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List of International Days and Weeks

Discover significant global observances and awareness days celebrated throughout the year. This list highlights upcoming events and provides details on various international days and weeks that promote cultural, social, environmental, and humanitarian causes worldwide.

January

January 04 - World Braille Day
January 24 - International Day of Education
January 27 - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 26 - International Day of Clean Energy

February

February 01 - World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February
February 04 - International Day of Human Fraternity
February 06 - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 02 - World Wetlands Day
February 10 - International Day of the Arabian Leopard
February 10 - World Pulses Day
February 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 12 - International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
February 13 - World Radio Day
February 17 - Global Tourism Resilience Day
February 20 - World Day of Social Justice
February 21 - International Mother Language Day

March

March 01 - Zero Discrimination Day
March 01 - World Seagrass Day
March 03 - World Wildlife Day
March 05 - International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
March 08 - International Women's Day
March 10 - International Day of Women Judges
March 15 - International Day to Combat Islamophobia
March 20 - International Day of Happiness
March 20 - French Language Day
March 21 - Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21 - World Poetry Day
March 21 - International Day of Nowruz
March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day
March 22 - World Water Day
March 23 - World Meteorological Day
March 24 - World Tuberculosis Day
March 24 - International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25 - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 25 - International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
March 30 - International Day of Zero Waste

April

April 25 - International Girls in ICT Day
April 02 - World Autism Awareness Day
April 04 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 05 - International Day of Conscience
April 06 - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 07 - International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
April 07 - World Health Day
April 12 - International Day of Human Space Flight
April 14 - World Chagas Disease Day
April 20 - Chinese Language Day
April 21 - World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22 - International Mother Earth Day
April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day
April 23 - English Language Day
April 23 - Spanish Language Day
April 24 - World Immunization Week
April 24 - International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
April 25 - World Malaria Day
April 25 - International Delegate’s Day
April 26 - International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
April 26 - World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 - World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 30 - International Jazz Day

May

May 02 - World Tuna Day
May 03 - World Press Freedom Day
May 05 - World Portuguese Language Day
May 08 - Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
May 10 - International Day of Argania
May 11 - World Migratory Bird Day
May 12 - International Day of Plant Health
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 19 - World Fair Play Day
May 20 - World Bee Day
May 21 - International Tea Day
May 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23 - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
May 23 - Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon
May 24 - International Day of the Markhor
May 25 - World Football Day
May 25 - Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
May 29 - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 30 - International Day of Potato
May 31 - World No Tobacco Day

June

June 01 - Global Day of Parents
June 03 - World Bicycle Day
June 04 - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 05 - World Environment Day
June 05 - International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
June 06 - Russian Language Day
June 07 - World Food Safety Day
June 08 - World Oceans Day
June 10 - International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
June 11 - International Day of Play
June 12 - World Day Against Child Labour
June 13 - International Albinism Awareness Day
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
June 15 - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 16 - International Day of Family Remittances
June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 18 - Sustainable Gastronomy Day
June 18 - International Day for Countering Hate Speech
June 19 - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 20 - World Refugee Day
June 21 - International Day of Yoga
June 21 - International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
June 23 - United Nations Public Service Day
June 23 - International Widows' Day
June 24 - International Day of Women in Diplomacy
June 25 - Day of the Seafarer
June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26 - United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 27 - Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
June 29 - International Day of the Tropics
June 30 - International Asteroid Day
June 30 - International Day of Parliamentarism

July

July 06 - World Rural Development Day
July 06 - International Day of Cooperatives
July 07 - World Kiswahili Language Day
July 11 - International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
July 11 - World Population Day
July 12 - International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
July 15 - World Youth Skills Day
July 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day
July 20 - World Chess Day
July 20 - International Moon Day
July 25 - World Drowning Prevention Day
July 25 - International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent
July 28 - World Hepatitis Day
July 30 - International Day of Friendship
July 30 - World Day against Trafficking in Persons

August

August 01 - World Breastfeeding Week
August 09 - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 11 - World Steelpan Day
August 12 - International Youth Day
August 19 - World Humanitarian Day
August 21 - International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
August 22 - International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 29 - International Day against Nuclear Tests
August 30 - International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
August 31 - International Day for People of African Descent

September

September 05 - International Day of Charity
September 07 - International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
September 07 - International Day of Police Cooperation
September 07 - World Duchenne Awareness Day
September 08 - International Literacy Day
September 09 - International Day to Protect Education from Attack
September 12 - United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
September 15 - International Day of Democracy
September 16 - International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South
September 16 - International Day for Interventional Cardiology
September 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 17 - World Patient Safety Day
September 18 - International Equal Pay Day
September 20 - World Cleanup Day
September 21 - International Day of Peace
September 23 - International Day of Sign Languages
September 26 - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 26 - World Maritime Day
September 27 - World Tourism Day
September 28 - International Day for Universal Access to Information
September 29 - International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
September 30 - International Translation Day

October

October 01 - International Day of Older Persons
October 02 - International Day of Non-Violence
October 04 - World Space Week
October 05 - World Teachers’ Day
October 07 - World Habitat Day
October 07 - World Cotton Day
October 09 - World Post Day
October 10 - World Mental Health Day
October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child
October 13 - International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 15 - International Day of Rural Women
October 16 - World Food Day
October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 24 - World Development Information Day
October 24 - Global Media and Information Literacy Week
October 24 - Disarmament Week
October 24 - United Nations Day
October 27 - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 29 - International Day of Care and Support
October 31 - World Cities Day

November

November 02 - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
November 05 - World Tsunami Awareness Day
November 06 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 09 - International Week of Science and Peace
November 10 - World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 14 - World Diabetes Day
November 15 - International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime
November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
November 17 - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 18 - World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
November 18 - World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
November 19 - World Toilet Day
November 20 - Africa Industrialization Day
November 20 - World Children's Day
November 21 - World Television Day
November 21 - World Philosophy Day
November 24 - World Conjoined Twins Day
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 26 - World Sustainable Transport Day
November 29 - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 30 - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

December

December 01 - World AIDS Day
December 02 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 03 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 04 - International Day of Banks
December 05 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 05 - World Soil Day
December 07 - International Civil Aviation Day
December 09 - International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
December 09 - International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10 - Human Rights Day
December 11 - International Mountain Day
December 12 - International Day of Neutrality
December 12 - International Universal Health Coverage Day
December 18 - Arabic Language Day
December 18 - International Migrants Day
December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day
December 21 - World Basketball Day
December 27 - International Day of Epidemic Preparedness