UN Observances 4.8 (12)

International awareness days set by the United Nations (UN). This calendar contains 232 events.
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Date Day of week Event
04/01/2026 Sunday 🧑‍🦯World Braille Day
14/01/2026 Wednesday World Logic Day
24/01/2026 Saturday 🧑‍🏫International Day of Education
24/01/2026 Saturday 🧒🏿World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
25/01/2026 Sunday 👩International Day of Women in Multilateralism
26/01/2026 Monday International Day of Clean Energy
27/01/2026 Tuesday International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
01/02/2026 - 07/02/2026 Sunday - Saturday 🙏World Interfaith Harmony Week
02/02/2026 Monday 💦World Wetlands Day
04/02/2026 Wednesday 👬International Day of Human Fraternity
06/02/2026 Friday International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
10/02/2026 Tuesday 🐆International Day of the Arabian Leopard
10/02/2026 Tuesday 🌾World Pulses Day
11/02/2026 Wednesday 🧬International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12/02/2026 Thursday International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
13/02/2026 Friday 📡World Radio Day
17/02/2026 Tuesday 🚃Global Tourism Resilience Day
20/02/2026 Friday World Day of Social Justice
21/02/2026 Saturday International Mother Language Day
01/03/2026 Sunday World Seagrass Day
01/03/2026 Sunday 👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏿Zero Discrimination Day
03/03/2026 Tuesday 🐅World Wildlife Day
04/03/2026 Wednesday 📐World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
05/03/2026 Thursday International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
08/03/2026 Sunday 👩International Women's Day
10/03/2026 Tuesday 👩‍⚖️International Day of Women Judges
14/03/2026 Saturday πInternational Day of Mathematics
15/03/2026 Sunday 🧕International Day to Combat Islamophobia
20/03/2026 Friday French Language Day
20/03/2026 Friday International Francophonie Day
20/03/2026 Friday 😃International Day of Happiness
21/03/2026 Saturday International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21/03/2026 Saturday International Nowruz Day
21/03/2026 Saturday World Down Syndrome Day
21/03/2026 Saturday ✍️World Poetry Day
21/03/2026 Saturday 🌲International Day of Forests
21/03/2026 Saturday 🧊World Day for Glaciers
22/03/2026 Sunday 💧World Water Day
23/03/2026 Monday 🌦️World Meteorological Day
24/03/2026 Tuesday ⚖️International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
24/03/2026 Tuesday 🧑‍⚕️World Tuberculosis Day
25/03/2026 Wednesday International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25/03/2026 Wednesday International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
30/03/2026 Monday 🚯International Day of Zero Waste
02/04/2026 Thursday World Autism Awareness Day
04/04/2026 Saturday International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
05/04/2026 Sunday International Day of Conscience
06/04/2026 Monday International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
07/04/2026 Tuesday International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
07/04/2026 Tuesday 🍎World Health Day
12/04/2026 Sunday 🚀International Day of Human Space Flight
14/04/2026 Tuesday 💊World Chagas Disease Day
15/04/2026 Wednesday 🎨World Art Day
20/04/2026 Monday Chinese Language Day
21/04/2026 Tuesday World Creativity and Innovation Day
22/04/2026 Wednesday 🌎International Mother Earth Day
23/04/2026 Thursday English Language Day
23/04/2026 Thursday Spanish Language Day
23/04/2026 Thursday ©️World Book and Copyright Day
23/04/2026 Thursday 👧International Girls in ICT Day
24/04/2026 Friday 🕊️International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
24/04/2026 - 30/04/2026 Friday - Thursday 💉World Immunization Week
25/04/2026 Saturday International Delegate’s Day
25/04/2026 Saturday 💊World Malaria Day
26/04/2026 Sunday ☢️International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26/04/2026 Sunday 🎨World Intellectual Property Day
28/04/2026 Tuesday ⛑️World Day for Safety and Health at Work
30/04/2026 Thursday 🎺International Jazz Day
02/05/2026 Saturday 🐟World Tuna Day
03/05/2026 Sunday 📰World Press Freedom Day
05/05/2026 Tuesday African World Heritage Day
05/05/2026 Tuesday World Portuguese Language Day
05/05/2026 Tuesday 🌕Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon
08/05/2026 Friday ⚔️Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
09/05/2026 Saturday 🐦World Migratory Bird Day
10/05/2026 Sunday International Day of Argania
