| TopJANUARY |
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| 24 January | My Agenda21: International Day Celebrating the African Culture | |
| 27 January | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
My Agenda21: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust | A/RES/60/7 |
| TopFEBRUARY |
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| 4 February | World Cancer Day | — |
| 6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation | A/RES/67/146 |
| 13 February | World Radio Day [UNESCO] | — |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice | A/RES/62/10 |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day [UNESCO] | A/RES/56/262
30C/62 |
| TopMARCH |
|---|
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day [UNAIDS] | — |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day | A/RES/68/205 |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | — |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness | A/RES/66/281 |
| 21 March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | A/RES/2142 (XXI) |
| 21 March | World Poetry Day [UNESCO] | — |
| 21 March | International Day of Nowruz | A/RES/64/253 |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | A/RES/66/149
draft A/C.3/66/L.27 |
| 21 March | International Day of Forests and the Tree | A/RES/67/200 |
| 22 March | World Water Day | A/RES/47/193 |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day [WMO] | WMO/EC-XII/Res.6 |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day [WHO] | WMO/EC-XII/Res.6 |
| 24 March | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims | A/RES/65/196 |
| 25 March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | A/RES/62/122 |
| 25 March | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members | — |
| TopAPRIL |
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| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | A/RES/62/139 |
| 4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action | A/RES/60/97 |
| 6 April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | A/RES/67/296 |
| 7 April | Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide | — |
| 7 April | World Health Day [WHO] | WHA/A.2/Res.35 |
| 12 April | International Day of Human Space Flight | A/RES/65/271 |
| 22 April | International Mother Earth Day | A/RES/63/278 |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day | Resolution 3.18 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference |
| 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 | — |
| TopMAY |
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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 | A/RES/59/26 |
| 10-11 May | World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP] | — |
| 13 May | "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon | — |
| 15 May | International Day of Families | A/RES/47/237 |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day [ITU] | A/RES/60/252 |
| 21 May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | A/RES/57/249 |
| 22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity | A/RES/55/201 |
| 23 May | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula | A/RES/67/147 |
| 29 May | International Day of UN Peacekeepers
| A/RES/57/129 |
| 31 May | World No-Tobacco Day [WHO] | Resolution 42.19 of the 42nd session of WHO |
| TopJUNE |
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| 1 June | Global Day of Parents | A/RES/66/292 |
| 4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | A/RES/ES-7/8 |
| 5 June | World Environment Day [UNEP] | A/RES/2994 (XXVII) |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day | A/RES/63/111 |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour | — |
| 13 June | International Albinism Day | draft A/C.3/69/L.35 |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day [WHO] | WHA58.13 |
| 15 June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | A/RES/66/127 |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | A/RES/49/115 |
| 18 June | Live Earth - Global Climate Destabilisation | |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day | A/RES/55/76 |
| 21 June | International Day of Yoga
MyAgenda21 International Day of Yoga
| A/RES/69/131
|
| 23 June | United Nations Public Service Day | A/RES/57/277 |
| 23 June | International Widows' Day | A/RES/65/189 |
| 25 June | Day of the Seafarer [IMO] | STCW/CONF.2/DC.4 |
| 26 June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | A/RES/42/112 |
| 26 June | United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | A/RES/52/149 |
| TopJULY |
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4 July
(First Saturday
in July) | International Day of Cooperatives | A/RES/47/90 |
| 11 July | World Population Day | UNDP decision 89/46 |
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day | A/69/RES/145 |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day | A/RES/64/13 |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day [WHO] | — |
| 30 July | International Day of Friendship | A/RES/65/275 |
| 30 July | World Day against Trafficking in Persons | A/RES/68/192 |
| TopAUGUST |
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| 9 August | International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | A/RES/49/214 |
| 12 August | International Youth Day | A/RES/54/120 |
| 19 August | World Humanitarian Day | A/RES/63/139 |
| 23 August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition [UNESCO] | Decision 8.2 of the 150th session of the UNESCO Executive Board |
| 29 August | International Day against Nuclear Tests | A/RES/64/35 |
| 30 August | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances | A/RES/65/209 |
| TopSEPTEMBER |
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| 5 September | International Day of Charity | A/RES/67/105
draft A/67/L.45 |
| 8 September | International Literacy Day [UNESCO] | Resolution 1.141 of the 14th session of the UNESCO General Conference |
| 12 September | United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation | A/RES/58/220 |
| 15 September | International Day of Democracy | A/RES/62/7 |
| 16 September | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | A/RES/49/114 |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace | A/RES/36/67
A/RES/55/282 |
25 September
(Last week of September) | World Maritime Day [IMO] | IMCO/C XXXVIII/21 |
| 26 September | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | A/RES/68/32 |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day | — |
| TopOCTOBER |
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| 1 October | International Day of Older Persons | A/RES/45/106 |
| 2 October | International Day of Non-Violence | A/RES/61/271 |
| 5 October | World Teachers’ Day [UNESCO] | UNESCOPRESSE,
vol.4, no.17, p.9 |
5 October
(First Monday
in October) | World Habitat Day | A/RES/40/202 A |
| 9 October | World Post Day | UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11 |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child | A/RES/66/170 |
| 13 October | International Day for Disaster Reduction | A/RES/44/236
A/RES/64/200 |
| 15 October | International Day of Rural Women | A/RES/62/136 |
| 16 October | World Food Day [FAO] | A/RES/35/70 |
| 17 October | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | A/RES/47/196 |
| 24 October | United Nations Day
| A/RES/168 (II)A/RES/2782 (XXVI) |
| 24 October | World Development Information Day | A/RES/3038 (XXVII) |
| 27 October | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage [UNESCO] | — |
| 31 October | World Cities Day | A/RES/68/238 |
| TopNOVEMBER |
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| 2 November | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | A/RES/68/163
|
| 6 November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | A/RES/56/4 |
| 10 November | World Science Day for Peace and Development | — |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day | A/RES/61/225 |
15 November
(Third Sunday
in November) | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | A/RES/60/5 |
| 16 November | International Day for Tolerance | Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference
A/RES/51/95 |
| 19 November | World Toilet Day | A/67/L.75 (draft) |
19 November
(Third Thursday
in November) | World Philosophy Day | — |
| 20 November | Africa Industrialization Day | A/RES/44/237 |
| 20 November | Universal Children’s Day | — |
| 21 November | World Television Day | A/RES/51/205 |
| 25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | A/RES/54/134 |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | A/RES/32/40B |
| TopDECEMBER |
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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 | A/RES/47/3 |
| 5 December | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | A/RES/40/212 |
| 5 December | World Soil Day [FAO] | A/RES/68/232 |
| 7 December | International Civil Aviation Day [ICAO] | A/RES/51/33 |
| 9 December | International Anti-Corruption Day | A/RES/58/4 |
| 10 December | Human Rights Day
| A/RES/423 (V) |
| 11 December | International Mountain Day | A/RES/57/245 |
| 18 December | International Migrants Day | A/RES/55/93 |
| 20 December | International Human Solidarity Day | A/RES/60/209 |
