Important Days: International and World Important Days

International and World Important Days

Days	Importance
27 January	International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
4 February	World Cancer Day [WHO].
6 February	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation [WHO].
13 February	World Radio Day [UNESCO].
20 February	World Day of Social Justice.
21 February	International Mother Language Day [UNESCO].
8 March	International Women's Day.
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.
22 March	World Water Day.
23 March	World Meteorological Day [WMO].
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.
2 April	World Autism Awareness Day.
4 April	International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
7 April	Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide.
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 [UNESCO].
25 April	World Malaria Day [WHO].
26 April	World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO].
28 April	World Day for Safety and Health at Work [ILO].
29 April	Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare.
30 April	International Jazz Day.
3 May	World Press Freedom Day.
5 May	Day of Vesak.
8-9 May	Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War.
12-13 May	World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP].
15 May	International Day of Families.
17 May	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU].
21 May	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
22 May	International Day for Biological Diversity.
29 May	International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
31 May	World No-Tobacco Day [WHO].
4 June	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
5 June	World Environment Day [UNEP].
8 June	World Oceans Day.
12 June	World Day Against Child Labour [ILO].
14 June	World Blood Donor Day [WHO].
15 June	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
17 June	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
20 June	World Refugee Day.
23 June	United Nations Public Service Day.
23 June	International Widow’s Day.
25 June	Day of the Seafarer [IMO].
26 June	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
26 June	United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
7 July (First Saturday in July)	International Day of Cooperatives.
11 July	World Population Day.
18 July	Nelson Mandela International Day.
28 July	World Hepatitis Day [WHO].
30 July	International Day of Friendship.
9 August	International Day of the World's Indigenous People.
12 August	International Youth Day.
19 August	World Humanitarian Day.
23 August	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO].
29 August	International Day against Nuclear Tests.
30 August	International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
8 September	International Literacy Day [UNESCO].
10 September	World Suicide Prevention Day [WHO].
15 September	International Day of Democracy.
16 September	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
21 September	International Day of Peace.
27 September	World Tourism Day [UNWTO].
27 September (Last week of September)	World Maritime Day [IMO].
28 September	World Rabies Day [WHO].
29 September (Last Saturday in September)	World Heart Day [WHO].
1 October (First Monday in October)	World Habitat Day.
1 October	International Day of Older Persons.
2 October	International Day of Non-Violence.
5 October	World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO].
9 October	World Post Day [UPU].
10 October	World Mental Health Day [WHO].
11 October	International Day of the Girl Child.
11 October (Second Thursday in October)	World Sight Day [WHO].
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.
24 October	United Nations Day.
24 October	World Development Information Day.
27 October	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO].
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].
12 November	World Pneumonia Day [WHO].
14 November	World Diabetes Day [WHO].
15 November (Third Thursday in November)	World Philosophy Day [UNESCO].
16 November	International Day for Tolerance.
16 November	World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day[WHO].
17 November (Third Sunday in November)	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims[WHO].
20 November	Universal Children’s Day.
20 November	Africa Industrialization 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.
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.
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.
19 December	United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation.
20 December	International Human Solidarity Day.