Internationally Recognized Days

Internationally Recognized Days promote issues of international interest or concern. TakingITGlobal invites you to join millions of people worldwide in the observance of these days.

• February 21 - International Mother Language Day
• March 8 - International Women's Day
• April 7 - World Health Day
• April 22 - Earth Day
• May 3 - World Press Freedom Day
• May 10 - World Fair Trade Day
• May 15 - International Day of Families
• May 17 - World Information Society Day
• May 21 - World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue...
• May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity
• May 31 - World No Tobacco Day
• June 1 - International Children's Day
• June 4 - International Day of Innocent Children Victims...
• June 5 - World Environment Day
• June 12 - World Day Against Child Labour
• June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
• June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
• June 20 - World Refugee Day
• June 21 - World Music Day
• June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and...
• June 26 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
• July 11 - World Population Day
• August 9 - International Day of the World’s Indigenous...
• August 12 - International Youth Day
• August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the...
• September 8 - International Literacy Day
• September 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the...
• September 21 - International Day of Peace
• September 22 - World Car Free Day
• September 26 - European Day of Languages
• September 27 - World Tourism Day
• October 1 - World Vegetarian Day
• October 1 - International Day of Older Persons
• October 5 - World Teacher's Day
• October 6 - World Habitat Day
• October 10 - World Mental Health Day
• October 16 - World Food Day
• October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• October 24 - United Nations Day
• November 9 - World Inventor's Day
• November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
• November 17 - International Students' Day
• November 20 - Universal Children's Day
• November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of...
• December 1 - World AIDS Day
• December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• December 3 - International Day of Disabled Persons
• December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and...
• December 10 - Human Rights Day
• December 18 - International Migrant's Day

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