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United Nations (UN) Observance Days 2023

UN observance Days

This is the list of the United Nations(UN) International Calendar Days 2022 and International Observance Days 2022 of the United Nations(UN).
The United Nations and its specialized agencies like, UNESCO designate these specific days, weeks, years and decades for the awareness of the general public about issues and their solutions.
United Nations proclaims a particular theme for each day to attain international peace, security and Sustainable Development Goal 2030.

January

  1. January

World Braille Day

  1. January

International Day of Education

  1. January

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

 

February

  1. February

International Day of Human Fraternity

  1. February

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

  1. February

World Pulses Day

  1. February

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

  1. February

World Radio Day

  1. February

World Day of Social Justice

  1. February

International Mother Language Day

 

March

  1. March

Zero Discrimination Day

  1. March

World Wildlife Day

  1. March

International Women’s Day

  1. March

International Day of Happiness

  1. March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

  1. March

World Poetry Day

  1. March

International Day of Nowruz

[Persian New Year]
  1. March

World Down Syndrome Day

  1. March

International Day of Forests

  1. March

World Water Day

  1. March

World Meteorological Day

  1. March

World Tuberculosis Day

  1. March

International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

  1. March

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

  1. March

International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members

 

April

  1. April

World Autism Awareness Day

  1. April

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

  1. April

International Day of Conscience

  1. April

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

  1. April

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

  1. April

World Health Day

  1. April

International Day of Human Space Flight

  1. April

International Day For Monuments and Sites

  1. April

World Creativity and Innovation Day

Fourth Thursday of April

International Girls in ICT Day

  1. April

Earth Day

  1. April

World Book and Copyright Day

  1. April

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

  1. April

International Delegate’s Day

  1. April

World Malaria Day

  1. April

Day of the Tree

  1. April

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

  1. April

World Intellectual Property Day

  1. April

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

  1. April

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

  1. April

International Dance Day

  1. April

International Jazz Day

May

First full moon in May

Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon

[Buddha Day]
  1. May

World Tuna Day

  1. May

World Press Freedom Day

8.-9. May

Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War

The second weekend in May

World Migratory Bird Day

  1. May

International Day of Families

  1. May

International Day of Living Together in Peace

  1. May

International Day of Light

  1. May

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

  1. May

World Bee Day

  1. May

World Tea Day

  1. May

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

  1. May

International Day for Biological Diversity

  1. May

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

  1. May

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

  1. May

World No-Tobacco Day

 

June

  1. June

Global Day of Parents

  1. June

World Bicycle Day

  1. June

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

  1. June

World Environment Day

  1. June

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

  1. June

World Food Safety Day

  1. June

World Oceans Day

  1. June

World Day Against Child Labour

  1. June

International Albinism Awareness Day

  1. June

World Blood Donor Day

  1. June

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

  1. June

International Day of Family Remittances

  1. June

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

  1. June

Sustainable Gastronomy Day

  1. June

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

  1. June

World Refugee Day

  1. June

International Day of Yoga

  1. June

International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice

  1. June

United Nations Public Service Day

  1. June

International Widows’ Day

  1. June

Day of the Seafarer

  1. June

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

  1. June

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

  1. June

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

  1. June

International Day of the Tropics

  1. June

International Asteroid Day

  1. June

International Day of Parliamentarism

 

July

First Saturday in July

International Day of Cooperatives

  1. July

World Population Day

  1. July

World Youth Skills Day

  1. July

Nelson Mandela International Day

  1. July

World Hepatitis Day

  1. July

International Day of Friendship

  1. July

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

 

August

  1. August

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

  1. August

International Youth Day

  1. August

World Humanitarian Day

  1. August

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

  1. August

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition

  1. August

International Day against Nuclear Tests

  1. August

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

 

September

  1. September

International Day of Charity

  1. September

International Literacy Day

  1. September

World Suicide Prevention Day

  1. September

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

  1. September

International Day of Democracy

  1. September

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

  1. September

International Day of Peace

  1. September

International Day of Sign Languages

  1. September

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

  1. September

World Tourism Day

  1. September

World Rabies Day

  1. September

International Day for Universal Access to Information

  1. September

International Translation Day

Last Thursday of September

World Maritime Day

 

October

First Monday in October

World Habitat Day

  1. October

International Day of Older Persons

  1. October

International Day of Non-Violence

  1. October

World Teachers’ Day

  1. October

World Post Day

  1. October

World Mental Health Day

  1. October

International Day of the Girl Child

  1. October

International Day for Disaster Reduction

  1. October

International Day of Rural Women

  1. October

Global Handwashing Day

  1. October

World Food Day

  1. October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

  1. October (every five years, years divisible by 5)

World Statistics Day

  1. October

United Nations Day

  1. October

World Development Information Day

  1. October

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

  1. October

World Cities Day

November

  1. November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

  1. November

World Tsunami Awareness Day

  1. November

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

  1. November

World Science Day for Peace and Development

  1. November

World Diabetes Day

  1. November

International Day for Tolerance

Third Thursday in November

World Philosophy Day

Third Sunday in November

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

  1. November

World Toilet Day

  1. November

Africa Industrialization Day

  1. November

Universal Children’s Day

  1. November

World Television Day

  1. November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

  1. November

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

 

December

  1. December

World AIDS Day

  1. December

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

  1. December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

  1. December

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

  1. December

World Soil Day

  1. December

International Civil Aviation Day

  1. December

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

  1. December

International Anti-Corruption Day

  1. December

Human Rights Day

  1. December

International Mountain Day

  1. December

International Migrants Day

  1. December

International Human Solidarity Day