United Nations

United Nations is an international organization with 193 member countries. The United Nations designates observances to promote international awareness and action on issues. The observances include International Days, International Weeks, International Decades and International Years.

United Nations Day Observances

January
	International Holocaust Remembrance Day	01/27/2020

February
	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	02/11/2020
	World Radio Day	02/13/2020
	World Day of Social Justice	02/20/2020
	International Mother Language Day	02/21/2020
	World Cancer Day	02/04/2020

March
	Zero Discrimination Day	03/01/2020
	World Wildlife Day	03/03/2020
	International Women's Day	03/08/2020
	International Day of Happiness	03/20/2020
	International Day of Forests	03/21/2020
	World Down Syndrome Day	03/21/2020
	World Poetry Day	03/21/2020
	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	03/21/2020
	World Water Day	03/22/2020
	World Meteorological Day	03/23/2020
	French Language Day	03/20/2020

April
	International Day of Sport for Development and Peace	04/06/2020
	Spanish Language Day	04/23/2020
	World Health Day	04/07/2020
	English Language Day	04/23/2020
	International Day of Human Space Flight	04/12/2020
	World Creativity and Innovation Day	04/21/2020
	International Mother Earth Day	04/22/2020
	World Book and Copyright Day	04/23/2020
	World Malaria Day	04/25/2020
	World Intellectual Property Day	04/26/2020
	World Day for Safety and Health at Work	04/28/2020
	International Jazz Day	04/30/2020
	World Autism Awareness Day	04/02/2020
	Chinese Language Day	04/20/2020

May
	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day	05/17/2020
	World Bee Day	05/20/2020
	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development	05/21/2020
	International Day for Biological Diversity	05/22/2020
	International Day of UN Peacekeepers	05/29/2020
	World No Tobacco Day	05/31/2020
	World Tuna Day	05/02/2020
	World Press Freedom Day	05/03/2020
	World Migratory Bird Day	05/09/2020
	International Day of Families	05/15/2020
	International Day of Living Together in Peace	05/16/2020
	International Day of Light	05/16/2020

June
	Sustainable Gastronomy Day	06/18/2020
	World Refugee Day	06/20/2020
	International Day of Yoga	06/21/2020
	Russian Language Day	06/06/2020
	United Nations Public Service Day	06/23/2020
	International Widows’ Day	06/23/2020
	Day of the Seafarer	06/25/2020
	International Day of the Tropics	06/29/2020
	Global Day of Parents	06/01/2020
	International Asteroid Day	06/30/2020
	World Bicycle Day	06/03/2020
	International Day of Parliamentarism	06/30/2020
	World Environment Day	06/05/2020
	Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day	06/27/2020
	World Oceans Day	06/08/2020
	World Day Against Child Labour	06/12/2020
	International Albinism Awareness Day	06/13/2020
	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day	06/15/2020
	International Day of Family Remittances	06/16/2020
	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought	06/17/2020

July
	World Day against Trafficking in Persons	07/30/2020
	International Day of Cooperatives	07/04/2020
	World Population Day	07/11/2020
	World Youth Skills Day	07/15/2020
	Nelson Mandela International Day	07/18/2020
	World Hepatitis Day	07/28/2020
	International Day of Friendship	07/30/2020

August
	International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples	08/09/2020
	International Youth Day	08/12/2020
	World Humanitarian Day	08/19/2020
	International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism	08/21/2020
	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition	08/23/2020
	International Day Against Nuclear Tests	08/29/2020
	International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances	08/30/2020

September
	World Maritime Day	09/24/2020
	International Day for Universal Access to Information	09/28/2020
	World Rabies Day	09/28/2020
	International Translation Day	09/30/2020
	International Day of Charity	09/05/2020
	International Literacy Day	09/08/2020
	International Day for South-South Cooperation	09/12/2020
	International Day of Democracy	09/15/2020
	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer	09/16/2020
	International Day of Sign Languages	09/23/2020
	International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons	09/26/2020
	World Tourism Day	09/27/2020

October
	World Development Information Day	10/24/2019
	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage	10/27/2019
	World Cities Day	10/31/2019
	International Day of Older Persons	10/01/2019
	World Habitat Day	10/07/2019
	International Day of Non-Violence	10/02/2019
	World Teachers Day	10/05/2019
	World Post Day	10/09/2019
	International Day of the Girl	10/11/2019
	International Day for Disaster Reduction	10/13/2019
	International Day of Rural Women	10/15/2019
	World Food Day	10/16/2019
	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty	11/17/2019
	World Statistics Day	10/20/2020
	United Nations Day	10/24/2019

November
	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People	11/29/2019
	Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare	11/30/2019
	International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists	11/02/2019
	World Tsunami Awareness Day	11/05/2019
	International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict	11/06/2019
	World Science Day for Peace and Development	11/10/2019
	World Diabetes Day	11/14/2019
	World Philosophy Day	11/21/2019
	International Day for Tolerance	11/16/2020
	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims	11/17/2019
	World Toilet Day	11/19/2019
	Africa Industrialization Day	11/20/2019
	World Children's Day	11/20/2019
	World Television Day	11/21/2019
	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women	11/25/2019

December
	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery	12/02/2019
	International Day of Persons with Disabilities	12/03/2019
	Arabic Language Day	12/18/2020
	International Volunteer Day	12/05/2019
	World Soil Day	12/05/2019
	World AIDS Day	12/01/2019
	International Civil Aviation Day	12/07/2019
	International Anti-Corruption Day	12/09/2019
	Human Rights Day	12/10/2019
	Mountain Day	12/11/2019
	International Day of Neutrality	12/12/2019
	International Universal Health Coverage Day	12/12/2019
	International Migrants Day	12/18/2019
	International Human Solidarity Day	12/20/2019

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