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
		Calendar Date
	World Braille Day	Thu, 01/04/2024
	International Holocaust Remembrance Day	Sat, 01/27/2024
	International Day of Education	Wed, 01/24/2024

February
		Calendar Date
	World Cancer Day	Sun, 02/04/2024
	International Day of Women and Girls in Science	Sun, 02/11/2024
	World Radio Day	Tue, 02/13/2024
	World Day of Social Justice	Tue, 02/20/2024
	International Mother Language Day	Wed, 02/21/2024
	World Pulses (Legumes) Day	Sat, 02/10/2024

March
		Calendar Date
	International Day of Happiness	Wed, 03/20/2024
	International Day of Forests	Thu, 03/21/2024
	World Down Syndrome Day	Thu, 03/21/2024
	World Poetry Day	Thu, 03/21/2024
	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	Thu, 03/21/2024
	World Water Day	Fri, 03/22/2024
	World Meteorological Day	Sat, 03/23/2024
	French Language Day	Wed, 03/20/2024
	World Tuberculosis Day	Sun, 03/24/2024
	Zero Discrimination Day	Fri, 03/01/2024
	World Wildlife Day	Sun, 03/03/2024
	International Women's Day	Fri, 03/08/2024

April
		Calendar Date
	World Day for Safety and Health at Work	Sun, 04/28/2024
	International Jazz Day	Tue, 04/30/2024
	World Autism Awareness Day	Tue, 04/02/2024
	International Day of Sport for Development and Peace	Sat, 04/06/2024
	Chinese Language Day	Sat, 04/20/2024
	World Health Day	Sun, 04/07/2024
	Spanish Language Day	Tue, 04/23/2024
	International Day of Human Space Flight	Fri, 04/12/2024
	English Language Day	Tue, 04/23/2024
	World Creativity and Innovation Day	Sun, 04/21/2024
	International Mother Earth Day	Mon, 04/22/2024
	World Book and Copyright Day	Tue, 04/23/2024
	World Malaria Day	Thu, 04/25/2024
	World Intellectual Property Day	Fri, 04/26/2024

May
		Calendar Date
	World Tuna Day	Thu, 05/02/2024
	World Press Freedom Day	Fri, 05/03/2024
	World Migratory Bird Day	Sat, 05/11/2024
	International Day of Families	Wed, 05/15/2024
	International Day of Living Together in Peace	Thu, 05/16/2024
	International Day of Light	Thu, 05/16/2024
	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day	Fri, 05/17/2024
	World Bee Day	Mon, 05/20/2024
	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development	Tue, 05/21/2024
	International Day for Biological Diversity	Wed, 05/22/2024
	International Day of UN Peacekeepers	Wed, 05/29/2024
	World No Tobacco Day	Fri, 05/31/2024

June
		Calendar Date
	World Bicycle Day	Mon, 06/03/2024
	International Day of Parliamentarism	Sun, 06/30/2024
	World Environment Day	Wed, 06/05/2024
	Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day	Thu, 06/27/2024
	World Oceans Day	Sat, 06/08/2024
	World Day Against Child Labour	Wed, 06/12/2024
	International Albinism Awareness Day	Thu, 06/13/2024
	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day	Sat, 06/15/2024
	International Day of Family Remittances	Sun, 06/16/2024
	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought	Mon, 06/17/2024
	Sustainable Gastronomy Day	Tue, 06/18/2024
	World Refugee Day	Thu, 06/20/2024
	International Day of Yoga	Fri, 06/21/2024
	United Nations Public Service Day	Sun, 06/23/2024
	Russian Language Day	Thu, 06/06/2024
	International Widows’ Day	Sun, 06/23/2024
	Day of the Seafarer	Tue, 06/25/2024
	International Day of the Tropics	Sat, 06/29/2024
	Global Day of Parents	Sat, 06/01/2024
	International Asteroid Day	Sun, 06/30/2024
	International Day for Countering Hate Speech	Tue, 06/18/2024

