# UNESCO international days

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".

## January

* 14 January - World Logic Day
* 24 January - International Day of Education
* 24 January - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
* 27 January - International Holocaust Remembrance Day

## February

* 11 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
* 13 February - World Radio Day
* 21 February - International Mother Language Day

## March

* 4 March - World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
* 8 March - International Women’s Day
* 11 March - International Day for Digital Learning
* 14 March - International Day of Mathematics
* 20 March - International Francophonie Day
* 21 March - World Poetry Day
* 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
* 21 March - International Day of Nowruz
* 22 March - World Water Day

## April

* 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

* 3 May - World Press Freedom Day
* 5 May - African World Heritage Day
* 5 May - World Portuguese Language Day
* 16 May - International Day of Light
* 16 May - International Day of Living Together in Peace
* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 5 October - World Teachers' Day
* 6 October - International Geodiversity Day
* 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

* 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
* 5 November - World Day of Romani Language
* 5 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day
* 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
* 16 November - International Day for Tolerance
* 18 November - International Day of Islamic Art
* 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

* 1 December - World AIDS Day
* 2 December - World Futures Day
* 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
* 10 December - Human Rights Day
* 18 December - International Migrants Day
* 18 December - World Arabic Language Day