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Global Observances 2023

This page contains a calendar of all 2023 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	Sat	World Cancer Day
13 Feb	Mon	World Radio Day
20 Feb	Mon	World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb	Tue	International Mother Language Day
3 Mar	Fri	World Wildlife Day
8 Mar	Wed	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Mon	International Day of Happiness
21 Mar	Tue	World Poetry Day
21 Mar	Tue	World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mar	Tue	International Day of Nowruz
21 Mar	Tue	International Day of Forests
22 Mar	Wed	World Water Day
23 Mar	Thu	World Meteorological Day
24 Mar	Fri	World Tuberculosis Day
2 Apr	Sun	World Autism Awareness Day
7 Apr	Fri	World Health Day
22 Apr	Sat	International Mother Earth Day
23 Apr	Sun	World Book and Copyright Day
25 Apr	Tue	World Malaria Day
26 Apr	Wed	World Intellectual Property Day
28 Apr	Fri	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Apr	Sat	International Dance Day
30 Apr	Sun	International Jazz Day
3 May	Wed	World Press Freedom Day
15 May	Mon	International Day of Families
17 May	Wed	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
22 May	Mon	International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May	Mon	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May	Wed	World No-Tobacco Day
1 Jun	Thu	Global Day of Parents
5 Jun	Mon	World Environment Day
8 Jun	Thu	World Oceans Day
14 Jun	Wed	World Blood Donor Day
16 Jun	Fri	Day of the African Child
17 Jun	Sat	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun	Tue	World Refugee Day
21 Jun	Wed	International Day of Yoga
23 Jun	Fri	International Widow's Day
26 Jun	Mon	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 Jun	Fri	International Asteroid Day
1 Jul	Sat	International Day of Cooperatives
11 Jul	Tue	World Population Day
12 Jul	Wed	Malala Day
15 Jul	Sat	World Youth Skills Day
18 Jul	Tue	Nelson Mandela International Day
28 Jul	Fri	World Hepatitis Day
30 Jul	Sun	International Day of Friendship
9 Aug	Wed	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 Aug	Sat	International Youth Day
19 Aug	Sat	World Humanitarian Day
29 Aug	Tue	International Day against Nuclear Tests
8 Sep	Fri	International Literacy Day
10 Sep	Sun	World Suicide Prevention Day
15 Sep	Fri	International Day of Democracy
21 Sep	Thu	International Day of Peace
27 Sep	Wed	World Tourism Day
28 Sep	Thu	World Rabies Day
29 Sep	Fri	World Heart Day
1 Oct	Sun	International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct	Mon	World Habitat Day
2 Oct	Mon	International Day of Non-Violence
5 Oct	Thu	World Teachers' Day
9 Oct	Mon	World Post Day
10 Oct	Tue	World Mental Health Day
11 Oct	Wed	International Day of the Girl Child
12 Oct	Thu	World Sight Day
13 Oct	Fri	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16 Oct	Mon	World Food Day
17 Oct	Tue	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct	Tue	World Development Information Day
24 Oct	Tue	United Nations Day
27 Oct	Fri	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
10 Nov	Fri	World Science Day for Peace and Development
12 Nov	Sun	World Pneumonia Day
13 Nov	Mon	World Kindness Day
14 Nov	Tue	World Diabetes Day
16 Nov	Thu	World Philosophy Day
16 Nov	Thu	International Day for Tolerance
19 Nov	Sun	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
20 Nov	Mon	Universal Children's Day
20 Nov	Mon	Africa Industrialization Day
21 Nov	Tue	World Television Day
1 Dec	Fri	World AIDS Day
2 Dec	Sat	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Dec	Sun	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 Dec	Tue	World Soil Day
7 Dec	Thu	International Civil Aviation Day
9 Dec	Sat	International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Dec	Sun	Human Rights Day
11 Dec	Mon	International Mountain Day
18 Dec	Mon	International Migrants Day
20 Dec	Wed	International Human Solidarity Day