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Global Observances 2022

This page contains a calendar of all 2022 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	Fri	World Cancer Day
13 Feb	Sun	World Radio Day
20 Feb	Sun	World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb	Mon	International Mother Language Day
3 Mar	Thu	World Wildlife Day
8 Mar	Tue	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Sun	International Day of Happiness
21 Mar	Mon	World Poetry Day
21 Mar	Mon	World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mar	Mon	International Day of Nowruz
21 Mar	Mon	International Day of Forests
22 Mar	Tue	World Water Day
23 Mar	Wed	World Meteorological Day
24 Mar	Thu	World Tuberculosis Day
2 Apr	Sat	World Autism Awareness Day
7 Apr	Thu	World Health Day
22 Apr	Fri	International Mother Earth Day
23 Apr	Sat	World Book and Copyright Day
25 Apr	Mon	World Malaria Day
26 Apr	Tue	World Intellectual Property Day
28 Apr	Thu	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Apr	Fri	International Dance Day
30 Apr	Sat	International Jazz Day
3 May	Tue	World Press Freedom Day
15 May	Sun	International Day of Families
17 May	Tue	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
22 May	Sun	International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May	Sun	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May	Tue	World No-Tobacco Day
1 Jun	Wed	Global Day of Parents
5 Jun	Sun	World Environment Day
8 Jun	Wed	World Oceans Day
14 Jun	Tue	World Blood Donor Day
16 Jun	Thu	Day of the African Child
17 Jun	Fri	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun	Mon	World Refugee Day
21 Jun	Tue	International Day of Yoga
23 Jun	Thu	International Widow's Day
26 Jun	Sun	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 Jun	Thu	International Asteroid Day
2 Jul	Sat	International Day of Cooperatives
11 Jul	Mon	World Population Day
12 Jul	Tue	Malala Day
15 Jul	Fri	World Youth Skills Day
18 Jul	Mon	Nelson Mandela International Day
28 Jul	Thu	World Hepatitis Day
30 Jul	Sat	International Day of Friendship
9 Aug	Tue	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 Aug	Fri	International Youth Day
19 Aug	Fri	World Humanitarian Day
29 Aug	Mon	International Day against Nuclear Tests
8 Sep	Thu	International Literacy Day
10 Sep	Sat	World Suicide Prevention Day
15 Sep	Thu	International Day of Democracy
21 Sep	Wed	International Day of Peace
27 Sep	Tue	World Tourism Day
28 Sep	Wed	World Rabies Day
29 Sep	Thu	World Heart Day
1 Oct	Sat	International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct	Sun	International Day of Non-Violence
3 Oct	Mon	World Habitat Day
5 Oct	Wed	World Teachers' Day
9 Oct	Sun	World Post Day
10 Oct	Mon	World Mental Health Day
11 Oct	Tue	International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct	Thu	World Sight Day
13 Oct	Thu	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16 Oct	Sun	World Food Day
17 Oct	Mon	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct	Mon	World Development Information Day
24 Oct	Mon	United Nations Day
27 Oct	Thu	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
29 Oct	Sat	World Stroke Day
10 Nov	Thu	World Science Day for Peace and Development
12 Nov	Sat	World Pneumonia Day
13 Nov	Sun	World Kindness Day
14 Nov	Mon	World Diabetes Day
16 Nov	Wed	International Day for Tolerance
17 Nov	Thu	World Philosophy Day
20 Nov	Sun	Universal Children's Day
20 Nov	Sun	Africa Industrialization Day
20 Nov	Sun	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
21 Nov	Mon	World Television Day
1 Dec	Thu	World AIDS Day
2 Dec	Fri	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Dec	Sat	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 Dec	Mon	World Soil Day
7 Dec	Wed	International Civil Aviation Day
9 Dec	Fri	International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Dec	Sat	Human Rights Day
11 Dec	Sun	International Mountain Day
18 Dec	Sun	International Migrants Day
20 Dec	Tue	International Human Solidarity Day