Justice ()
20 Feb
International Mother Language Day ()
21 Feb

March

01 Mar
World Seagrass Day ()
01 Mar
World Wildlife Day ()
03 Mar
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness ()
05 Mar
International Women's Day
08 Mar
International Day of Women Judges ()
10 Mar
International Day to Combat Islamophobia ()
15 Mar
International Day of Happiness ()
20 Mar
French Language Day
20 Mar
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination, 21-27 March ()
21 Mar
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ()
21 Mar
()
21 Mar
International Day of Nowruz ()
21 Mar
World Down Syndrome Day ()
21 Mar
World Water Day ()
22 Mar
()
23 Mar
24 Mar
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims ()
24 Mar
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade ()
25 Mar
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members ()
25 Mar
International Day of Zero Waste ()
30 Mar

April

World Autism Awareness Day ()
02 Apr
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action ()
04 Apr
International Day of Conscience ()
05 Apr
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace ()
06 Apr
()
07 Apr
()
07 Apr
International Day of Human Space Flight ()
12 Apr
14 Apr
Chinese Language Day
20 Apr
World Creativity and Innovation Day ()
21 Apr
International Mother Earth Day ()
22 Apr
()
23 Apr
English Language Day
23 Apr
Spanish Language Day
23 Apr
24 Apr
24 Apr
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace ()
24 Apr
International Delegate¡¯s Day ()
25 Apr
25 Apr
24 Apr
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day ()
26 Apr
26 Apr
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Apr
International Jazz Day ()
30 Apr

May

World Tuna Day ()
02 May
World Press Freedom Day ()
03 May
05 May
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War ()
08 May
International Day of Argania ()
10 May
11 May
()
12 May
International Day of Families ()
15 May
International Day of Living Together in Peace ()
16 May
()
16 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day ()
17 May
World Fair Play Day ()
19 May
World Bee Day ()
20 May
International Tea Day ()
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development ()
21 May
International Day for Biological Diversity ()
22 May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula ()
23 May
Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon ()
23 May
International Day of the Markhor ()
24 May
World Football Day ()
25 May
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, 25-31 May ()
25 May
International Day of UN Peacekeepers ()
29 May
International Day of Potato ()
30 May
()
31 May

June

Global Day of Parents ()
01 Jun
World Bicycle Day ()
03 Jun
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression ()
04 Jun
World Environment Day ()
05 Jun
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing ()
05 Jun
Russian Language Day
06 Jun
World Food Safety Day ()
07 Jun
World Oceans Day ()
08 Jun
International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations ()
10 Jun
International Day of Play ()
11 Jun
World Day Against Child Labour
12 Jun
International Albinism Awareness Day ()
13 Jun
()
14 Jun
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day ()
15 Jun
International Day of Family Remittances ()
16 Jun
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought ()
17 Jun
Sustainable Gastronomy Day ()
18 Jun
International Day for Countering Hate Speech ()
18 Jun
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict ()
19 Jun
World Refugee Day ()
20 Jun
International Day of Yoga ()
21 Jun
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice ()
21 Jun
International Widows' Day ()
23 Jun
51³Ô¹Ï Public Service Day ()
23 Jun
International Day of Women in Diplomacy ()
24 Jun
(STCW/CONF.2/DC/4)
25 Jun
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking ()
26 Jun
51³Ô¹Ï International Day in Support of Victims of Torture ()
26 Jun
Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day ()
27 Jun
International Day of the Tropics ()
29 Jun
International Asteroid Day ()
30 Jun
International Day of Parliamentarism ()
30 Jun

July

World Rural Development Day ()
06 Jul
International Day of Cooperatives ()
06 Jul
()
07 Jul
International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica ()
11 Jul
World Population Day ()
11 Jul
International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms ()
12 Jul
World Youth Skills Day ()
15 Jul
()
18 Jul
International Moon Day ()
20 Jul
World Chess Day ()
20 Jul
International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent ()
25 Jul
World Drowning Prevention Day ()
25 Jul
28 Jul
International Day of Friendship ()
30 Jul
World Day against Trafficking in Persons ()
30 Jul

August

01 Aug
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples ()
09 Aug
World Steelpan Day ()
11 Aug
International Youth Day ()
12 Aug
World Humanitarian Day ()
19 Aug
International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism ()
21 Aug
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief ()
22 Aug
()
23 Aug
World Lake Day ()
27 Aug
International Day against Nuclear Tests ()
29 Aug
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances ()
30 Aug
International Day for People of African Descent ()
31 Aug

September

International Day of Charity ()
05 Sep
International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies ()
07 Sep
International Day of Police Cooperation ()
07 Sep
World Duchenne Awareness Day ()
07 Sep
()
08 Sep
International Day to Protect Education from Attack ()
09 Sep
51³Ô¹Ï Day for South-South Cooperation ()
12 Sep
International Day of Democracy ()
15 Sep
International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South ()
16 Sep
International Day for Interventional Cardiology ()
16 Sep
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer ()
16 Sep
17 Sep
International Equal Pay Day ()
18 Sep
World Cleanup Day ()
20 Sep
International Day of Peace ()
21 Sep
International Day of Sign Languages ()
23 Sep
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons ()
26 Sep
World Maritime Day
26 Sep
World Tourism Day
27 Sep
International Day for Universal Access to Information ()
28 Sep
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste ()
29 Sep
International Translation Day ()
30 Sep

October

International Day of Older Persons ()
01 Oct
International Day of Non-Violence ()
02 Oct
World Space Week, 4-10 October ()
04 Oct
()
05 Oct
World Habitat Day ()
07 Oct
World Cotton Day ()
07 Oct
World Post Day
09 Oct
10 Oct
International Day of the Girl Child ()
11 Oct
12 Oct
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction ()
13 Oct
International Day of Rural Women ()
15 Oct
()
16 Oct
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ()
17 Oct
International Day of the Snow Leopard ()
23 Oct
Disarmament Week, 24-30 October ()
24 Oct
51³Ô¹Ï Day ()
24 Oct
World Development Information Day ()
24 Oct
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, 24-31 October ()
24 Oct
()
27 Oct
International Day of Care and Support ()
29 Oct
World Cities Day ()
31 Oct

November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists ()
02 Nov
World Tsunami Awareness Day ()
05 Nov
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict ()
06 Nov
International Week of Science and Peace, 9-15 November ()
09 Nov
World Science Day for Peace and Development ()
10 Nov
World Diabetes Day ()
14 Nov
International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime ()
15 Nov
()
16 Nov
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims ()
17 Nov
18 Nov
World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence ()
18 Nov
World Toilet Day ()
19 Nov
Africa Industrialization Day ()
20 Nov
World Children's Day ()
20 Nov
()
21 Nov
World Television Day ()
21 Nov
World Conjoined Twins Day ()
24 Nov
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ()
25 Nov
World Sustainable Transport Day ()
26 Nov
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People ()
29 Nov
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare ()
30 Nov

December

World AIDS Day
01 Dec
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery ()
02 Dec
International Day of Persons with Disabilities ()
03 Dec
International Day of Banks ()
04 Dec
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development ()
05 Dec
World Soil Day ()
05 Dec
International Civil Aviation Day ()
07 Dec
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime ()
09 Dec
International Anti-Corruption Day ()
09 Dec
Human Rights Day ()
10 Dec
International Mountain Day ()
11 Dec
International Day of Neutrality ()
12 Dec
International Universal Health Coverage Day ()
12 Dec
International Migrants Day ()
18 Dec
Arabic Language Day
18 Dec
International Human Solidarity Day ()
20 Dec
World Meditation Day ()
21 Dec
World Basketball Day ()
21 Dec
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness ()
27 Dec

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