(Includes globally observed international days focusing on awareness, peace, human rights, culture, sustainability, health, etc.)
January
- Jan 4 – World Braille Day
- Jan 24 – international Day of Education
- Jan 27 – international Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
February
- Feb 4 – World cancer Day
- Feb 4 – international Day of Human Fraternity
- Feb 6 – international Day of zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
- Feb 10 – World Pulses Day
- Feb 11 – international Day of women and Girls in Science
- Feb 13 – World Radio Day
- Feb 20 – World Day of Social Justice
- Feb 21 – international Mother language Day
March
- Mar 1 – zero Discrimination Day
- Mar 3 – World Wildlife Day
- Mar 8 – international Women’s Day
- Mar 10 – international Day of women Judges
- Mar 20 – international Day of Happiness
- Mar 20 – French language Day
- Mar 21 – international Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Mar 21 – World Poetry Day
- Mar 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
- Mar 21 – international Day of Forests
- Mar 22 – World Water Day
- Mar 23 – World Meteorological Day
- Mar 24 – World tuberculosis Day
- Mar 24 – international Day for the Right to the Truth
- Mar 25 – international Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims
- Mar 25 – international Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
April
- Apr 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
- Apr 4 – United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day
- Apr 5 – international Day of Conscience
- Apr 6 – international Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- Apr 7 – World health Day
- Apr 7 – Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the rwanda Genocide
- Apr 12 – international Day of Human Space Flight
- Apr 21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day
- Apr 22 – Earth Day
- Apr 23 – World Book and Copyright Day
- Apr 23 – international Girls in ICT Day
- Apr 23 – World language Days (Spanish & English)
- Apr 24 – international Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
- Apr 25 – international Delegates’ Day
- Apr 25 – World Malaria Day
- Apr 26 – World Intellectual Property Day
- Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and health at Work
- Apr 30 – international Jazz Day
May
- May 2 – World Tuna Day
- May 3 – World press Freedom Day
- May 5 – World Portuguese language Day
- May 8 – Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for WWII
- May 9 – World Migratory Bird Day
- May 10 – international Day of Argania
- May 15 – international Day of Families
- May 16 – international Day of Living Together in Peace
- May 16 – international Day of Light
- May 17 – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- May 20 – World Bee Day
- May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- May 21 – international Tea Day
- May 22 – international Day for Biological Diversity
- May 23 – international Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- May 29 – international Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
- May 31 – World No Tobacco Day
June
- Jun 1 – Global Day of Parents
- Jun 3 – World Bicycle Day
- Jun 4 – international Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- Jun 5 – World Environment Day
- Jun 5 – international Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
- Jun 7 – World Food Safety Day
- Jun 8 – World Oceans Day
- Jun 12 – World Day Against Child Labour
- Jun 14 – World Blood Donor Day
- Jun 15 – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- Jun 16 – international Day of Family Remittances
- Jun 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- Jun 18 – Sustainable Gastronomy Day
- Jun 19 – international Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
- Jun 20 – World Refugee Day
- Jun 21 – international Day of Yoga
- Jun 21 – international Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
- Jun 23 – Public service Day
- Jun 23 – international Widows’ Day
- Jun 25 – Day of the Seafarer
- Jun 26 – international Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- Jun 26 – international Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Jun 27 – Micro-, Small and Medium‑sized Enterprises Day
- Jun 29 – international Day of the Tropics
- Jun 30 – international Asteroid Day
- Jun 30 – international Day of Parliamentarism
July
- Jul 4 – international Day of Cooperatives
- Jul 11 – World population Day
- Jul 15 – World youth Skills Day
- Jul 18 – nelson mandela Day
- Jul 20 – international Chess Day
- Jul 25 – World Drowning Prevention Day
- Jul 28 – World Hepatitis Day
- Jul 30 – international Day of Friendship
- Jul 30 – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August
- Aug 9 – international Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- Aug 12 – international youth Day
- Aug 19 – World Humanitarian Day
- Aug 21 – international Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
- Aug 22 – international Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on religion or Belief
- Aug 23 – international Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- Aug 29 – international Day against Nuclear Tests
- Aug 30 – international Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
- Aug 31 – international Day for people of African Descent
September
- Sep 5 – international Day of Charity
- Sep 7 – international Day of Clean air for Blue Skies
- Sep 8 – international Literacy Day
- Sep 9 – international Day to Protect education from Attack
- Sep 12 – international Day for South‑South Cooperation
- Sep 15 – international Day of Democracy
- Sep 16 – international Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- Sep 17 – World Patient Safety Day
- Sep 18 – international Equal Pay Day
- Sep 21 – international Day of Peace
- Sep 23 – international Day of Sign Languages
- Sep 24 – World Maritime Day
- Sep 26 – international Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
- Sep 27 – World Tourism Day
- Sep 28 – international Day for Universal Access to Information
- Sep 29 – international Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
- Sep 30 – international Translation Day
October
- Oct 1 – international Day of Older Persons
- Oct 2 – international Day of Non‑Violence
- Oct 5 – World Teachers’ Day
- Oct 5 – World Habitat Day
- Oct 9 – World Post Day
- Oct 10 – World Mental health Day
- Oct 11 – international Day of the girl Child
- Oct 14 – international Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
- Oct 15 – international Day of Rural Women
- Oct 16 – World Food Day
- Oct 17 – international Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Oct 24 – United Nations Day
- Oct 24 – World Development Information Day
- Oct 27 – World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
- Oct 31 – World Cities Day
November
- Nov 2 – international Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- Nov 5 – World tsunami Awareness Day
- Nov 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
- Nov 14 – World diabetes Day
- Nov 15 – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
- Nov 16 – international Day for Tolerance
- Nov 19 – World Philosophy Day
- Nov 19 – World Toilet Day
- Nov 20 – Universal Children’s Day
- Nov 20 – Africa Industrialization Day
- Nov 21 – World television Day
- Nov 25 – international Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- Nov 29 – international Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
- Nov 30 – Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
December
- Dec 1 – World aids Day
- Dec 2 – international Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- Dec 3 – international Day of Persons with Disabilities
- Dec 4 – international Day of Banks
- Dec 5 – international Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
- Dec 5 – World Soil Day
- Dec 7 – international Civil Aviation Day
- Dec 9 – international Anti‑Corruption Day
- Dec 10 – Human Rights Day
- Dec 11 – international Mountain Day
- Dec 12 – international Day of Neutrality
- Dec 12 – Universal health Coverage Day
- Dec 18 – international Migrants Day
- Dec 18 – Arabic language Day
- Dec 20 – international Human Solidarity Day
- Dec 27 – international Day of Epidemic Preparedness
🌍 Other UN‑Designated Observances in 2026
2026 is also declared as:
- International Year of women Farmers
- International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
- International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development
(These “International Years” focus global efforts and events throughout 20
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