International Days and Weeks Timer

January

World Braille Day

January 4

International Day of Education

January 24

International Day of Clean Energy

January 26

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

January 27

February

World Interfaith Harmony Week, 1-7 February

February 1

World Wetlands Day

February 2

International Day of Human Fraternity

February 4

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

February 6

World Pulses Day

February 10

International Day of the Arabian Leopard

February 10

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 11

International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism

February 12

World Radio Day

February 13

Global Tourism Resilience Day

February 17

World Day of Social Justice

February 20

International Mother Language Day

February 21

March

Zero Discrimination Day

March 1

World Seagrass Day

March 1

World Wildlife Day

March 3

International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness

March 5

International Women's Day

March 8

International Day of Women Judges

March 10

International Day to Combat Islamophobia

March 15

International Day of Happiness

March 20

French Language Day

March 20

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination, 21-27 March

March 21

World Poetry Day

March 21

International Day of Nowruz

March 21

World Down Syndrome Day

March 21

World Water Day

March 22

World Meteorological Day

March 23

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 24

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 25

International Day of Zero Waste

March 30

April

World Autism Awareness Day

April 2

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

April 4

International Day of Conscience

April 5

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

April 6

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

April 7

World Health Day

April 7

International Day of Human Space Flight

April 12

World Chagas Disease Day

April 14

Chinese Language Day

April 20

World Creativity and Innovation Day

April 21

International Mother Earth Day

April 22

World Book and Copyright Day

April 23

English Language Day

April 23

Spanish Language Day

April 23

International Girls in ICT Day

April 24

World Immunization Week, 24-30 April

April 24

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

April 24

World Malaria Day

April 25

International Delegate's Day

April 25

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

April 26

World Intellectual Property Day

April 26

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

April 28

International Jazz Day

April 30

May

World Tuna Day

May 2

World Press Freedom Day

May 3

World Portuguese Language Day

May 5

Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War

May 8

International Day of Argania

May 10

World Migratory Bird Day

May 11

International Day of Plant Health

May 12

International Day of Families

May 15

UN Global Road Safety Week (biennial)

May 15

International Day of Living Together in Peace

May 16

International Day of Light

May 16

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

May 17

World Fair Play Day

May 19

World Bee Day

May 20

International Tea Day

May 21

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 21

International Day for Biological Diversity

May 22

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

May 23

Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon

May 23

International Day of the Markhor

May 24

World Football Day

May 25

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, 25-31 May

May 25

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

May 29

International Day of Potato

May 30

World No-Tobacco Day

May 31

June

Global Day of Parents

June 1

World Bicycle Day

June 3

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 4

World Environment Day

June 5

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

June 5

Russian Language Day

June 6

World Food Safety Day

June 7

World Oceans Day

June 8

International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations

June 10

International Day of Play

June 11

World Day Against Child Labour

June 12

International Albinism Awareness Day

June 13

World Blood Donor Day

June 14

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 15

International Day of Family Remittances

June 16

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

June 17

Sustainable Gastronomy Day

June 18

International Day for Countering Hate Speech

June 18

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

June 19

World Refugee Day

June 20

International Day of Yoga

June 21

International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

June 21

United Nations Public Service Day

June 23

International Widows' Day

June 23

International Day of Women in Diplomacy

June 24

Day of the Seafarer

June 25

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 26

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 26

Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

June 27

International Day of the Tropics

June 29

International Asteroid Day

June 30

International Day of Parliamentarism

June 30

July

International Day of Cooperatives

July 6

World Rural Development Day

July 6

World Kiswahili Language Day

July 7

International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica

July 11

World Population Day

July 11

International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms

July 12

World Youth Skills Day

July 15

Nelson Mandela International Day

July 18

World Chess Day

July 20

International Moon Day

July 20

International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent

July 25

World Drowning Prevention Day

July 25

World Hepatitis Day

July 28

International Day of Friendship

July 30

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

July 30

August

World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August

August 1

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

August 9

World Steelpan Day

August 11

International Youth Day

August 12

World Humanitarian Day

August 19

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

August 21

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

August 22

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition

August 23

World Lake Day

August 27

International Day against Nuclear Tests

August 29

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

August 30

International Day for People of African Descent

August 31

September

International Day of Charity

September 5

World Duchenne Awareness Day

September 7

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

September 7

International Day of Police Cooperation

September 7

International Literacy Day

September 8

International Day to Protect Education from Attack

September 9

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

September 12

International Day of Democracy

September 15

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 16

World Patient Safety Day

September 17

International Equal Pay Day

September 18

World Cleanup Day

September 20

International Day of Peace

September 21

International Day of Sign Languages

September 23

World Maritime Day

September 26

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

September 26

World Tourism Day

September 27

International Day for Universal Access to Information

September 28

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

September 29

International Translation Day

September 30

October

International Day of Older Persons

October 1

International Day of Non-Violence

October 2

World Space Week, 4-10 October

October 4

World Teachers' Day

October 5

World Habitat Day

October 7

World Cotton Day

October 7

World Post Day

October 9

World Mental Health Day

October 10

International Day of the Girl Child

October 11

World Migratory Bird Day

October 12

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

October 13

International Day of Rural Women

October 15

World Food Day

October 16

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 17

World Statistics Day

October 20

International Day of the Snow Leopard

October 23

United Nations Day

October 24

Disarmament Week, 24-30 October

October 24

World Development Information Day

October 24

Global Media and Information Literacy Week, 24-31 October

October 24

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

October 27

International Day of Care and Support

October 29

World Cities Day

October 31

November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

November 2

World Tsunami Awareness Day

November 5

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

November 6

International Week of Science and Peace, 9-15 November

November 9

World Science Day for Peace and Development

November 10

World Diabetes Day

November 14

International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime

November 15

International Day for Tolerance

November 16

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

November 17

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, 18-24 November

November 18

World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence

November 18

World Toilet Day

November 19

Africa Industrialization Day

November 20

World Children's Day

November 20

World Philosophy Day

November 21

World Television Day

November 21

World Conjoined Twins Day

November 24

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 25

World Sustainable Transport Day

November 26

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

November 29

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

November 30

December

World AIDS Day

December 1

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

December 2

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 3

International Day of Banks

December 4

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

December 5

World Soil Day

December 5

International Civil Aviation Day

December 7

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

December 9

International Anti-Corruption Day

December 9

Human Rights Day

December 10

International Mountain Day

December 11

International Day of Neutrality

December 12

International Universal Health Coverage Day

December 12

International Migrants Day

December 18

Arabic Language Day

December 18

International Human Solidarity Day

December 20

World Meditation Day

December 21

World Basketball Day

December 21

International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

December 27