INTERNATIONAL DAYS
These are the international days currently observed by the United Nations. New international days are established regularly. The resolution establishing each international day is listed in parenthesis.
JANUARY
27 January
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
FEBRUARY
4 February
World Cancer Day
6 February
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
13 February
World Radio Day [UNESCO]
20 February
World Day of Social Justice
21 February
International Mother Language Day [UNESCO]
MARCH
1 March
Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS]
3 March
World Wildlife Day
8 March
International Women's Day
20 March
International Day of Happiness
21 March
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March
World Poetry Day [UNESCO]
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 [WHO]
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
2 April
World Autism Awareness Day
4 April
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6 April
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
7 April
World Health Day [WHO]
12 April
International Day of Human Space Flight
22 April
International Mother Earth Day
23 April
World Book and Copyright Day (Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference)
23 April
English Language Day
24 – 30 April
World Immunization Week [WHO]
25 April
World Malaria Day [WHO]
26 April
World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]
28 April
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 April
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 April
International Jazz Day
