List of International Days Observed by United Nations

Friends, here is the complete list of International Days observed by United Nations Organization and its principal organs. The UN observe these days  to point out some issue of international interest or concern. This is used to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. It also presents a written report about the event. This summarizes the activities that took place around the world under the auspices of the international observance, and makes recommendations for the future. This post is important because now a days in almost every competitive exam they are asking the important days.The UN not only observes days, but also months, years and decades etc. We shall discuss them in our next post.

January

27 January -  International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

February

4 February     - World Cancer Day

6 February   - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

13 February   - World Radio Day

20 February - World Day of Social Justice

21 February  - International Mother Language Day

March

8 March     - International Women's Day

20 March - International Day of Happiness

21 March  - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 March - World Poetry Day [UNESCO]

21 March - International Day of Nowruz

21 March - World Down Syndrome Day

21 March - International Day of Forests and the Tree

22 March - World Water Day

23 March - World Meteorological Day

24 March - World Tuberculosis Day

24 March - International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

25 March - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

25 March - International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

April

2 April  - World Autism Awareness Day

4 April  - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

7 April  - Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide

7 April  - World Health Day

12 April  - International Day of Human Space Flight

22 April  - International Mother Earth Day

23 April  - World Book and Copyright Day

23 April  - English Language Day

25 April  - World Malaria Day

26 April  - World Intellectual Property Day

28 April  - World Day for Safety and Health at Work

29 April  - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

30 April  - International Jazz Day

May

3 May  - World Press Freedom Day

8-9 May  -Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War        A

11-12 May  -World Migratory Bird Day

15 May  - International Day of Families

17 May  - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

21 May  - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22 May  - International Day for Biological Diversity         A/RES/55/201

23 May  - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula       A/RES/67/147

24 May  - "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon       A/RES/54/115

29 May  - International Day of UN Peacekeepers

31 May  - World No-Tobacco Day [WHO]             Resolution 42.19 of the 42nd session of WHO

June

1 June - Global Day of Parents

4 June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5 June - World Environment Day

8 June - World Oceans Day

12 June - World Day Against Child Labour

14 June - World Blood Donor Day [WHO]

15 June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 June - World Refugee Day

23 June - United Nations Public Service Day

23 June - International Widows' Day

25 June - Day of the Seafarer [IMO]

26 June - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

26 June - United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

July

6 July (First Saturday in July) - International Day of Cooperatives

11 July - World Population Day   12th July - Malala Day

18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day

28 July - World Hepatitis Day

30 July - International Day of Friendship

August

9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

12 August - International Youth Day

19 August - World Humanitarian Day

23 August - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition

29 August - International Day against Nuclear Tests

30 August - International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

September

5 September - International Day of Charity

8 September - International Literacy Day

10 September - World Suicide Prevention Day

12 September - United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

15 September - International Day of Democracy

16 September - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

21 September - International Day of Peace

26 September (Last week of September) - World Maritime Day

27 September - World Tourism Day

28 September - World Rabies Day

28 September (Last Saturday in September) - World Heart Day

October

(First Monday in October) - World Habitat Day

1 October - International Day of Older Persons

2 October - International Day of Non-Violence

5 October - World Teachers’ Day

9 October - World Post Day

10 October - World Mental Health Day

10 October - (Second Thursday in October) - World Sight Day

11 October - International Day of the Girl Child

13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction

15 October - International Day of Rural Women

16 October - World Food Day

17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

24 October - United Nations Day

24 October - World Development Information Day

27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

November

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

10 November - World Science Day for Peace and Development

12 November - World Pneumonia Day

14 November - World Diabetes Day

16 November - International Day for Tolerance

16 November - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day

18 November (Third Sunday in November) - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

19 November - World Toilet Day

20 November - Universal Children’s Day

20 November - Africa Industrialization Day

21 November (Third Thursday in November) -World Philosophy Day

21 November - World Television Day

25 November -  International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

December

1 December - World AIDS Day

2 December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities

5 December - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

7 December - International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO]

9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day

10 December - Human Rights Day

11 December - International Mountain Day

18 December - International Migrants Day

20 December - International Human Solidarity Day