July
		Calendar Date
	Mangrove Day	Fri, 07/26/2024
	International Day of Cooperatives	Sat, 07/06/2024
	World Population Day	Thu, 07/11/2024
	World Youth Skills Day	Mon, 07/15/2024
	Nelson Mandela International Day	Thu, 07/18/2024
	World Hepatitis Day	Sun, 07/28/2024
	International Day of Friendship	Tue, 07/30/2024
	World Day against Trafficking in Persons	Tue, 07/30/2024

August
		Calendar Date
	International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples	Fri, 08/09/2024
	International Youth Day	Mon, 08/12/2024
	World Humanitarian Day	Mon, 08/19/2024
	International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism	Wed, 08/21/2024
	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition	Fri, 08/23/2024
	International Day Against Nuclear Tests	Thu, 08/29/2024
	International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances	Fri, 08/30/2024

September
		Calendar Date
	International Day of Charity	Thu, 09/05/2024
	International Literacy Day	Sun, 09/08/2024
	International Day of Clean Air	Sat, 09/07/2024
	International Day for South-South Cooperation	Thu, 09/12/2024
	International Day of Democracy	Sun, 09/15/2024
	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer	Mon, 09/16/2024
	International Day of Sign Languages	Mon, 09/23/2024
	International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons	Thu, 09/26/2024
	World Tourism Day	Fri, 09/27/2024
	World Maritime Day	Thu, 09/26/2024
	International Day for Universal Access to Information	Sat, 09/28/2024
	World Rabies Day	Sat, 09/28/2024
	International Translation Day	Mon, 09/30/2024

October
		Calendar Date
	World Post Day	Wed, 10/09/2024
	International Day of the Girl	Fri, 10/11/2024
	International Day for Disaster Reduction	Sun, 10/13/2024
	International Day of Rural Women	Tue, 10/15/2024
	World Food Day	Wed, 10/16/2024
	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty	Thu, 10/17/2024
	World Statistics Day	Mon, 10/20/2025
	United Nations Day	Thu, 10/24/2024
	World Development Information Day	Thu, 10/24/2024
	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage	Sun, 10/27/2024
	World Cities Day	Thu, 10/31/2024
	International Day of Older Persons	Tue, 10/01/2024
	World Habitat Day	Mon, 10/07/2024
	International Day of Non-Violence	Wed, 10/02/2024
	World Teachers Day	Sat, 10/05/2024

November
		Calendar Date
	World Philosophy Day	Thu, 11/17/2022
	International Day for Tolerance	Wed, 11/16/2022
	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims	Sun, 11/20/2022
	World Toilet Day	Sat, 11/19/2022
	Africa Industrialization Day	Sun, 11/20/2022
	World Children's Day	Sun, 11/20/2022
	World Television Day	Mon, 11/21/2022
	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women	Fri, 11/25/2022
	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People	Tue, 11/29/2022
	Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare	Wed, 11/30/2022
	International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists	Sat, 11/02/2024
	World Tsunami Awareness Day	Tue, 11/05/2024
	Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War	Wed, 11/06/2024
	World Science Day for Peace and Development	Thu, 11/10/2022
	World Diabetes Day	Mon, 11/14/2022

December
		Calendar Date
	Human Rights Day	Sat, 12/10/2022
	Mountain Day	Sun, 12/11/2022
	International Day of Neutrality	Mon, 12/12/2022
	International Universal Health Coverage Day	Mon, 12/12/2022
	International Migrants Day	Sun, 12/18/2022
	International Human Solidarity Day	Tue, 12/20/2022
	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery	Fri, 12/02/2022
	International Day of Persons with Disabilities	Sat, 12/03/2022
	International Volunteer Day	Mon, 12/05/2022
	Arabic Language Day	Sun, 12/18/2022
	World Soil Day	Mon, 12/05/2022
	World AIDS Day	Thu, 12/01/2022
	International Civil Aviation Day	Wed, 12/07/2022
	International Anti-Corruption Day	Fri, 12/09/2022

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