| January |
| 27 |
International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust |
| February |
| 21 |
International Mother Language Day |
| March |
| 8 |
International Women's Day and
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace |
| 21 |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 21-28 |
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination |
| 22 |
World Water Day |
| 23 |
World Meteorological Day |
| April |
| 2 |
World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 |
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 7 |
World Health Day |
| 23 |
World Book and Copyright Day |
| May |
| 3 |
World Press Freedom Day |
| 15 |
International Day of Families |
| 17 |
World Information Society Day (formerly World Telecommunication Day) |
| 21 |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 22 |
International Day for Biological Diversity (formerly December 29, changed in 2001) |
| 25-June 1 |
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories |
| 29 |
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
| 31 |
World No-Tobacco Day |
| June |
| 4 |
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 |
World Environment Day |
| 17 |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 20 |
World Refugee Day |
| 23 |
United Nations Public Service Day |
| 26 |
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
| July |
|
| First Saturday |
International Day of Cooperatives |
| 11 |
World Population Day |
| August |
| 9 |
International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
| 12 |
International Youth Day |
| 23 |
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
| September |
| 8 |
International Literacy Day |
| 16 |
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| 21 |
International Day of Peace (formerly the opening day of the UN General Assembly, changed to a set date as of 2002) |
| During last Week |
World Maritime Day |
| October |
| 1 |
International Day for Older Persons |
| 4 - 10 |
World Space Week |
| 5 |
World Teacher's Day |
| First Monday |
World Habitat Day |
| Second Wednesday |
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 9 |
World Post Day |
| 10 |
World Mental Health Day |
| 16 |
World Food Day |
| 17 |
International Day for the Eradication of Proverty |
| 24 |
United Nations Day and
World Development Information Day |
| 24-30 |
| Disarmament Week |
| November |
| 6 |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 14 |
World Diabetes Day |
| 16 |
International Day of Tolerance |
| Third Sunday |
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims |
| 20 |
Universal Children's Day, and
Africa Industrialization Day |
| 21 |
World Television Day |
| 25 |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| 29 |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
| December |
| 1 |
World AIDS Day |
| 2 |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 3 |
International Day of Disabled Persons |
| 5 |
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development |
| 7 |
International Civil Aviation Day |
| 9 |
International Anti-Corruption Day |
| 10 |
Human Rights Day |
| 11 |
International Mountain Day |
| 18 |
International Migrants Day |
| 19 |
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation |
