(Includes globally observed international days focusing on awareness, peace, human rights, culture, sustainability, health, etc.)

January

  • Jan 4 – World Braille Day
  • Jan 24international Day of Education
  • Jan 27international Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

February

March

  • Mar 1zero Discrimination Day
  • Mar 3 – World Wildlife Day
  • Mar 8international Women’s Day
  • Mar 10international Day of women Judges
  • Mar 20international Day of Happiness
  • Mar 20 – French language Day
  • Mar 21international Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • Mar 21 – World Poetry Day
  • Mar 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
  • Mar 21international Day of Forests
  • Mar 22 – World Water Day
  • Mar 23 – World Meteorological Day
  • Mar 24 – World tuberculosis Day
  • Mar 24international Day for the Right to the Truth
  • Mar 25international Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims
  • Mar 25international Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

April

  • Apr 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
  • Apr 4 – United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day
  • Apr 5international Day of Conscience
  • Apr 6international 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 12international Day of Human Space Flight
  • Apr 21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day
  • Apr 22 – Earth Day
  • Apr 23 – World Book and Copyright Day
  • Apr 23international Girls in ICT Day
  • Apr 23 – World language Days (Spanish & English)
  • Apr 24international Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
  • Apr 25international Delegates’ Day
  • Apr 25 – World Malaria Day
  • Apr 26 – World Intellectual Property Day
  • Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and health at Work
  • Apr 30international 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 10international Day of Argania
  • May 15international Day of Families
  • May 16international Day of Living Together in Peace
  • May 16international 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 21international Tea Day
  • May 22international Day for Biological Diversity
  • May 23international Day to End Obstetric Fistula
  • May 29international Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
  • May 31 – World No Tobacco Day

June

  • Jun 1 – Global Day of Parents
  • Jun 3 – World Bicycle Day
  • Jun 4international Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
  • Jun 5 – World Environment Day
  • Jun 5international 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 16international Day of Family Remittances
  • Jun 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
  • Jun 18 – Sustainable Gastronomy Day
  • Jun 19international Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
  • Jun 20 – World Refugee Day
  • Jun 21international Day of Yoga
  • Jun 21international Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
  • Jun 23 – Public service Day
  • Jun 23international Widows’ Day
  • Jun 25 – Day of the Seafarer
  • Jun 26international Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
  • Jun 26international Day in Support of Victims of Torture
  • Jun 27 – Micro-, Small and Medium‑sized Enterprises Day
  • Jun 29international Day of the Tropics
  • Jun 30international Asteroid Day
  • Jun 30international Day of Parliamentarism

July

August

September

October

  • Oct 1international Day of Older Persons
  • Oct 2international 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 11international Day of the girl Child
  • Oct 14international Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
  • Oct 15international Day of Rural Women
  • Oct 16 – World Food Day
  • Oct 17international 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 2international 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 16international 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 25international Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
  • Nov 29international Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
  • Nov 30 – Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare

December

🌍 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
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