1 January – New Year’s Day
4 January– World Braille Day
24 January – International Day of Education
27 January – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
4 February – World Cancer Day
February – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
20 February – World Day of Social Justice
21 February – International Mother Language Day
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
22 March – World Water Day
2 April – World Autism Awareness Day
7 April – World Health Day
22 April – International Mother Earth Day
25 April – World Malaria Day
1 May – International Workers’ Day
3 May – World Press Freedom Day
15 May – International Day of Families
21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
31 May – World No Tobacco Day
5 June – World Environment Day
8 June – World Oceans Day
12 June – World Day Against Child Labour
20 June – World Refugee Day
26 June – International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
11 July – World Population Day
15 July – World Youth Skills Day
18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day
9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August – International Youth Day
19 August – World Humanitarian Day
8 September – International Literacy Day
21 September – International Day of Peace
27 September – World Tourism Day
1 October – International Day of Older Persons
5 October – World Teachers’ Day
10 October – World Mental Health Day
16 October – World Food Day
24 October – United Nations Day
14 November – World Diabetes Day
16 November – International Day for Tolerance
20 November – Universal Children’s Day
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
1 December – World AIDS Day
3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
10 December – Human Rights Day
18 December – International Migrants Day

International Weeks

1-7 February – World Interfaith Harmony Week
21-27 March – Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism
23-29 April – Global Media and Information Literacy Week
25-31 May – Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories