JANUARY |
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27 January |
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust |
FEBRUARY |
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4 February |
World Cancer Day |
6 February |
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
13 February |
World Radio Day[UNESCO] |
20 February |
World Day of Social Justice |
21 February |
International Mother Language Day[UNESCO] |
MARCH |
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1 March |
Zero Discrimination Day[UNAIDS] |
3 March |
World Wildlife Day |
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 [WMO] |
24 March |
World Tuberculosis Day[WHO] |
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 |
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2 April |
World Autism Awareness Day |
4 April |
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
6 April |
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
7 April |
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide |
7 April |
World Health Day[WHO] |
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[WHO] |
26 April |
World Intellectual Property Day[WIPO] |
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 |
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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 |
10-11 May |
World Migratory Bird Day[UNEP] |
15 May |
International Day of Families |
17 May |
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day[ITU] |
21 May |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
22 May |
International Day for Biological Diversity |
23 May |
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula |
29 May |
International Day of UN Peacekeepers |
31 May |
World No-Tobacco Day[WHO] |
JUNE |
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1 June |
Global Day of Parents |
1 June 2015 |
"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon |
4 June |
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
5 June |
World Environment Day[UNEP] |
8 June |
World Oceans Day |
12 June |
World Day Against Child Labour |
13 June |
International Albinism Day |
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 |
21 June |
International Day of Yoga |
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 |
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4 July (First Saturday in July) |
International Day of Cooperatives |
11 July |
World Population Day |
15 July |
World Youth Skills Day |
18 July |
Nelson Mandela International Day |
28 July |
World Hepatitis Day[WHO] |
30 July |
International Day of Friendship |
30 July |
World Day against Trafficking in Persons |
AUGUST |
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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[UNESCO] |
29 August |
International Day against Nuclear Tests |
30 August |
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances |
SEPTEMBER |
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5 September |
International Day of Charity |
8 September |
International Literacy Day[UNESCO] |
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 |
25 September (Last week of September) |
World Maritime Day[IMO] |
26 September |
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons |
27 September |
World Tourism Day |
OCTOBER |
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1 October |
International Day of Older Persons |
2 October |
International Day of Non-Violence |
5 October |
World Teachers’ Day[UNESCO] |
5 October (First Monday in October) |
World Habitat Day |
9 October |
World Post 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[FAO] |
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[UNESCO] |
31 October |
World Cities Day |
NOVEMBER |
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2 November |
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists |
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 |
14 November |
World Diabetes Day |
15 November (Third Sunday in November) |
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims |
16 November |
International Day for Tolerance |
19 November |
World Toilet Day |
19 November (Third Thursday in November) |
World Philosophy Day |
20 November |
Africa Industrialization Day |
20 November |
Universal Children’s 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 |
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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 |
5 December |
World Soil Day[FAO] |
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 |