12/05/2026 Tuesday 🌱International Day of Plant Health
15/05/2026 Friday 👪International Day of Families
16/05/2026 Saturday 💡International Day of Light
16/05/2026 Saturday 🕊️International Day of Living Together in Peace
17/05/2026 Sunday 📡World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20/05/2026 Wednesday 🐝World Bee Day
21/05/2026 Thursday World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
21/05/2026 Thursday International Tea Day
22/05/2026 Friday 🌱International Day for Biological Diversity
23/05/2026 Saturday 🤰International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
25/05/2026 - 31/05/2026 Monday - Sunday Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
29/05/2026 Friday 🪖International Day of UN Peacekeepers
30/05/2026 Saturday 🥔International Day of Potato
31/05/2026 Sunday 🚭World No Tobacco Day
01/06/2026 Monday 👪Global Day of Parents
03/06/2026 Wednesday 🚲World Bicycle Day
04/06/2026 Thursday 🧸International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
05/06/2026 Friday 🎣International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
05/06/2026 Friday 🌱World Environment Day
06/06/2026 Saturday Russian Language Day
07/06/2026 Sunday 🍲World Food Safety Day
08/06/2026 Monday 🌊World Oceans Day
12/06/2026 Friday 🧒World Day Against Child Labour
13/06/2026 Saturday International Albinism Awareness Day
14/06/2026 Sunday 🩸World Blood Donor Day
15/06/2026 Monday 👵World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16/06/2026 Tuesday 👪International Day of Family Remittances
17/06/2026 Wednesday 🏜️World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18/06/2026 Thursday Sustainable Gastronomy Day
18/06/2026 Thursday 🗯️International Day for Countering Hate Speech
19/06/2026 Friday International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20/06/2026 Saturday World Refugee Day
21/06/2026 Sunday ☀️International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
21/06/2026 Sunday 🧘🏽International Day of Yoga
23/06/2026 Tuesday International Widows' Day
23/06/2026 Tuesday 🇺🇳United Nations Public Service Day
24/06/2026 Wednesday 👩International Day for Women in Diplomacy
25/06/2026 Thursday Day of the Seafarer
26/06/2026 Friday International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26/06/2026 Friday 💉International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27/06/2026 Saturday Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29/06/2026 Monday 🌴International Day of the Tropics
30/06/2026 Tuesday ☄️International Asteroid Day
30/06/2026 Tuesday 🏛️International Day of Parliamentarism
04/07/2026 Saturday International Day of Cooperatives
07/07/2026 Tuesday Kiswahili Language Day
11/07/2026 Saturday 🌎World Population Day
12/07/2026 Sunday International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
15/07/2026 Wednesday 🧒World Youth Skills Day
18/07/2026 Saturday Nelson Mandela International Day
20/07/2026 Monday ♟️World Chess Day
20/07/2026 Monday 🌖International Moon Day
25/07/2026 Saturday World Drowning Prevention Day
26/07/2026 Sunday International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
28/07/2026 Tuesday World Hepatitis Day
30/07/2026 Thursday World Day against Trafficking in Persons
30/07/2026 Thursday 👬International Day of Friendship
01/08/2026 - 07/08/2026 Saturday - Friday 🤱World Breastfeeding Week
09/08/2026 Sunday International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
11/08/2026 Tuesday 🥁World Steelpan Day
12/08/2026 Wednesday 🧒International Youth Day
19/08/2026 Wednesday World Humanitarian Day
21/08/2026 Friday International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
22/08/2026 Saturday International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
23/08/2026 Sunday International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
29/08/2026 Saturday ☢️International Day against Nuclear Tests
30/08/2026 Sunday International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
31/08/2026 Monday International Day for People of African Descent
05/09/2026 Saturday International Day of Charity
07/09/2026 Monday ⛰️International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
07/09/2026 Monday 👮International Day of Police Cooperation
08/09/2026 Tuesday 📚International Literacy Day
09/09/2026 Wednesday International Day to Protect Education from Attack
12/09/2026 Saturday 🇺🇳United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15/09/2026 Tuesday 🏛️International Day of Democracy
