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Global Observances 2018

This page contains a calendar of all 2018 observances instituted by the United Nations and its agencies, and recognised in countries across the world. In most cases, these dates are set to the same date each year. Therefore only the day of the week on which they fall changes.

Date	Day	Holiday
4 Feb	Sun	World Cancer Day
13 Feb	Tue	World Radio Day
20 Feb	Tue	World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb	Wed	International Mother Language Day
3 Mar	Sat	World Wildlife Day
8 Mar	Thu	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Tue	International Day of Happiness
21 Mar	Wed	World Poetry Day
21 Mar	Wed	World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mar	Wed	International Day of Nowruz
21 Mar	Wed	International Day of Forests
22 Mar	Thu	World Water Day
23 Mar	Fri	World Meteorological Day
24 Mar	Sat	World Tuberculosis Day
2 Apr	Mon	World Autism Awareness Day
7 Apr	Sat	World Health Day
22 Apr	Sun	International Mother Earth Day
23 Apr	Mon	World Book and Copyright Day
25 Apr	Wed	World Malaria Day
26 Apr	Thu	World Intellectual Property Day
28 Apr	Sat	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Apr	Sun	International Dance Day
30 Apr	Mon	International Jazz Day
3 May	Thu	World Press Freedom Day
15 May	Tue	International Day of Families
17 May	Thu	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
22 May	Tue	International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May	Tue	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May	Thu	World No-Tobacco Day
1 Jun	Fri	Global Day of Parents
5 Jun	Tue	World Environment Day
8 Jun	Fri	World Oceans Day
14 Jun	Thu	World Blood Donor Day
16 Jun	Sat	Day of the African Child
17 Jun	Sun	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun	Wed	World Refugee Day
21 Jun	Thu	International Day of Yoga
23 Jun	Sat	International Widow's Day
26 Jun	Tue	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 Jun	Sat	International Asteroid Day
7 Jul	Sat	International Day of Cooperatives
11 Jul	Wed	World Population Day
12 Jul	Thu	Malala Day
15 Jul	Sun	World Youth Skills Day
18 Jul	Wed	Nelson Mandela International Day
28 Jul	Sat	World Hepatitis Day
30 Jul	Mon	International Day of Friendship
9 Aug	Thu	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 Aug	Sun	International Youth Day
19 Aug	Sun	World Humanitarian Day
29 Aug	Wed	International Day against Nuclear Tests
8 Sep	Sat	International Literacy Day
10 Sep	Mon	World Suicide Prevention Day
15 Sep	Sat	International Day of Democracy
21 Sep	Fri	International Day of Peace
27 Sep	Thu	World Tourism Day
28 Sep	Fri	World Rabies Day
29 Sep	Sat	World Heart Day
1 Oct	Mon	World Habitat Day
1 Oct	Mon	International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct	Tue	International Day of Non-Violence
5 Oct	Fri	World Teachers' Day
9 Oct	Tue	World Post Day
10 Oct	Wed	World Mental Health Day
11 Oct	Thu	World Sight Day
11 Oct	Thu	International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct	Sat	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16 Oct	Tue	World Food Day
17 Oct	Wed	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct	Wed	World Development Information Day
24 Oct	Wed	United Nations Day
27 Oct	Sat	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29 Oct	Mon	World Stroke Day
10 Nov	Sat	World Science Day for Peace and Development
12 Nov	Mon	World Pneumonia Day
13 Nov	Tue	World Kindness Day
14 Nov	Wed	World Diabetes Day
15 Nov	Thu	World Philosophy Day
16 Nov	Fri	International Day for Tolerance
18 Nov	Sun	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
20 Nov	Tue	Universal Children's Day
20 Nov	Tue	Africa Industrialization Day
21 Nov	Wed	World Television Day
1 Dec	Sat	World AIDS Day
2 Dec	Sun	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Dec	Mon	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 Dec	Wed	World Soil Day
7 Dec	Fri	International Civil Aviation Day
9 Dec	Sun	International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Dec	Mon	Human Rights Day
11 Dec	Tue	International Mountain Day
18 Dec	Tue	International Migrants Day
20 Dec	Thu	International Human Solidarity Day