January

• 01 – New Year’s Day
• 04 – World Braille Day
• 24 – International Day of Education
• 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February

• 04 – World Cancer Day
• 06 – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
• 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
• 20 – World Day of Social Justice
• 21 – International Mother Language Day

March

• 01 – Zero Discrimination Day
• 03 – World Wildlife Day
• 08 – International Women’s Day
• 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• 22 – World Water Day
• 23 – World Meteorological Day

April

• 02 – World Autism Awareness Day
• 07 – World Health Day
• 22 – International Mother Earth Day

May

• 01 – International Workers’ Day
• 03 – World Press Freedom Day
• 15 – International Day of Families
• 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
• 31 – World No Tobacco Day

June

• 05 – World Environment Day
• 12 – World Day Against Child Labor
• 20 – World Refugee Day

July

• 11 – World Population Day
• 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day
• 28 – World Hepatitis Day

August

• 09 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
• 12 – International Youth Day
• 19 – World Humanitarian Day

September

• 05 – International Day of Charity
• 08 – International Literacy Day
• 21 – International Day of Peace
• 27 – World Tourism Day

October

• 01 – International Day of Older Persons
• 05 – World Teachers’ Day
• 10 – World Mental Health Day
• 16 – World Food Day
• 24 – United Nations Day

November

• 14 – World Diabetes Day
• 16 – International Day for Tolerance
• 19 – World Toilet Day
• 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

December

• 01 – World AIDS Day
• 03 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• 10 – Human Rights Day
• 18 – International Migrants Day

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International Weeks

• First Week of February – World Interfaith Harmony Week
• March 21–27 – Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
• August 1–7 – World Breastfeeding Week
• October 4–10 – World Space Week
• November 6–12 – International Week of Science and Peace