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.
SEPTEMBER
5 September
International Day of Charity
8 September
International Literacy Day [UNESCO]
12 September
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 September
International Day of Democracy
16 September
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21 September
International Day of Peace
25 September (last week of September)
World Maritime Day [IMO]
26 September
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September
World Tourism Day
OCTOBER
1 October
International Day of Older Persons
2 October
International Day of Non-Violence
5 October
World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO]
5 October (first Monday in October)
World Habitat Day
9 October
World Post Day
10 October
World Mental Health Day [WHO]
11 October
International Day of the Girl Child
13 October
International Day for Disaster Reduction
15 October
International Day of Rural Women
16 October
World Food Day [FAO]
17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October
World Statistics Day
24 October
United Nations Day
24 October
World Development Information Day
27 October
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO]
31 October
World Cities Day
NOVEMBER
2 November
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
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
14 November
World Diabetes Day
15 November (third Sunday in November)
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
16 November
International Day for Tolerance
19 November
World Toilet Day
19 November (third Thursday in November)
World Philosophy Day
20 November
Africa Industrialization Day
20 November
Universal Children’s Day
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
DECEMBER
1 December
World AIDS Day
2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
5 December
World Soil Day [FAO]
7 December
International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]
9 December
International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December
Human Rights Day
11 December
International Mountain Day
18 December
International Migrants Day
20 December
International Human Solidarity Day
Source: www.un.org
