TNPSC General Knowledge - List of United Nations Observances (Years, Weeks and Days) - List of Important International Years, International Weeks, International Days.
The United Nations observes designated days, weeks, years, and decades, each with a theme, or topic. By creating special observances, the United Nations promotes international awareness and action on these issues. The majority of observances have been established by resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, although some have been designated by UN specialized agencies. The United Nations also observes anniversaries of key events in its history.
General Assembly. The resolution establishing each international day is listed in parenthesis.
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
11 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 February - World Radio Day
20 February - World Day of Social Justice
21 February - International Mother Language Day
MARCH
1 March - Zero Discrimination Day
3 March - World Wildlife Day
8 March - International Women's Day
20 March - International Day of Happiness
20 March - French Language Day
21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March - World Poetry Day
21 March - International Day of Nowruz
21 March - World Down Syndrome Day
21 March - International Day of Forests
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 (A/RES/62/139)
4 April - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6 April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April - International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
7 April - World Health Day
12 April - International Day of Human Space Flight
20 April - Chinese Language Day
21 April - World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April - International Mother Earth Day
23 April - World Book and Copyright Day
23 April - English Language Day
23 April - Spanish Language Day
25 April - World Malaria Day
26 April - International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance 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
2 May - World Tuna Day
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 May - World Migratory Bird Day
10 May - "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
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
23 May - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
29 May - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May - World No-Tobacco Day
JUNE
1 June - Global Day of Parents
4 June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June - World Environment Day
6 June - Russian Language Day
8 June - World Oceans Day
12 June - World Day Against Child Labour
13 June - International Albinism Awareness Day
14 June - World Blood Donor Day
15 June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 June - International Day of Family Remittances
17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18 June - Sustainable Gastronomy Day
19 June - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
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
26 June - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June - United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
27 June - Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29 June - International Day of the Tropics
30 June - International Asteroid Day
JULY
1 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
30 July - International Day of Friendship
30 July - World Day against Trafficking in Persons
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
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 - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September - World Tourism Day
28 September - International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 September - World Rabies Day
28 September - (last Thursday of September) - World Maritime Day
30 September - International Translation Day
OCTOBER
1 October - International Day of Older Persons
2 October - International Day of Non-Violence
2 October (first Monday in October) - World Habitat Day
5 October - World Teachers’ Day
9 October - World Post Day
10 October - World Mental Health 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
20 October (every five years, beginning in 2010) - World Statistics Day
24 October - United Nations Day
24 October - World Development Information Day
27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31 October - World Cities Day
NOVEMBER
2 November - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
5 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day
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
16 November - International Day for Tolerance
16 November (third Thursday in November) - World Philosophy Day
19 November - World Toilet Day
19 November (third Sunday in November) - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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
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
7 December - International Civil Aviation Day
9 December - International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the
Prevention of this Crime
9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December - Human Rights Day
11 December - International Mountain Day
12 December - International Day of Neutrality
18 December - International Migrants Day
18 December - Arabic Language Day
20 December - International Human Solidarity Day