World Days or International Days observed at UNESCO designated by United Nations General Assembly for marking and commemorating "important aspects of human life and history".[1]
January
edit- 14 January - World Logic Day[2]
- 24 January -
- 27 January - International Holocaust Remembrance Day[5]
February
edit- 11 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science[6]
- 13 February - World Radio Day[7]
- 21 February - International Mother Language Day[8]
March
edit- 4 March - World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development[9]
- 8 March - International Women’s Day[10]
- 14 March - International Day of Mathematics[11]
- 20 March - International Francophonie Day[12]
- 21 March -
- 22 March - World Water Day[16]
April
edit- 5 April - International Day of Conscience
- 6 April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- 15 April - World Art Day
- 23 April - World Book and Copyright Day
- 29 April - International Dance Day
- 30 April - International Jazz Day
May
edit- 3 May - World Press Freedom Day
- 5 May -
- 16 May -
- 20 May - World Metrology Day since 2023
- 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development since 2002
- 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity
- 24 May - International day of Markhor since 2024
June
edit- 5 June - World Environment Day
- 5 June - Solomon Memorial Day
- 8 June - World Oceans Day
- 17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
July
edit- 7 July - Kiswahili Language Day
- 18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day
- 20 July - International chess day
- 26 July - International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
August
edit- 9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- 12 August - International Youth Day
- 23 August - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
September
edit- 8 September - International Literacy Day
- 9 September - International Day to Protect Education from Attack
- 15 September - International Day of Democracy
- 20 September - International Day of University Sport
- 21 September - International Day of Peace
- 28 September - International Day for the Universal Access to Information
October
edit- 5 October - World Teachers' Day
- 6 October - International Geodiversity Day[17]
- 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child
- 13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction
- 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 24 October - United Nations Day
- 27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
November
edit- First Thursday of November- International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying
- 2 November - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
- 3 November - International Day for Biosphere Reserves[18]
- 5 November -
- 10 November - World Science Day for Peace and Development
- Third Thursday of November - World Philosophy Day
- 14 November - International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property[19]
- 16 November - International Day for Tolerance
- 18 November - International Day of Islamic Art[20]
- 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 26 November - World Olive Tree Day
- 29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
December
edit- 1 December - World AIDS Day
- 2 December - World Futures Day[21]
- 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 10 December - Human Rights Day
- 18 December -
See also
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References
edit- ^ "International Days". 24 September 2015.
- ^ "World Logic Day". UNESCO. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Day of Education". UNESCO. 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture". UNESCO. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Holocaust Remembrance Day". UNESCO. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Day of Women and Girls in Science". UNESCO. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "World Radio Day". UNESCO. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Mother Language Day". UNESCO. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development". UNESCO. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Women's Day". UNESCO. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Day of Mathematics". UNESCO. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Francophonie Day". UNESCO. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "World Poetry Day". UNESCO. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination". UNESCO. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "International Day of Nowruz". UNESCO. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "World Water Day". UNESCO. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Home". Geodiversity Day. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "International Day for Biosphere Reserves". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "International Day of Islamic Art". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "World Futures Day". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 June 2023.