16/09/2026 Wednesday International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16/09/2026 Wednesday 🫀International Day for Interventional Cardiology
17/09/2026 Thursday 🧑‍⚕️World Patient Safety Day
18/09/2026 Friday 💰International Equal Pay Day
20/09/2026 Sunday 👟International Day of University Sport
21/09/2026 Monday 🕊️International Day of Peace
23/09/2026 Wednesday 🤘International Day of Sign Languages
24/09/2026 Thursday World Maritime Day
26/09/2026 Saturday ☢️International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27/09/2026 Sunday ✈️World Tourism Day
28/09/2026 Monday 📚International Day for Universal Access to Information
29/09/2026 Tuesday 🍎International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30/09/2026 Wednesday International Translation Day
01/10/2026 Thursday 👵International Day of Older Persons
02/10/2026 Friday 🕊️International Day of Non-Violence
04/10/2026 - 10/10/2026 Sunday - Saturday 🚀World Space Week
05/10/2026 Monday 🌱World Habitat Day
05/10/2026 Monday 🧑‍🏫World Teachers' Day
06/10/2026 Tuesday ⛰️International Geodiversity Day
07/10/2026 Wednesday 💭World Cotton Day
09/10/2026 Friday ✉️World Post Day
10/10/2026 Saturday 😊World Mental Health Day
10/10/2026 Saturday 🐦World Migratory Bird Day
11/10/2026 Sunday 👧🏽International Day of the Girl Child
13/10/2026 Tuesday ⛑️International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
15/10/2026 Thursday International Day of Rural Women
16/10/2026 Friday 🍲World Food Day
17/10/2026 Saturday International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24/10/2026 - 30/10/2026 Saturday - Friday 🕊️Disarmament Week
24/10/2026 - 30/10/2026 Saturday - Friday 📰Global Media and Information Literacy Week
24/10/2026 Saturday 🏚️World Development Information Day
24/10/2026 Saturday 🇺🇳United Nations Day
27/10/2026 Tuesday 🎼World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29/10/2026 Thursday 🧑‍⚕️International Day of Care and Support
31/10/2026 Saturday 🏙️World Cities Day
02/11/2026 Monday International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
02/11/2026 Monday 🧒International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying
03/11/2026 Tuesday 🌱International Day for Biosphere Reserves
05/11/2026 Thursday World Day of Romani Language
05/11/2026 Thursday 🌊World Tsunami Awareness Day
06/11/2026 Friday International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
10/11/2026 Tuesday 🧬International Week of Science and Peace
10/11/2026 Tuesday 🕊️World Science Day for Peace and Development
13/11/2026 - 19/11/2026 Friday - Thursday 💊World AMR Awareness Week
14/11/2026 Saturday World Diabetes Day
14/11/2026 Saturday 🏺International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
15/11/2026 Sunday World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
16/11/2026 Monday International Day for Tolerance
18/11/2026 Wednesday World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
18/11/2026 Wednesday 🎨International Day of Islamic Art
19/11/2026 Thursday 🤔World Philosophy Day
19/11/2026 Thursday 🚽World Toilet Day
20/11/2026 Friday 🏭Africa Industrialization Day
20/11/2026 Friday 🧸World Children's Day
21/11/2026 Saturday 📺World Television Day
25/11/2026 Wednesday 👩International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26/11/2026 Thursday 🫒World Olive Tree Day
26/11/2026 Thursday 🚝World Sustainable Transport Day
29/11/2026 Sunday 🇵🇸International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30/11/2026 Monday 🧪Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
01/12/2026 Tuesday 💊World AIDS Day
02/12/2026 Wednesday International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
02/12/2026 Wednesday World Futures Day
03/12/2026 Thursday 🧑‍🦽International Day of Persons with Disabilities
04/12/2026 Friday 🏦International Day of Banks
05/12/2026 Saturday International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
05/12/2026 Saturday 🌱World Soil Day
07/12/2026 Monday ✈️International Civil Aviation Day
09/12/2026 Wednesday International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
09/12/2026 Wednesday 🧑‍⚖️International Anti-Corruption Day
10/12/2026 Thursday Human Rights Day
11/12/2026 Friday International Mountain Day
12/12/2026 Saturday ⚖️International Day of Neutrality
12/12/2026 Saturday 🏥International Universal Health Coverage Day
18/12/2026 Friday Arabic Language Day
18/12/2026 Friday International Migrants Day
20/12/2026 Sunday International Human Solidarity Day
21/12/2026 Monday 🏀World Basketball Day
27/12/2026 Sunday 😷International Day of Epidemic Preparedness